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My First Summer In The Sierra., John Muir Apr 1911

My First Summer In The Sierra., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

520 THE EMBARRASSED ELIMINATORS the passages I have read, and what personally I should insist upon including, earlier almost than anything the fallacies on rising with the lark and retiring with the lamb.' 'Well,' said the suggester of the original problem, 'it's a compromise, and therefore no fun. But you may play with it if you like. The sweeping- ness of the first question was of course its merit. James is the only one of you with courage enough really to make a choice.' 'Oh no,' said our host, 'I chose one, and one only, instantly "Old China. 'Nonsense,' said …

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The Pacific Weekly, March 22, 1911, University Of The Pacific Mar 1911

The Pacific Weekly, March 22, 1911, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From John Muir To [Annie K.] Bidwell, 1911 Feb 21., John Muir Feb 1911

Letter From John Muir To [Annie K.] Bidwell, 1911 Feb 21., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Feb 21, 1911My dear Mrs Bidwell,Your charming holiday greeting was received yesterday, for I've been away several months in Los Angeles writing a book.I'm delighted to hear from you after so long a silence. What a glorious multitude of happy memories your brief post card message recalls & how much I should enjoy a long heart to heart talk with you. In the meantime write me a long letter telling all about yourself & Sallie & the Hookers as to health & welfare during these last eventful years.Remember me to all who love you. Ever faithfully your friend,John Muir

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Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1911 Feb 13., John Muir Feb 1911

Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1911 Feb 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 13, 1911. 325 West Adams Street.My dear Mr. Colby:-Replying to your two important letters of February7th and 8th, I see that we have a lot of hard work on hand, but I thinkwith the help of all good people that we will still be able not onlyto preserve the integrity of our grand Yosemite Park but also to getthrough most of the legislation that you refer to. I have writtento all our representatives and our two senators, urging them to support the measures we want carried, and have sent out to friends all the cards you …

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The Pacific Weekly, February 7, 1911, University Of The Pacific Feb 1911

The Pacific Weekly, February 7, 1911, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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The Pacific Weekly, January 31, 1911, University Of The Pacific Jan 1911

The Pacific Weekly, January 31, 1911, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From William F. Herrin To John Muir, 1911 Jan 26., William F. Herrin Jan 1911

Letter From William F. Herrin To John Muir, 1911 Jan 26., William F. Herrin

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]January 26. 1911My dear Mr. Muir,Different things have cooperated to prevent out on starting on our trip to Mexico, among them the indisposition of my daughters, both of whom have been enough out of sorts to prohibit travelling for pleasure, and now Judge [Levitt?] advises me that he will be in Los Angeles about ten days hence, and I cannot be absent04945

while he is here. However, I hope that a month hence we can definitely fix our plans for the trip. I suppose you are not inconvenienced by this delay and that our trip when we take it will …

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Letter From Marian Hooker To John Muir, 1911 Jan 2., Marian Hooker Jan 1911

Letter From Marian Hooker To John Muir, 1911 Jan 2., Marian Hooker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]warm these days as tho' Christmas candles and New Year resolutions were going to burn brightly forever.I hope you are staying on indeifinitely at 325, it means much comfort to the inmates.Faithfully your friendMarian Hooker[1]University of Cal. HospitalSan FranciscoJan. 2, 1911My dear Mr. MuirIt was a great surprise and pleasure to me to receive the book on Italy from you. That beloved country is much in my mind these days as a haven of care-free pleasure and peace--and Hutt[illegible] delightful presentation of

[2]those haunts makes me long more than ever to get back among them for a while. I am …

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Cathedral Peak And The Tuolumne Meadows., John Muir Jan 1911

Cathedral Peak And The Tuolumne Meadows., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

Sierra Club Bulletin Vol. VIII. San Francisco, January, 1911 No. 1 CATHEDRAL PEAK AND THE MEADOWS* By John Muir. TUOLUMNE August 9, 1869.ΓÇöI went ahead of the flock and crossed over the divide between the Merced and Tuolumne basins. . . . From the top of the divide and also from the Big Tuolumne Meadows the wonderful mountain called Cathedral Peak is in sight. It is a majestic temple of one stone, hewn from the living rock, and adorned with spires and pinnacles in regular cathedral style. I hope some time to climb to it to say my prayers and …

