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Letter From Frances Duncan To John Muir, 1905 Jan 6., Frances Duncan

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

January 6, 1905.

Mr. Jno. Muir,
Martinez Calif.

Dear Sir:-

We are delighted that there is a hope of a "Red Wood" article from you. May I ask if we might have a chance at the serial publication of your present book?-But I dare say we are late in asking such a question, and that another has stepped down before us.
If you find it in your heart to send us note, on any Forestry matter which should be noted in the brief editorial paragraphs, which we are to have in the magazine, we should appreciate it greatly.
I cannot …

The Liberty Boys On The Pedee, Or, Maneuvering With Marion, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To John Muir, 1905 Jan 4., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

January 4, 1905.

R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.

R. U. JOHNSON.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
.C. C. BUEL,

ASSISTANT EDITOR.

My dear Muir:

I thank you for your letter and for the inclosure from the Examiner, which is to be execrated. I am sending it and an extract from your letter to E. A. Bowers, formerly at the Land Office and now secretary of the American Forestry Association asking him to have a resolution passed by the Forestry Congress now in session in Washington endorsing recession. I have no doubt he will do it.
I have sent you two copies of the September …

[Excerpts From Letters To Mrs. Jeanne Carr.], John Muir

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

JOHN MUIR JOHN MUIR: GEOLOGIST, EXPLORER, NATURALIST And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying: "Here is a story-book Thy Father has written for thee." "Come wander with me" she said, Into regions yet untrod; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." And he wandered away and away With Nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the universe. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail, She would sing a more wonderful song, Ov tell a more marvelous tale. ]HE …

The Pacific Pharos, January, 1905, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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1905 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Elliot Frederick, Claude Deisher Trexler

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1905 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

He Story Of The Welsh Revival As Told By Eyewitnesses : Together With A Sketch Of Evan Roberts And His Message To The World / By Arthur Goodrich ... [Et Al.] ; To Which Is Added A Number Of Incidents Of This Most Remarkable Movement, Arthur Goodrich

ATS Digital Resources

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Statute Of Uses And The Modern Deed, John R. Rood

Articles

To what extent does the modem conveyance of estates in land in the United States by deed derive its validity from the English Statute of Uses, 27 Hen. 8, c. IO? No doubt the student, and especially the teacher, is inclined to magnify the importance of mere matters of history, because it is so much easier to understand or explain many of the terms and doctrines of real property law by approaching them historically, and, indeed, many of them cannot otherwise be understood at all. And yet we all have this constant, serious, and often difficult task, of separating matter …

Lecture One: Freehand Charity Of The 14th Century, Earl Clement Davis

Origins of Modern Religion, Modern Charity and Modern Labor Problems

This begins with the Papal Bull of 1302 by Pope Boniface VIII asserting the absolute divine right to rule over the world both spiritually and temporally. It then looks back at the contributions of Greece (ideas and knowledge), Judaism (monotheism and religion), Rome (governance and administration), and then the Germanic tribes (individual liberty) leading up to the reformation and beyond.

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Letter From Frances Duncan To John Muir, 1904 Dec 22., Frances Duncan

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

The Country
Calendar

13AST0R PLACE NEW YORKNew York, N. Y.,Dec. 22, 1904.

Mr. John Muir;
Martinez, Calif.

Dear Sir:

You may possibly have heard of us through Mr. Gilder and will then know [already?] that The Country Calendar is the new magazine which is coming out with the sponsorship of The Review of Reviews Company.
Our stand and scope will be something that of the English "Country Life.The magazine will be beautifully illustrated but this we intend to be but "an outward sign of the inward, spiritual grace, of really worthy matter. We mean to give as solid information in …

Letter From W[Illia]M E. Colby To John Muir, 1904 Dec 19., William E. Colby

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

To explore, enjoy, and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist the support and co-operation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-1904-1905

Mr. JOHN MUIR, President Martinez
Prof. A. G. McADIE, Vice-President Mills Bldg., S. F.
Prof. J. N. LE CONTE, Treasurer Berkeley
Prof. W. R. DUDLEY, Cor. Sec'y Standford University
Mr. WILLIAM E COLBY, Secretary Mills Bldg., S. F.
Prof. GEORGE DAVIDSON Berkeley
Mr. J. S. HUTCHINSON, Jr. Claus Spreckels Bldg., S. F.
Mr. …

Letter From A. P. Austin To John Muir, 1904 Dec 19., A. P. Austin

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

National Geographic Society
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Hubbard Memorial Hall,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 19, 1904.

prof. John Muir,
Martinez,
California.

Dear Sir:-

I have the honor to inform you that you have been designated as a delegate from the National Geographic Society to the American Forest Congress which is to assemble in Washington, D. C., January 2, 1905, continuing its meetings to January 6.
The full list of the delegates from this society is as follows:
E. L. Berthond, C. E., Box 45, Golden, Colorado,
Wm. P. Blake, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
Dr. J. C. Branner, Standford University, …

The Liberty Boys And The Riflemen, Or, Helping All They Could, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

No abstract provided.

The Pacific Pharos, December, 1904, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

The Liberty Boys At Johnson's Mill, Or, A Hard Grist To Grind, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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The Pacific Pharos, November, 1904, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Liberty Boys At Albany, Or, Saving General Schuyler, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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Letter From Geo[Rge] Nicholson To John Muir, 1904 Oct 17., George Nicholson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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If so I should like to see them immensely. Also Stickeen (your title was changed by N.Y. editor). If you give me date & place of publication I will go to some Library if may cannot now be procured and borrow it. Kindly give reference whenever you write next. With very many thanks for book.

