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Letter From John Muir To [Everett] Shepardson, 1913 Oct 15., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Everett] Shepardson, 1913 Oct 15., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal. Oct. 15, 1913

My dear Mr Shepardson:

Many thanks for the fine telling photographs illustrating the dedication of Muir Lodge. I am very sorry that I was unable to be with you but look forward with pleasure to a visit, when I can meet you all & make your acquaintance in true mountaineer style.
I sent you copy of my Stickeen to presnt to your daughter Kathryn. It is Bailey Millard's autograph she should have for his copy of Muir of the mtns.
With all good wishes I am

faithfully yours

John Muir


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Letter From Annie Hay To John Muir, 1913 Oct 15., Annie Hay Oct 1913

Letter From Annie Hay To John Muir, 1913 Oct 15., Annie Hay

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

15. Oct 1913

[Focnum?]

Neswall

Cheshire.



Dear John Muir,

We were delighted to hear from you, and my husband James, although ninety years old in December, is still able to be deeply interested to hear from you and last week Maggie Lunam send us on your book "Boyhood and Youth" to read before she lent it to anyone else and father has been reading it -even twice- he takes longer to read now his eyesight is not so good. He doesn't use glasses as they dont help him but he has a big hand glass which he uses - not …

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The Pacific Weekly, October 15, 1913, University Of The Pacific Oct 1913

The Pacific Weekly, October 15, 1913, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From John Muir To [Katharine] Graydon, 1913 Oct 14., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Katharine] Graydon, 1913 Oct 14., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Original letter returned to Miss Katharine M. Graydon]

Martinez, Oct. 14, 1913.

Dear Miss Graydon:

Wanda and I were glad to get your letter after so long a silence. We are all well, Wanda and her 3 boys, Helen and her 2 boys. Helen1s address is Mrs. Buel A. Funk, Daggett, California. The five boys are interesting muggins, lively as chipmunks. And just as naturally the aged are vanishing, and old friends are so sadly missed.
I'm glad you enjoy your work. Mine has been sorely interrupted by months of hard fighting for Hetch Hetchy Valley, Work on an Alaska …

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Letter From Helen L. Elliot To William F. Bade, 1913 Oct 13., Helen L. Elliot Oct 1913

Letter From Helen L. Elliot To William F. Bade, 1913 Oct 13., Helen L. Elliot

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[illegible]

I5C5 Tst. N.W.
Washington D.C.
October 13-1913

Dr. William F. Board,
Berkeley, California,

My dear Dr. Bade;-

I am venturing to write to you regarding a conservation vation measure, thinking I may be of some help. I am speaking of the "Hetch Hetchy Bill" which is before the Senate. At the call of Mrs. Emmons Creeker, Conservation chairman, General Federation of Women's Clubs, I went to see Senator Perkins regarding-this matter, needless to say he is in favor of the bill. Senator Works is in California, and Judging by the telegrams of his which were read in the Senate, …

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Letter From F[Ranklin] S[Herman] Hoyt To John Muir, 1913 Oct 11., Franklin Sherman Hoyt Oct 1913

Letter From F[Ranklin] S[Herman] Hoyt To John Muir, 1913 Oct 11., Franklin Sherman Hoyt

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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BOSTON NEW YORK
CHICAGO

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
4 PARK STREET BOSTON

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT

October 11, 1913

Dear Dr. Muir:

Ever since we first published Stickeen, we have had the feeling that the children in our public schools should have access to this wonderful story. We have reason to hope that it will prove to be a permanent educational classic like Ouida's Dog of Flanders. We believe the time has now come when a school edition of this story could be issued without materially affecting its trade sale. We are accordingly writing you to see whether it would be agreeable …

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Letter From Frederick Law Olmstead To [Helen L.] Elliot, 1913 Oct 11., Frederick Law Olmstead Oct 1913

Letter From Frederick Law Olmstead To [Helen L.] Elliot, 1913 Oct 11., Frederick Law Olmstead

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

(Copy)

Dear President Eliot:-.<

I have been asked to write you on the subject of the Hetch Hetchy bill. The subject is important and I have positive views upon it- which I think are worth your consideration.
I cannot set forth my views better than I have done In two personal letters to Senator Hollis, of Hew Hampshire, and I therefore enclose copies of those letters, together with his very satisfactory reply to the first, and ask that you will read then.
. I think the bill ought not to pass I am told that the chances that it will …

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Letter From John Muir To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1913 Oct 10., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson, 1913 Oct 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Cal. Oct 10, 1913

R.U. Johnson

Hetchy accessible all the year to mountaineers & half the year to tourists. Nine miles of way is trail Oct. Weather is usually fine. Time required from Frisco to Yosemite and Hetchy and return to Frisco about two weeks allowing 3 or 4 days in Each valley. Warm clothing required. Hurrah!

