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Pacific Weekly, February 1, 1910, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, February 1, 1910, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Pacific Weekly, January 25, 1910, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, January 25, 1910, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Pacific Weekly, January 18, 1910, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, January 18, 1910, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Letter From Edward Whymper To John Muir, 1910 Jan 17., Edward Whymper
Letter From Edward Whymper To John Muir, 1910 Jan 17., Edward Whymper
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
[letterhead]Holmwood,Jan. 17, 1910. Teddington,Middlesex,England-Sir,In reply to yours just received.I am entirely with you in desiring that beautiful nature spots should be reserved, and made unavailable to greed for mammon. But as I am a foreigner in regard to this matter (although much to my pleasure an Honorary Member of your Club) I think that anything I might say would be indiscreet.Mr. Bryce, the present British Ambassador at Washington is a man, who could and I think would do more for you than I can. He possesses distinguished ability, and has held his difficult position to all-round satisfaction for a long …
Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Jan 8., John Muir
Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Jan 8., John Muir
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
Martinez, Jan. 8, 1910Dear Mr ColbyI'll be down soon.Sincere thanks for arrangements.I have an interesting letter from the Secretary which I'll bring with me. Send copy of my letter to B. to F. W. Mondell Chairman, Committee on Public Lands, as to exchange of lands in the Yo. ParkFaithfully yoursJohn MuirOf course you will not say that the letter is a copy, nor mention B —
Letter From Norman F. Coleman To John Muir, 1910 Jan 6 ., Norman F. Coleman
Letter From Norman F. Coleman To John Muir, 1910 Jan 6 ., Norman F. Coleman
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
[letterhead]Jan. 6, 1910.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Dear Sir,I thank you for your very kind letter. I regret that you could not accept our invitation for next spring. We do not want an experienced lecturer, a fluent talker upon regular topics; and I still have hope that you will visit us, at least to speak to our students. I myself fee as you do, that our campaign for the conservation of wealth needs to be complemented by a campaign for the conservation of beauty. I feel too that our students and teachers, in their academic and professional isolation, need to be taught …
Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1910 Jan 5 ., Ferris Greenslet
Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1910 Jan 5 ., Ferris Greenslet
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
EDITORIAL ROOMS HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY4 PARK STREET BOSTONJanuary 5, 1910.Dear Mr. Muir,It is a pleasure to receive, in an envelope bearing your corner-card, the very able pamphlet dealing with the matter of the Hetch-Hetchy Valley. That is a matter in which I have a very keen interest.By the way, isn't there a manuscript of yours dealing with a trip through the Yosemite many years ago that we had some correspondence about with a view to fall publication? This would be a particularly timely season for such a book, and it is one that we should heartily, welcome.Sincerely yours,[illegible]John Muir, Esq.04666
1910 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Ernest Carl Wagner, Frederick Leroy Moser
1910 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Ernest Carl Wagner, Frederick Leroy Moser
The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020
A digitized copy of the 1910 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.
