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Letter From John Muir To [E. T.] Parsons, 1914 Jan 19., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [E. T.] Parsons, 1914 Jan 19., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Jan. 19, 1914Dear Mr Parsons: I'm afraid I'll not be able to attend the Directors meeting Saturday on account of a severe grippe cold which has held me den bound two weeks or more. With this early notice you may I hope not miss me much.Mr Colby I suppose will be back by Saturday, and now that the Raker damn dam bill is out of the way he may again be free to act in all club work.With best wishes faithfully yoursJohn Muir

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Letter From (Mrs.) E. B. Harvey To John Muir, 1914 Jan 17., Mrs. E. B. Harvey Jan 1914

Letter From (Mrs.) E. B. Harvey To John Muir, 1914 Jan 17., Mrs. E. B. Harvey

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]1887 Beacon St.Brookline, Jan. 17, '14.Mr. John MuirDear Sir,-I am working as a public school teacher in the foreign population of Boston, & in connection with my work as an Eighth Grade Teacher I am preparing a reading-book.I read your biography when it first came out, and when I reached the story of your "clock invention"05680

[2]I felt that I wished every boy and girl in the land could have the inspiration of your life.May I have the privilege of a short selection from "The Story of my Boyhood and Youth" for that purpose?Assuring you of my hearty appreciation of …

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Letter From Henry Fairfield Osborn To John Muir, 1914 Jan 16., Henry Fairfield Osborn Jan 1914

Letter From Henry Fairfield Osborn To John Muir, 1914 Jan 16., Henry Fairfield Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

OFFICE OFTHE PRESIDENTFOR THE PEOPLEFOR EDUCATIONFOR SCIENCETHE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYNEW YORK16 January, 1914My dear Mr. Muir:Mrs. Osborn and I were delighted to receive your letter of January fourth which gave us the greatest pleasure. You will be interested to know that I am to give the Hitchcock Lectures at the University of California February sixteenth to twentieth, five in all. Soon thereafter we hope to spend a day with you at Martinez if you expect to be home.The Hetch Hetchy was a terrible blow, but it was absolutely inevitably the result, the plans had been laid so thoroughly, …

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Letter From Harrison Smith To John Muir, 1914 Jan 15., Harrison Smith Jan 1914

Letter From Harrison Smith To John Muir, 1914 Jan 15., Harrison Smith

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

THE CENTURY CO. UNION SQUARE, NEW YORKJanuary 15, 1914.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My dear Mr. Muir:It has been some time since Mr. Ellsworth wrote you asking if we could use, for the small series of Geographical Readers, which I am editing, a brief version of the articles on "The Mountains of California" and "The Forests" from your book.As you requested, I am sending you the proofs of both of them. As you will see, the article on the Mountains has been made extremely short, and I confess to a good deal of hesitancy in sending it to you, as I realize …

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Postcard From Ellie [Mosgrove] To John Muir, January 14, 1914, Ellie Mosgrove Jan 1914

Postcard From Ellie [Mosgrove] To John Muir, January 14, 1914, Ellie Mosgrove

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

John Muir, Esq. Martinez, California U.S.A. Dear Mr. Muir, We are about to sail up the Nile to be gone two months. We are having a wonderful time. Very often we talk of you and always with much love. Do not forget us. J[?] Yours, Ellie

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The Pacific Weekly, January 14, 1914, University Of The Pacific Jan 1914

The Pacific Weekly, January 14, 1914, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Warren Upham To John Muir, 1914 Jan 13., Warren Upham Jan 1914

Letter From Warren Upham To John Muir, 1914 Jan 13., Warren Upham

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

St. Paul Muir January 13, 1914.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, California.Dear Sir:In the Executive Council meeting last evening, you were unanimously elected an Honorary Member of this Society. In this membership no dues are required, but you will receive the current future publications of the Society, and we hope that you will honor us by your acceptance. The enclosed circulars note the growth of our Library and Museum; and the Biennial report herewith separately mailed to you, tell these more fully, with the charter, membership lists, and series of publications.Very respectfully Warren Uphem, Secretary.05677