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My First Summer In The Sierra., John Muir Jan 1911

My First Summer In The Sierra., John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

VI CONTENTS Lucas, E. V., The Embarrassed Eliminators 617 Lynn, Margaret, A Step-Daughter of the Prairie 379 Mather, Frank Jewell, Jr., The Four Winds 91 Matthews, Charles Grant, Homesickness . 362 Mayo, Katherine, Big Mary 112 McClellan, Alexander G., A British View of American Naval Expenditure ... 34 McClellan, George B., The Tendency of Municipal Government in the United States 433 McLean, Caroline Brett, A Little Baby . 529 Miller, William T., What is Wrong with our Boys ? 789 Mitchell, Mary E., For the Honor of the Company 641 Montague, Gilbert Holland, German and British Experience with Trusts . …

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1911 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Morvin Wanner Godshall, Wesley Reiff Gerges Jan 1911

1911 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Morvin Wanner Godshall, Wesley Reiff Gerges

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1911 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

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Descriptive Pamphlet, 1911, The Rockefeller University Jan 1911

Descriptive Pamphlet, 1911, The Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research: Descriptive Pamphlet

No abstract provided.

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Edward Henry Harriman, John Muir Jan 1911

Edward Henry Harriman, John Muir

John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)

Edward Henry Harriman BY JOHN muir Garden City New York DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1918 ┬╗A7tf Edward Henry Harriman k F ALL the great builders ΓÇö the famous doers of things in this busy world ΓÇö none that I know of more ably and manfully did his appointed work than my friend Edward Henry Harriman. He was always ready and able. The greater his burdens, the more formidable the obstacles looming ahead of him, the greater was his enjoyment. He fairly revelled in heavy dynamical work and went about it naturally and unweariedly like glaciers making landscapes, cutting canyons through …

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The Liberty Boys' Island Retreat, Or, Fighting With The Swamp Fox, Harry Moore Dec 1910

The Liberty Boys' Island Retreat, Or, Fighting With The Swamp Fox, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

No abstract provided.

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Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Nov 3., John Muir Nov 1910

Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Nov 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 3, 1910. 325 West Adams Street. Dear Mr. Colby:- I am very glad to hear from you that on the wholeWilliam Keith's health is much improved and that if he does not haveany more serious set-backs he will be over in the city soon. I should like very much to be with you on the 5th but Icannot possibly get away. Whatever action the Directors of the Clubtake on the question of national monuments in the Kings River Regionwill I feel sure be satisfactory to me. I propose for membershipin the Club---------M. Frances Wills----501 Buena Vista …

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Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To John Muir, 1910 Oct 2., Joanna Muir Brown Oct 1910

Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To John Muir, 1910 Oct 2., Joanna Muir Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[2]your work and will be eagerly watching for your new books. It must be fine to be able to do something which interests so many people.Mary left us yesterday for a short visit in Crete with Anna Waterman and then home again to Kearney We have had a good visit together and sort of renewed our acquaintance for when she first came I would not have known her, but for her resemblance to[1] Oct 2 1910Dear brother John:-Your kind letter containing the draft came safely and should have been acknowled sooner - We have so much these days to take …

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Letter From John Muir To Joanna [Muir Brown], 1910 Sep 21., John Muir Sep 1910

Letter From John Muir To Joanna [Muir Brown], 1910 Sep 21., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Sep 21, 1910.Dear Sister JoannaHere is the check I mentioned in my last letterWe all deplore Dan's hard afflictions- but only time and Heaven's grace will avail to assuage his grief I'm so glad you can be with him in these dark days- and that your dear girls are gaining health with change of airI'm pegging away at new books. My fourth is in the hands of my publishers to appear in the spring. I'm going to Los Angeles in a few days but all letters will be forwarded.Ever affectionately your brotherJohn Muir

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Letter From John Muir To Joanna [Muir Brown], 1910 Sep 7., John Muir Sep 1910