The Hetch-Hetchy Valley, A National Question., John Muir
The Hetch-Hetchy Valley, A National Question., John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)
Vol. XVI MAY, igio No. s THE HETCH-HETCHY VALLEY A National Question By JOHN MUIR rT,HE better part of the world is be- jj ginning to know that beauty plays an important part in human progress, and that regarded even from the lowest financial standpoint it is one of the most precious and productive assets any country can possess. Most of our forests have already vanished in lumber and smoke, mostly smoke. Fortunately, the federal government is now faithfully protecting and developing nearly all that is left of our forest and stream resources; nor even in these money-mad commercial days …
John Muir, Nature Love, Here. 'Praying In Woods Saves Men.' Veteran Friend Of Forests Still Busies Himself With Writing And Climbing At 72; Engaged On New Books Now., John Muir
John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986)
OUTlZ LOS ANGELES EXAMINEE John Muir, Nature Lover, Here "Praying in John Muir, at the Home of J. T>. Hooker. 1 Veteran Friend of Forests Still Busies Himself With Writing and Climbing at 72; Engaged on New Books Now John Muir is a guest at the home of J. D. Hooker of this city. Mr. Muir is reckoned as much a part of California as the mountains, glaciers and forests which he has, through love of nature, made the objects of his life Γûá woi;k. He visited the Tosemite Valley forty- two years ago, and later drew for the …
Letter From R[Ichard] A[Chilles] Ballinger To John Muir, 1909 Dec 27., Richard Achilles Ballinger
Letter From R[Ichard] A[Chilles] Ballinger To John Muir, 1909 Dec 27., Richard Achilles Ballinger
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORWASHINGTONPersonal.December 27, 1909.My dear Mr. Muir:Yours of the 20th instant is just received, and I note what you say respecting the exchange of lands in the national park with the City of San Francisco. Your suggestion strikes me with much favor.In view of the present complications surrounding this matter and the submission to the voters of San Francisco of a bond issue, I have felt that I should be careful in making any public expression regarding the subject. I would respectfully suggest that you write Hon. F. W. Mondell, Chairman, Committee on Public Lands, House of …
Letter From John Muir To Richard A. Ballinger, 1909 Dec 20., John Muir
Letter From John Muir To Richard A. Ballinger, 1909 Dec 20., John Muir
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
Martinez, Cal., Dec 20, 1909.Hon. Richard A. Ballinger,Secretary of the Interior,Washington, D. C.Dear Mr. Ballinger:-We would respectfully suggest that the City of San Francisco be allowed the right to use. Lake Eleanor, Cherry River and Poopenaut Valley as reservoir sites but that it be given the privilege of acquiring the rights and public land necessary for such use within those sites only on condition that it exchange and surrender to the National Government the patented lands which it now owns in Hetch-Hetchy Valley. Could not the Public Lands Committees in Congress be urged to amend oity's bill so as to …
Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1909 Dec 14., Charles Sprague Sargent
Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1909 Dec 14., Charles Sprague Sargent
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
ARNOLD ARBORETUM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY,Jamaica Palin,Mass.,_____December 14, 1909.Dear Muir:I am glad to see your signature on your open letter concerning the Hetch-hetchy Valley; it is all right. It seems hard to believe that such a thing can be done. Who is at the bottom of this? Is this one of Pinchot's schemes to curry favor with the public?I should like to know how you are getting on and if your daughter is better. Are you working on your book and when will it be finished? we are rather deep here in these days in Chinese trees of which there appear to …
Letter From John Muir To Henry G. Bryant, 1909 Nov 7., John Muir
Letter From John Muir To Henry G. Bryant, 1909 Nov 7., John Muir
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
Original in possession of Mr. H. G. Bryant.Martinez, CaliforniaNOV. 7, 1909-Mr. Henry G. Bryant,Secretary American Alpine Club,Philadelphia.Dear Mr BryantMany thanks for your kind letter on the plan for the next business meeting & dinner of the club. Should the Fates be kind enough to allow me to cross the Continent next December You may be sure I shall be delighted to meet you all in Boston. At present however the outlook is far from promising. Strange to say the severest exposure in the wilderness never does me any harm while in comfortable civilization I catch all sorts of disabling coughs, …
Pacific Weekly, November 2, 1909, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, November 2, 1909, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Pacific Weekly, October 26, 1909, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, October 26, 1909, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Pacific Weekly, September 28, 1909, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, September 28, 1909, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1909 Sep 22., Robert Underwood Johnson
Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1909 Sep 22., Robert Underwood Johnson
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
September 22, 1909R.W. GILDER,EDITOR.R.U.JOHNSON,ASSOCIATE DEITOR.C.C.BUEL.ASSISTANT EDITOR.My dear Muir:I hare your interesting letter of the 14th of September. Hurrah for the Taft-Muir excursion to the Yosemite!It was at the President's instance that I asked Ballinger to lunch with me at the Century Club to talk matters over. If he is sincere then we have found a sympathetic Secretary. When I showed him the photographs of the Hetch-Hetchy he was astonished at the beauty of the place and said that on the scenic argument he was with me. He told me that our opponents are quarreling among themselves; that one of the …
Pacific Weekly, September 21, 1909, University Of The Pacific
Pacific Weekly, September 21, 1909, University Of The Pacific
All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly
No abstract provided.