I am, Dear Mr Muir,

Yours very Sincerely

Geo. Nicholson

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37 Larkfield Road,

Richmond,

S. W

Oct. 17th 1904.

Dear Mr Muir,

I ought to have acknowledged long before this the receipt of your most charming book Our National Parks. You are partly …

Letter From Carl Bolle To John Muir, 1904 Oct 4., Carl Bolle

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Berlin, ce 4. Octobre 04.

Schoneberger [diacritic] Ufer 37.

Tres [diacritic] honore [diacritic] Monsieur,

J'ai recu [diacritic] avec grand plaisir Votre livre su les parcs nationaux des Etats Unis et c'est avec le sentimens de la plus vive gratitude que je veux Vous en remercier.
Ce don de la main de l'auteur me prouve en premier lieu que Vous me gardez un bon et amical souvenir vient ensuite la haute valeur du livre que j'ai [illegible] avec le plus grand [illegible] que Vous seul au mon de pouvi[illegible] rediger [diacritic] de la sorte. Il fallait vos yeux de naturaliste …

Letter From Walter H. Page To John Muir, 1904 Oct 3., Walter H. Page

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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THE WORLB'S WORK
DOUBLE DAY, PAGE & COMPANY-PUBLISHERS
34 UNION SQUARE, EAST NEW YORK

WALTER H.PAGE EDITOR

October 3d, 1904.

My dear Mr. Muir:

One thing that you escaped by going around the world was a lot of letters from me. I congratulate you, therefore, not only on all the interesting things that you saw and learned, but likewise on many tiresome things that you escaped. But now your doom in come!
I have your letter before me of long ago, in which you were good enough to tell me of your plans. You then had on the stocks …

The Pacific Pharos, October, 1904, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Letter From George Gantzer, George Gantzer

Applications for Staff Employments Faculty, Student and Graduate

Letter concerning a position at Utah Agricultural College.

Letters Between Wm. G. Barton And W. J. Kerr, Wm. G. Barton, W. J. Kerr

Applications for Staff Employments Faculty, Student and Graduate

Letters concerning a position in the mathematics department at Utah Agricultural College.

The Pacific Pharos, September, 1904, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From W[Illiam] B[Elmont] Parker To John Muir, 1904 Aug 31., William Belmont Parker

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

EDITORIAL OFFICE OF THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 4 PARK ST. BOSTON

August 31, 1904.

Dear Mr. Muir:-

In sending you the half-yearly accounting of your "National Parks", we are glad to remind you of our interest in the other volumes which you have projected. The record of sales of the "Parks" for the past six months is not large, but it shows no falling off from the previous half-year and indicates a good deal of vitality.
If our memory serves us correctly you have four new books in process--a Colorado Canon book, an Alaska book, "The Yosemite Valley", and your Autobiography. …

Letter From John Muir To [H. F.] Osborn, [1904 Jul 16]., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[ca 16 Jul 1904]

Dr Mr Osborn = When I got back home after more than a years wandering over the world in both hemispheres N & S In the big talus of letters books pamphlets etc accumulated during more than a year [away?] from home. I found yr Boom & Crocke[illegible] address which I have heartily enjoyed It is an admirable plea for our poor horizontal fellow mortals [illegible] [illegible] first passing away in ruthless starvation & slaughter. Never before was the need for places of refuge & protection been so great. Fortunately at the last [hour?] when [illegible] …

Letter From Harvey Reid To John Muir, 1904 Jul 13., Harvey Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

Maquoketa, Iowa, JUL 13 1904 190

Dr. John Muir

Martinez Cal.

My Dear Sir:-

I was very glad to receive your greeting a few days ago. I really think that I can recall the handwriting from the days of the old North Dormitory. I congratulate you on the world trip that you made - a gallant undertaking at your age. I believe that I would be unable to endure it. Your long absence makes me suspect that you did not see the Outlook for Nov. 28. 1903, and as I wrote the article which appeared in it mainly for …

The Liberty Boys On The Hudson; Or, Working On The Water, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

No abstract provided.

John Muir Is At Home Again. Noted Scientist Makes A Tour Of The World, Collecting Many Botanical Specimens. Crosses Siberia Into Manchuria. Much Impressed With What He Saw In The Himalayas-Spent Some Time In Eucalyptus Forests Of Australia., John Muir

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

CHRONICLE, SATTJEDA Noted Scientist Makes a Tour of the World, Collecting Many Botanical Specimens, i CROSSES SIBERIA INTO MANCHURIA, Much Impressed With What He Saw in the HimalayasΓÇö Spent Some Time in Euca- rrpiuo- John Muir, the famous geologist and botanist, arrived yesterday on the liner Siberia from a tour of the world. From strange lands he brought huge parcels of rare specimens of flora that men of science will be interested in knowing about and in the course of his year's journey in foreign lands saw sights that repaid him for his time and labor. A year, less one …

John Muir Ends Year Of Journeying In Many Lands., John Muir

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

UISHED TRAVELERS THAT ARRIVED FROM THE ORIENT YESTERDAY ON THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY'S BIG LINER SIBERIx\. John Muir Ends Year of Journeying in Many Lands. Surgeon Whose Operation Saved King ward Reaches This City on Way to London. John Muir, the famous botanist and familiar friend of President Roosevelt, arrived yesterday on the liner Siberia and ended the journey he commenced when he left here a year ago vii the Presidential train, Since he was last in San Francisco,, the famous mountain climber has. visited Russia, China, Japan, India, JEgypt, Australia and New Zealand. 8D - He left' here in" …