Letter From John Muir To Joanna [Muir Brown], 1910 Sep 7., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal. Sep. 7, 1910Dear sister Joanna:Of all the sad deaths & afflictions of these sorryful anxious years poor Dan's loss is the sadist. We all share his grief & send our sympathy. Only those who have gone through the dark waters of sorrow can in any way realize what he is made to endure Heaven help & sustain him.Im glad to know your girls are improving in health under change of climate & hope there health will be fully restoredIm alone in my library den writing.Affectionately yourbrother John

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The Pacific Weekly, August 30, 1910, University Of The Pacific Aug 1910

The Pacific Weekly, August 30, 1910, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To John Muir, 1910 Aug 24., Joanna Muir Brown Aug 1910

Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To John Muir, 1910 Aug 24., Joanna Muir Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[2]morning they were full of hope and courage and in the evening all was changed to sorrow and gloom, for mother and unborn babe passed away together - Poor Doctor looks ten years older today and [send?] the sympathy and kindness of all his family - He has become greatly softened by all the trouble of the past years as well as his present grief - He certainly has had hard experiences, harder than I[1] Aug 24, 1910Dear Brother John:-Your letter of June telling the particulars of Margarets death, was gratefully received as we were so anxious to know all …

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Letter From [Alice Spencer] Jones To John Muir, 1910 Aug 20., Alice Spencer Jones Aug 1910

Letter From [Alice Spencer] Jones To John Muir, 1910 Aug 20., Alice Spencer Jones

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

J. D. HOOKERLOS ANGELES, CAL.114 MERCHANTS TRUST BLDG.325 West Adams street, Aug. 20, 1910.My Dear Good Friend,John Muir,It seems such a long time since you went away! You certainly must be nearly ready to come home. And Uncle John of Stars send his regardsto the John of Mountains and says tell you to come back soon for he is lonely without you.Miss Marion Barbour has been with us a day on her retuon from San Diego. She was dreadfully disappointed, not to find you here.We still have our evening game of Billiards, and try to keep something doing about the …

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Letter From John Muir To Mary [Muir Hand], 1910 Aug 4., John Muir Aug 1910

Letter From John Muir To Mary [Muir Hand], 1910 Aug 4., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles. Cal., Aug. 4, 1910.325 West Adams Street.Dear Sister Mary:-A letter from you is a strange sight, something like a long period comet. The last I heard Sarah was rapidly recovering, but I have not yet heard whether she had returned to Pacific Grove. Before this last illness she was "better than she had been for many years.I am glad you mentioned James Whitehead, for as we grow older all these auld lang syne people become more and more interesting.Helen and her husband came up in an automobile from Daggett to the old home at Martinez about a month …

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Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To John Muir, 1910 Jul 29., Mary Muir Hand Jul 1910

Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To John Muir, 1910 Jul 29., Mary Muir Hand

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[3]had much to say about the University and the value of an education He then and there decided to go to Madison. - but later - to his great regret the plan could not be carried out His brother Ben - left home and the aged parents could not be left alone. He ever remembered your kind interest in him. When he was looking at the oil portrait I have of you - he was greatly interested and seemed well please —I was happy to learn that[1] [July 29, 1910]My dear brother John,-It is long since my last writing to …

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Letter From J[Oseph] T[Aplin] Lovewell To John Muir, 1910 Jun 29., Joseph Taplin Lovewell Jun 1910

Letter From J[Oseph] T[Aplin] Lovewell To John Muir, 1910 Jun 29., Joseph Taplin Lovewell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

KANSASACADEMY OF SCIENCE.J. T. LOVEWELL. PH. D..SECRETARY.OFFICERS, 1909.PRESIDENT F. B. DAINS, TOPEKA.VICE-PRESIDENTS, J. M. McWHARF, OTTAWA.A. J. SMITH. EMPORIA.TREASURER F. W. BUSHONG, LAWRENCE.TOPEKA. KANSAS. June 29, 1910.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Calif.Dear Sir:-Do your thoughts,in the evening of life, sometimes revert to earlier days? This letter will test your memory of an experience more than fifty years ago, in '59 I think, when you lived a few months at Prairie du Chien, Wis.You will recal your friend, Mrs. Edward Pelton, and their niece, Emily who later went to California, and from there wrote to my wife, (no Maggie Bissell) of meeting and …