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1914 Jan 12., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1914 Jan 12., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Home, Jan. 12, 1914Darling Helen. How are you now? I always think of you, especially in black foggy rainy lung-choking weather, This day is one of the darkest of the melancholy winter, How the rain pours & the Alhambra Creek roars after being silent for 3 years I'm so glad these storms don't reach your desert.Ive been grippe-choked several weeks but am getting better by keeping close to my den fire. I hope you got some grocery odds & ends I ordered a week or two ago.Ever your devoted fatherJohn MuirWhen you want anything let me know

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Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To [John Muir], 1914 Jan 12., Joanna Muir Brown Jan 1914

Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To [John Muir], 1914 Jan 12., Joanna Muir Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]even though her eyes are dim with age-We have had an exceptionally comfortable winter but today the north wind is howling quite savagely as if it meant to remind us that winter is not over by any means-The girls unite in sending love to you and to all the others of the familyAffectionately yourSister JoannaJan 12 1914[1] Jan 12 14622 Hawthorn Ave.Ginter ParkRichmond VaMy dear Bro. John:-I write to thank you for your cordial New Years letter and for your generous New Years gift, Both were thoroughly appreciated as they went a long way toward making our holidays pleasant: I …

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Letter From Fay H. Sellers To John Muir, 1914 Jan 11., Fay H. Sellers Jan 1914

Letter From Fay H. Sellers To John Muir, 1914 Jan 11., Fay H. Sellers

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[2]in existance. And how could you imagine I had gone to Chicago, without saying "good-bye" to you. I was too ill to go, and now I'm just going to drift, make no plans for the future, but try to work out the problem of happiness - and to work out my freedom from everything that makes me unhappy - I may find the step that may take[1]Pasadena Jan 11 - 14Dear friend Mr. Muir:Your letter just received is the only one since September third, over four months ago. The letter of that date I answered, and could not understand why …

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Letter From John Muir To [Charlotte H.] Kellogg, 1914 Jan 10., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [Charlotte H.] Kellogg, 1914 Jan 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Jan. 10, 1914Dear Mrs Kellogg:Your description of the sea-waves shouting & thundering on the Carmel rocks brought wave-lashed Scotland to mind and made me wish I could have been at Carmel when the storm was in its glory Unfortunately Ive been laid up for weeks with grippish cold.But it is not of storms but Jean I'm writing now. A year ago something was said about a chair for her room to match the rest of the furniture. Has that chair been bought? If not, buy it quick & send bill to me. If not a chair then something else …

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Letter From Augusta Ackinson To John Muir, 1914 Jan 10., Augusta Ackinson Jan 1914

Letter From Augusta Ackinson To John Muir, 1914 Jan 10., Augusta Ackinson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]I have "kidnapped" you as my beloved friend, and as such do I wish to thank you for the great pleasure your writings have given me and my good friends—Your gracious letter came some days ago which was appreciated very much, and this morning I read the two books I had sent to you — autographed -[1] La Manda Park, Cal.Jan. 10th 1914.John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Beloved Friend:Truly as such you seem to me. I have wandered all over the grandest mountains, into the deepest, most beautiful valleys, stayed long in the deep grand old woods, and05673

[2]loitered and strayed at leisure …

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Letter From John Muir To [Anna R.] Dickey, 1914 Jan 9., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [Anna R.] Dickey, 1914 Jan 9., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Jan. 9, 1914Dear Mrs Dickey:With all my heart I wish you a happy new year, so happily began on the famous old Nile. You will meet not only the blessed Hookers in Egypt but still another of my friends Mrs Averell. And how I would enjoy being with you all breathing the dry air of the Libyan Desert instead of the fogs & rains now choking all California. What a fine charming novel time you must be having. Perhaps you may come home by the way of Ceylon India and China. Even the shortest glimpses of these countries would …

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Letter From Melville B. Anderson To [John Muir], 1914 Jan 7., Melville B. Anderson Jan 1914

Letter From Melville B. Anderson To [John Muir], 1914 Jan 7., Melville B. Anderson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1][letterhead]on board S.S. Sant'Anna,le 7 January, 1914Off Corsica, en route from Marseilles to Naples, then homeward bound.My dear, good Friend:Your kind & cheering letter reached me at Paris, where I was during the holidays and whence I fled to the Riviera (Nice) to unclutch the grip of a cold & cough. I had intended to go to London but Paris weather was bad enough for me. I fear California & Italy have spoiled me for the cold North, where Fidelity is supposed to be native.- I am taking this round about route Marseille - Naples - Palermo = N. Y. …