Letter From John W. Buskham To John Muir, 1909 Sep 10., John W. Buskham
Letter From John W. Buskham To John Muir, 1909 Sep 10., John W. Buskham
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
[letterhead]September 10, 1909Mr. John Muir,My dear Mr. Muir:-When I called upon you last June I had no thought of the sacrilege of writing you up, but after I come away it seemed too bad not to make a note of my most delightful call and its impressions. Before sending it away for publication I want to get, - not your blessing upon it, for I fear that might not be granted - but [lake?] sure that I am not [illegible] you or your kindness in any way. If after looking the ms. over you will return it in the enclosed …
Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1909 Sep 10., William Belmont Parker
Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1909 Sep 10., William Belmont Parker
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
PUBLISHING DEPARTMENTTHE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.33-37 E. 17th ST., NEW YORK.September 10th, 1909.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My dear Mr. Muir:-No doubt you will have heard already the news of Mr. Harriman's death, and, I have no doubt, feel a much keener sense of loss than those of us who knew him less personally., As I think I may have written you, I had a conversation with Mr. Harriman the day before he sailed for Europe, and was much depressed at his appearance. He was a man of such extraordinary capacity that one felt it would he a loss to have him …
Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1909 Aug 17., William Belmont Parker
Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1909 Aug 17., William Belmont Parker
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
W. B. PARKEREDITOR434 Lafayette St.,NEW YORKNew York, August 17, 1909Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Dear Mr. Muir:I am greatly pleased to see your handwriting again, and glad to hear that there is a chance of the Autobiography going forward this winter. If any parts of it get into such shape as to be suitable for magazine publication, please let me see them, and if it should be at any time proper for me to make a suggestion about the publication in book form, I should be grateful if you would let me do so. Perhaps you have seen enough of the editor's …
Letter From Jesse L. Smith To John Muir, 1909 Aug 16., Jesse L. Smith
Letter From Jesse L. Smith To John Muir, 1909 Aug 16., Jesse L. Smith
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
The Geographic Society of ChicagoJESSE L.SMITH,PRESIDENT POST OFFICE BOX 223OSCAR D.WHALIN.CON SECY. FOUNDED 1894CHICAGO 8/16/09.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, California.My dear Mr. Muir:I have at hand your letter of May 30 last addressed to Dr. George A. Dorsey which was in reply to an invitation he had sent you in behalf of the Chicago Geographic Society to be the guest of the Society at its annual banquet to be given somotime during the coming autumn. During the month of June Dr. Dorsey was assigned to certain duties relating to his special researches in anthropology which will necessitate his absence from Chicago during …
Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1909 Aug 10., John Muir
Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1909 Aug 10., John Muir
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
[illegible] Martinez, August 10th 1909-
My dear Professor Sargent:
I'm very glad to get tidings of yourself & family. Your letter has just reached me as I've been away in the Sierra more than a month. Congratulations on Robeson's marriage engagement. What a magnificent couple, & magnificent home!