John Muir

(Night Letter)

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Letter From Everett Shepardson To John Muir, 1913 Oct 8., Everett Shepardson Oct 1913

Letter From Everett Shepardson To John Muir, 1913 Oct 8., Everett Shepardson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

Oct. 8, 1913.

Dr. John Muir,

Pres. Sierra Club.

My dear Dr. Muir,-

At the dedication of Muir Lodge the Sierra Club Lodge in Santa Anita Canon [diacritic] last Saturday and Sunday, you were very much missed, indeed.
Enclosed you will find some pictures which were taken by my kodak which I trust you will enjoy. I send them with my compliments.
Enclosed is also a copy of Bailey Millard's poem which I was privileged to read as a conclusion to the Dedication Exercises on Saturday night. I am enclosing it with the request that you will place thereon …

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Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To John Muir, 1913 Oct 7., Joanna Muir Brown Oct 1913

Letter From Joanna [Muir Brown] To John Muir, 1913 Oct 7., Joanna Muir Brown

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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is to me, a great treasure
The portion relating to yourself and the family was read in tears and I wished with all my heart it had not been so true; In other words that the hard things had never occurred so they would not have been there to record. Thank you dear John for the dear book.
Well, the summer is past with its heat and its many experiences and we have moved out into this

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Oct [7?] 19[13?]

622 Hawthorn ave

Ginter Park,

Richmond Va_

My dear Bro. John:-

I have been so long in thanking …

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Letter From John Muir To [E. T.] Parsons, 1913 Oct 6., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To [E. T.] Parsons, 1913 Oct 6., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Oct, 6, 1913

Dear Parsons,

Johnson wants to know if Bade [diacritic] can go to Washington, starting early as possible, attend Conservation Congress there 17th to 20th & the mass meeting for Hetch Hetchy at the Natural History Museum N.Y. on the 21st, Have time to see senators etc
Whitman, he says can't go. Olmsted is not coming to see the Valley. Perhaps just as well now rains have set in
Urgent requests for stereopticon views of H.H. are coming in for use at the big Museum, Cant we get Gleason to manage this. He is just the man …

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Letter From Maggie [Margaret] Rae Lunam To [John Muir], 1913 Oct 6., Margaret Rae Luna, Oct 1913

Letter From Maggie [Margaret] Rae Lunam To [John Muir], 1913 Oct 6., Margaret Rae Luna,

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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I sent Mrs Kellog a paper but have not heard from her, it may not have reached if the address was not correct.
Now dear Cousin you ask me my plans, I really do not know what to do, I wd require to sell this house but I am told it is next to impossible to sell with out loss, if I cant I will try to make something out of it next summer, then the Solicitor says there may be duty on the

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[in margin: I am your affectionate cousin

Maggie Rae Lunam]

Westfield Dunbar

6th October …

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Letter From John Muir To [George R. ?] King, 1913 Oct 1., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To [George R. ?] King, 1913 Oct 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal. Oct. 1, 1913.

Dear Mr King

I thank you for the newspaper clippings on the Hetch Hetchy question
The commercial thieves seem to be having every encouragement in Congress still we hope to win out.
Am glad to hear from you, & that you are coming West next summer.
We are all well & hope to see you

Faithfully Yours

John Muir

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Letter From John Muir To [Marion R.] Parsons, [1913] Oct 31., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Marion R.] Parsons, [1913] Oct 31., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Oct 31, [1913?]

Dear Mrs Parsons,

I have just received a letter from Helen telling that she is gaining strength steadily & has found a servant who is doing fairly well. Therefore unless you should happen to meet an extra good one without making any regular search give the matter no farthur thought at present.
Tell Mr Gleason when you next see him to get a Hetch Hetchy lecture ready for the mass meeting at the American Museum of Natural History New York November 21st.
With many thanks

faithfully yours

John Muir


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Letter From Anna R. Dickey To John Muir, [Ca. 1913 Oct]., Anna R. Dickey Oct 1913

Letter From Anna R. Dickey To John Muir, [Ca. 1913 Oct]., Anna R. Dickey

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Mrs Dickey

[1]

[letterhead]