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] J[Ohnson] To John Muir, 1914 Jan 6., Robert Underwood Johnson Jan 1914

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] J[Ohnson] To John Muir, 1914 Jan 6., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

327 Lexington Avenue,New York, Jun. 6, 1914.My dear Muir:I went by this letter to introduce to you my good friends Mr. And Mrs. J. E. Fries of 1715 Le Lora Avenue, Berkeley, California.They are Swedish-Americans, and I think you will find them very sympathetic. They are admirers of your [illegible] and your work, but Mrs. Fries, like a good many nice people, [illegible] wrong twist in her brain in regard to [illegible] Valley. I rely on you to take it out. The Frissess have a dignity fine boy whom I call the Viking, she is greatly interested in natural history. …

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Letter From Thomas T. Bisset To John Muir, 1914 Jan 5., Thomas T. Bisset Jan 1914

Letter From Thomas T. Bisset To John Muir, 1914 Jan 5., Thomas T. Bisset

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Rose Cottage,Woodbush,Dunbar5th Jan, 1914.Mr Muir,Dear Sir,My Friend the late John Manuel who was killed at Natick, Mass. used to correspond with me regularly and in one of his last letters he asked me confidentially if I could send him a few views of Dunbar to give to you for some book you were writing But before I got the photos ready Mr Manuel was killed, and I would have sent them on to you early but I did'nt know your address at the time.I trust you will accept the few photos which I send under separate cover they are my …

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Letter From John Muir To Osborn [Family], 1914 Jan 4., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To Osborn [Family], 1914 Jan 4., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

To Mr. + Mrs. Henry Fairfield OsbornMartinez, Jan. 4, 1914Dear Friends Osborns:With all my heart I wish you a happy New Year. How hard yon have fought in the good fight to save the [illegible] Yosemite I well know. The battle has lasted twelve years, from Pinchot & Co. to President Wilson, and the wrong has prevailed over the best aroused sentiment of the whole country.That a lane lined with lies could be forced through the middle of the U. S. Congress is truly wonderful even in these confused political days-a devil's masterpiece of log-rolling road-making. But the approval of …

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Letter From D[Avid] G[Ilrye] M[Uir] To [John Muir], 1914 Jan 3., David Gilrye Muir Jan 1914

Letter From D[Avid] G[Ilrye] M[Uir] To [John Muir], 1914 Jan 3., David Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Pacific Grove Cal Jan 3/14Dear Brother JohnYours of a few days ago came safely to hand with contents, some has been distributed as per your instructions I sincerely thank you for my share.Sister Sarah is a wonder 78 yrs old & as smart as a girl, lives alone & is brave, & enjoys housekeeping like a new married woman I hope you are keeping well, wish you a happy yearMost cordialyYour brother D G M05666

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Letter From John Muir To Mary [Muir Hand], 1914 Jan 3., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To Mary [Muir Hand], 1914 Jan 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Jan. 3, 1914Dear sister Mary, Your new years greeting arrived today and I gladly wish you Heaven's best blessings for 1914 & every other year of your life. You must find great pleasure in your painting & drawing. I'm now at work on my travels in Alaska which I hope to get off my hands this year, after which I hope to go on with other volumes of autobiography The first entitled "My Boyhood & Youth" I suppose you have read. Altogether I have published only 7 volumes though I have more than a score in mind. I suppose …

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Letter From John Muir To Emily [Pelton Wilson], 1914 Jan 3., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To Emily [Pelton Wilson], 1914 Jan 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Jan. 3, 1914Dear Emily With all my heart I wish you a happy New YearI'm so glad to find again after losing all trace of you for years. When I returned from South America & Africa I told Mr Vroman to send my last book to you as soon as he could discover your address.I hope you have been well & have enjoyed your visit east among your many cousins. I suppose Mrs Knox was with you. How vividly Emily your letter brings back dear auld lang syne and how fondly we cling to old friends as the flying …

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Letter From Mrs. James Manuel To John Muir, 1914 Jan 2., Mrs James Manuel Jan 1914