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Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Jun 22., John Muir Jun 1910

Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Jun 22., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, June 22, 1910My darling Helen,Dearest sister Margaret died this afternoon- free at last in the Better Land from care & pain & all bodily frailty. I'm very glad I was able to be with her to cheer & soothe & comfort while yet she could recognize me. The last two or three days was unconscious in a sort of sleep next to death.David & Sarah arrived four hours too late to see her in life.We all rejoice she passed away in deep sleep without pain or struggle - but these last farewells are hard to bear.Glad Darling that you're …

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Letter From Sarah [Muir Galloway] To John Muir, 1910 Jun 11., Sarah Muir Galloway Jun 1910

Letter From Sarah [Muir Galloway] To John Muir, 1910 Jun 11., Sarah Muir Galloway

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]Pacific Grove, Calif.June 11 - 1910My dear brother John:-In a letter from May Coleman received by Ette yesterday we hear that you are home again, and also that Maggie is still very seriously ill with seemingly no hope of her recovery. What a long weary time she has had all through the spring and thus far and how we have hoped as we have heard from time to time that there would be some improvement and we will still hope.In your last letter written Feb 11th you mentioned the reunion, that you would hear was entirely given up some time …

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Letter From Ina Coolbrith To John Muir, 1910 Jun 7., Ina Coolbrith Jun 1910

Letter From Ina Coolbrith To John Muir, 1910 Jun 7., Ina Coolbrith

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]1067, Broadway,San Francisco,June 7 - 1910Dear John Muir:Do you remember that you are an Honorary Member of the "Pacific Coast Women's Press Association", founded by Emilie Y. Swett Park[illegible]? I have been made entirely against my wish, its President for the current year. During my administration I want to have the members given things to remember always, and I venture04781

[3]John, and our days are no longer many.I hope that health is with you all. God bless you.Ina Coolbrith[2]to ask you if you will honor us with a "wee bit" talk. Our club is now in vacation and does not …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 May 7., John Muir May 1910

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 May 7., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., May 7, 1910.Darling Helen:-I am going with Mr. Hooker and three of his friends to the Grand Canyon, and hope to see you by the way at Barstow. We leave here next Friday morning, May 13th, on the Limited. We will probably stay at the Canyon three or four days, and therefore I shall expect to get a couple of fifteen minute peeks at you in going and coming.Houghton Mifflin Company say they want to get out the book "My First Summer in the Sierra" at once. They seem highly pleased with it and are asking for …

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Letter From G. W. Esterly To John Muir, 1910 Apr 20., G. W. Esterly Apr 1910

Letter From G. W. Esterly To John Muir, 1910 Apr 20., G. W. Esterly

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

G. W. ESTERLYDEPUTY AUDITORTREASURY DEPARTMENTWashington.April 20th, 1910.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, California.Dear University Friend:I have many thimes thought of writing you to renew our old-time Wisconsin University acquaintance, but, this time am resolved to act on that "suggestion".We were both school-mates and class-mates, though net intimately acquainted at Madison in the years 1861 and 1862 under Professor John W. Starling, professor Fuchs, and lastly though not leastly under Doctor Eara S. Carr, who was very greatly beloved by each and every member of his classes in Chemistry, Geology, etc. He later moved to southern Cal. and died there after I came here …

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Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Apr 13., John Muir Apr 1910

Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Apr 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., April 13, 1910.Darling Helen:-The reason you have not heard from me so often these days is that I have been very very busy. I think I told you about being with Professor and Mrs. Osborn, and with the Carnegies. Since then I have got another little book put into type-writing, ready for the publishers with the exception of illustrations, which I have not yet decided on. It will be called, I suppose, "My First Summer in the Sierra, and is made up of the journal of 1869, in those blue-covered note books you have often seen.Tomorrow I …

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