Dear Mr Muir,

I am making a flying visit to Mother as I am sailing on the Adriatic on Saturday for Naples to be the guest of Mrs Fowler in Italy and Algiers - hoping to go on the desert All of this is very sudden I have declined two previous invitations but Thursday Donald came out of the New Brunswick woods looking splendidly after his three blessed months

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and he persuaded me to accept and promises me to come over by New Years if he can finish up his photo work & be …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1913 Oct 1., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1913 Oct 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Martinez Oct. 1, 1913

Dear Johnson

Don't fret about Sullivan, I never looked for any effective help from his company & warned Mr Parsons not to count on that engineer's report on the Mokelumne, but on the simple truth that there was no need & could be none to justify the invasion of the Yosemite Park for water power or water for S. F. or any other city.
Keep cherrily bravely on
I think we must best them yet Don't fret about expenses
With many thanks

Ever thine

John Muir

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 19+13 Oct 1., John Muir Oct 1913

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 19+13 Oct 1., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Home Oct 1, 1913

Darling Helen:

I sent you large box muscats today by Ex prepaid Let me know when you want more
T. & W. got home yesterday Have been in Mendocino Co looking at hay ranches. trying to trade other property for [theirs?] He promised to attend to wharf rent & said they were doing their best to raise money for your note. They have vanished again this morning. don't know where. But don't worry. You will get that money somehow

Ever Your devoted father

John Muir

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The Pacific Weekly, October 1, 1913, University Of The Pacific Oct 1913

The Pacific Weekly, October 1, 1913, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1913 Sep 30., John Muir Sep 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1913 Sep 30., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Sep.30 1913

Dear Johnson:

Warmest thanks for the long gallant fight for our magnificent parks in which you for the last fifteen years have stood bravely in the front.
Whatever the outcome of this Hetch Hetchy struggle all the world is greatly indebted to you.
I enclose check for stenography.
Contributions so far as I have seen amount to only seven dollars, but about fifty more has been promised, all the rest required on this side of the continent has been contributed by Colby, Parsons & J.M.
This war however must still go on and we must not grown …

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Letter From Austin F. Hawes To John Muir, 1913 Sep 29., Austin F. Hawes Sep 1913

Letter From Austin F. Hawes To John Muir, 1913 Sep 29., Austin F. Hawes

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

STATE OF VERMONT
AUSTIN F. HAWES

STATE FORESTER
BURLINGTON VERMONT

Sept. 29, 1913.

Hon. John Muir,
402 Mills Building,
San Francisco, Cal.

Dear Sir:-

Please find enclosed copy of editorial from the Burlington Free Press, the chief paper of Vermont, with regard to the Hetch Hetchy. I am having copies of this sent to each of the Vermont Senators, and I will also have various people in the State write to them.

Yours very truly,

[illegible]
State Forester.

K.-

BANCROFT LIBRARY

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Letter From Cha[Rle]S E. Bennett To John Muir, 1913 Sep 28., Charles E. Bennett Sep 1913

Letter From Cha[Rle]S E. Bennett To John Muir, 1913 Sep 28., Charles E. Bennett

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Cornell University,

Sept. 28, 1913.

Ithaca, N. Y.

Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, California,

Dear Sir:

In re Hetch Hetchy: I have written to our two N. Y. Senators, Root and O'Gorman, also to Senator Lippitt of R. I., a classmate of mine at Brown University, and to the President Wilson, expressing the hope that the measure passed by the House will not secure the approval of the Senate or the signature of the President.
With many others I am grateful for the enlightened and vigorous campaign you have waged for the preservation of this precious National asset.
With hopes for …

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Letter From Betty Averell To John Muir, [1913] Sep 27., Betty Averell Sep 1913

Letter From Betty Averell To John Muir, [1913] Sep 27., Betty Averell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]

[letterhead]

September 24th

Dear Mr Muir

It has been such a joy to hear of your visit in the Idaho Camp. Mother & Aunt Mary are still happy over your addition in all ways to the party. And just because I have tied myself up in this big art & New York world I missed you! And then you say I never write to you

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when all these long weeks I've been wondering why you didn't answer my last letter! How I wish you were going with Bill, & me today to motor all the way to …

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Letter From R. L. Scafie To John Muir, 1913 Sep 27., R. L. Scafie Sep 1913

Letter From R. L. Scafie To John Muir, 1913 Sep 27., R. L. Scafie

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

449

September 27, 1913.

Dear Mr. Muir:

We thank you for your letter of the 13th, calling our attention to the error which we made in describing "My First Summer in the Sierras."
I don't see how such a statement could have crept in unawares. We will make the change immediately.