Letter From Mrs. James Manuel To John Muir, 1914 Jan 2., Mrs James Manuel

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Hopedale, Mass,Jan. 2, 1914Dear Mr. Muir,With this letter I am mailing you a paper with a full account of the death, of John G. Manuel. In looking through his desk I found a letter from you dated May 10, 1913, also a copy of your book, "My Boyhood & Youth." Which he received just a short time before his death. As there is a doubt to his answering your letter, and thanking you05664

for the book; I am taking the liberty of doing so now.Yours respectfully,Mrs. James Manuel

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Descriptive Pamphlet, 1914, The Rockefeller University Jan 1914

Descriptive Pamphlet, 1914, The Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research: Descriptive Pamphlet

History, organization and equipment

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Letter From John Muir To [Herbert] Gleason, 1914 Jan 1., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [Herbert] Gleason, 1914 Jan 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

(In response to a Christmas message.)Martinez, Jan. 1, 1914.Dear Mr. Gleason:With all my heart I wish you a happy New Year, and congratulate you and Mrs. Gleason on the good work you have accomplished in the one just closed.As you say, the long-drawn-out battles we have fought for the people's parks are not lost. The conscience of the whole country has been aroused, and compensating good for the Hetch Hetchy sin must surely come.And now for new work for the New Year. Good luck!Ever faithfully your friend,John Muir.05910

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1914 Jan 1., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1914 Jan 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

125 Martinez, Jan. 1, 1914With all my heart dear Johnson I wish you a happy new year and congratulate you on the grand work you have accomplished in the one just closed, and useful honors gained. The gathering of your good friends about you at the testimonial dinner must have been a most delightful and telling affair and full of lasting good cheer, and warmed my heart to read. As you say the long drawn out battle work for nature's gardens has not been thrown away. The conscience of the whole country has been aroused from sleep; and from outrageous …

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Tehipite Valley., John Muir Jan 1914

Tehipite Valley., John Muir

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

-.. Sierra Club Bulletin Vol. IX San Francisco, January, 1914 No. 3 Γûá - TEHIPITE VALLEY By John Muir Tehipite Valley on the middle fork of Kings River is about three miles long, half a mile wide, and the walls are from 3,500 to nearly 4,000 fee

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The Preacher, Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 1914), Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library Jan 1914

The Preacher, Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 1914), Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library

The Preacher (Louisville, KY)

No abstract provided.

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1914 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Lary Baker Small, William Allison Yeager, Maurice Hess, Charles A. Fisher Jan 1914

1914 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Junior Class, Lary Baker Small, William Allison Yeager, Maurice Hess, Charles A. Fisher

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1914 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

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Letter From John Muir To [Lunam Family], [Ca. 1914]., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [Lunam Family], [Ca. 1914]., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

& it is a blessed trait in sound healthy human nature that the sere yellow leaf time of age comes on the friends we have made in our long wandering ways pilgrimage as well through the world as our beloved blood relations [drape?] nearer & nearer & become dearer & dearer to all of us. for "the e'enin brings a [name?]" and we cling to them all the more fondly as one by one they approach the better landOf all my old Scotch relatives I best remember cousin Maggie Hay Lunam.Grandfather & Grandmother Gilrye & who were always so kind …

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Letter From John Muir To [Asa K.] Mcilhaney, 1914 Jan 1., John Muir Jan 1914

Letter From John Muir To [Asa K.] Mcilhaney, 1914 Jan 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal.,Jan. 1, 1914.Dear Mr. Mc Ilhaney:The flowers of the High Sierras I like best are Cassiope and Bryan thus; of tree flowers, Magnolia grandiflora and the African Baobab (Adansonia digitata) are favorites. But I have so many others on all the continents I am unable to name them in a letter or in hundreds of letters. They come thronging about me in such loving multitudes a score of volumes could not hold them all.With best wishes for success in your flowery work, I am,Faithfully yours,John Muir.

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Postcard From Blossom Averell To John Muir, Circa 1914, Blossom Averell Jan 1914

Postcard From Blossom Averell To John Muir, Circa 1914, Blossom Averell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

John Muir, Esq. Martinez, Cal. U.S.A. Cairo, Feb. 1st I am living in Ancient of days in sunshine & […] to tell me about the growing things. I am interested in the Banyan tree. Thanks for the good letter [and] pretty card. I think of […] about […] happy days in Idaho [?] last […]. Always […] Blossom Averell

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