I'm brooding over some of my old note books hoping to get something worth while out of them, but my time these last eventful years has been so dismally broken. They have yielded but little -- My wife gone- Wanda my elder daughter married & away, - Helen my only other child …
Letter From Allen Chamberlain To John Muir, [Ca. 1909 Aug]., Allen Chamberlain
Letter From Allen Chamberlain To John Muir, [Ca. 1909 Aug]., Allen Chamberlain
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
[letterhead]Sunday Noon.My dear Mr. Muir:-So many people were pressing round you for a farewell word this morning that I was unable to get in more than a handshake. I felt myself lucky to get that, along with a friendly gleam from your eyes. But I did greatly desire to tell you in person how much I appreciated your hospitality of these past four weeks, how keenly I enjoyed the society of you & your fellows, & of your glorious mountains & forests.You have not over drawn a single picture in your books description of that country. it is all far …
Letter From Edward Hyatt To John Muir, 1909 Jul 29., Edward Hyatt
Letter From Edward Hyatt To John Muir, 1909 Jul 29., Edward Hyatt
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
EDWARD HYATT.SUPERINTENDENTSTATE OF CALIFORNIAOFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONSACRAMENTOJuly 29, 1909,Mr.John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My dear Sir:I venture to intrude upon you with the announcement that all the city and county superintendents of schools of this State will meet in convention at the Yosemite Valley during the week beginning August 23 and I venture further to invite you to attend this convention in person and to take part in its proceedings by giving the superintendents of the state an informal talk on the Sierras, the Yosemite or any other topic that appeals to you as a good one to pass on in this way …
Letter From [Josiah] L[Ittle] Pickard To John Muir, 1909 Jul 22., Josiah Little Pickard
Letter From [Josiah] L[Ittle] Pickard To John Muir, 1909 Jul 22., Josiah Little Pickard
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
J. L. PICKARD,49 R.F.D. 12,CUPERTINO, CAL.July 22nd 1909Mr. John MuirDear Sir:Since becoming a resident of California I have hoped that our paths might cross each other and that I might meet you tho you may have forgotten me in the years that have passed since you were a student in the University of Wisconsin.I have not forgotten you and have followed your course with great interest as of one of the leading scientists of the country.Since I left Madison in 1864 I have spent fourteen years in045482.Superintendency of Public Schools in Chicago, Eleven years in State University of Iowa nine …
Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co, 1909 Jun 4., John Muir
Letter From John Muir To Houghton Mifflin Co, 1909 Jun 4., John Muir
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
449Martinez, Cal. June 4 1909449Houghton Mifflin Company:Dear Sirs, The American field & forest book is all right.As to the autobiography there's nothing doing worth mention. Last summer I dictated a few hundred pages of rough notes forming only a scrawny confused beginning. no part of the book will be ready for publication for years. The Yosemite book & perhaps an animal book may be published before the auto—Here is the latest information obtainable from the Interior & Agricultural Departments on the national forests, parks & monuments. I have indicated the parts to be used. This seems to me enough. But …
Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1909 May 25., Ferris Greenslet
Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1909 May 25., Ferris Greenslet
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
EDITORIAL ROOMSHOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY4 PARK. STREET BOSTONMay 25, 1909.Dear Mr. Muir,We have been greatly interested here in the report that comes to us from Mr. Ticknor that you are at work upon an autobiography. We can think of few books which we should take more pride and satisfaction in publishing than this. It seems to us that there would be a special appropriateness in your giving it to us, and you may be sure that we should make every effort to arrange for its publication upon terms entirely satisfactory to you, and that the sale of the book would not …
Letter From Geo[Rge] D. Dorsey To John Muir, 1909 May 17., George D. Dorsey
Letter From Geo[Rge] D. Dorsey To John Muir, 1909 May 17., George D. Dorsey
John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYCHICAGOMay 17, 1909.Mr. John Muir,President, Sierra Club,San Francisco, Cali.My dear Mr. Muir:The Board of Directors of the Geographic Society of Chicago, of which I am President, has requested me to write to you to see if you would be willing to come on to Chicago sometime this autumn, as the guest of the Society at its Annual Banquet, to be held sometime in November or December, preferably November 12. The Society would, of course, defray your expenses on this trip. I cannot tell you how greatly pleased we would be if you could accept our invitation, …