Sincerely yours,

[illegible]

Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Calif.

RLS/S

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Letter From John Muir To [Anna R.] Dickey, 1913 Sep 25., John Muir Sep 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Anna R.] Dickey, 1913 Sep 25., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Original letter returned to Mrs. Anna P. Dickey]

Martinez, Sep. 25, 1913

Dear Mrs. Dickey:

I'm so glad to cet your brave tidings, poling up Canadian rivers like the courtiers du bois of old adventurous romantic times. Fine for you and Donald too, escaping much deadly hot weather, and making the European trip of our dear Hooker folk seem commonplace. Couldn't help shouting Hurrah when your card came.
Had a letter from Mrs. Hooker, and Marian, and cards from Ellie and Maud. They were at Lake Como when last heard from. With love to Donald,

Ever faithfully,

JOHN MUIR

[Envelope …

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Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1913 Sep 25., John Muir Sep 1913

Letter From John Muir To [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1913 Sep 25., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

119

((Confidential

Martinez Sep. 15, 1913.

Dear Johnson

I hope to get more California help soon. Have just discovered that both Col & P. have carefully concealed all our circulars from California not even sending copies to our Sierra Club members, fearing I suppose the S. F. press. & damage to their business & professions. This is natural & perhaps reasonable enough, Mr C's employer is or has been the citys leading lawyer in H. H. affairs, & Mrs C. is Pres. of the Alameda Co. Womens Club, & of course keeps quiet. Some of our best Washington friends are …

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Letter From J. H. Mcbride To John Muir, 1913 Sep 24., J. H. Mcbride Sep 1913

Letter From J. H. Mcbride To John Muir, 1913 Sep 24., J. H. Mcbride

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Board of Education
Dr. J. H. McBRIDE, PRESIDENT
I.N. SMITH, VICE-PRESIDENT
MRS. CLARA M. ODELL
FRANK MAY
WILLIAM S. GRASSIE
NORVAL G. FELKER, CLERK

Pasadena City Schools
OFFICES:

521-526: 527, 529 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING
TELEPHONE COLORADO 2805

Administrative Department
JEREMIAH M. RHODES
SUPERINTENDENT

NORVAL G. FELKER
BUSINESS MANAGER

LEONA C. CARVER
SUPERINTENDENT'S SECRETARY

Sept. 24,1913.

Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, California.

My dear Mr. Muir:-

Pasadena, in developing its splendid school system, has always tried to hold before the young people of the community for their emulation and encouragement the highest types of American citizenship. With this object in view …

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Letter From Anna R. Dickey To John Muir, [1913] Sep 24., Anna R. Dickey Sep 1913

Letter From Anna R. Dickey To John Muir, [1913] Sep 24., Anna R. Dickey

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]

Dear Mr Muir,

Word has just come to me way off in the New Brunswick woods of the defeat of your cherished work for the preservation of the Hetch Hetchy and my heart goes out to you in genuine sympathy. Ah, how short sighted San Francisco is to have voted as it has! and the pity of it is that those who make mistakes are not always the ones who suffer for them but those who come after us. It cannot but be a real sorrow to you, the outcome of your hard work and faithful vigil for an …

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The Pacific Weekly, September 24, 1913, University Of The Pacific Sep 1913

The Pacific Weekly, September 24, 1913, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

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Letter From Marion Foster Washburne To John Muir, 1913 Sep 22., Marion Foster Washburne Sep 1913

Letter From Marion Foster Washburne To John Muir, 1913 Sep 22., Marion Foster Washburne

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Tulare, Calif. Sept. 22--1913

My dear Mr. Muir:-

Your kind letter came just in the midst of confusion and almost intolerable heat. Fancy moving and trying to settle a home with the house you wok in sizzling at about 112! Now and then, at what seemed to be my last gasp I would take your beautiful book about the Yosemite -- which reached me safely, thank you -- out of doors and read as the damned might read of heaven! And of course I felt much like dropping every task and accepting your invitation just as cordially and simply as …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], [1913 Sep] 21., John Muir Sep 1913

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], [1913 Sep] 21., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Wednesday, 21st 1913

Darling Helen,

Your twin letters just received. You can't write too often but I don't want you to feel that you must write every day except when you are sick - & then only a word like this "Am better". or "All goes well." Or "my bones are getting buried again in new frisky flesh" or "my face is rosy once more like a desert mountain at sundown, & so are the faces of my boy angels." etc etc.
And once a week or even two weeks, a page or double pages letter for which you need …

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