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Letter From Francis E. Corey To John Muir, 1910 Aug 19., Francis E. Corey Aug 1910

Letter From Francis E. Corey To John Muir, 1910 Aug 19., Francis E. Corey

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1][letterhead]Alhambra, Cal., Aug 19 1910John MuirAuthor and Naturalist who has made all the World love the Sierras of California.Dear SirSeveral years ago I read your publications in Scribners and became deeply interested in the Yosemite - I was then in Massachusetts.My home has been in California nine years, but I did not see the wonderful valley till this present summer.04852[2][letterhead]Alhambra, Cal., ..........................190.....Standing before the Yosemite Falls I recalled your description and fancied I saw you climbing the cliffs and s[illegible] in the spray.My feelings were so wrought upon by the Falls that I tried to give expression to the impression …

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Letter From L[Oulu] P[Erry] O[Sborn] To John Muir, [1910 ?] Aug 17., Loulu Perry Osborn Aug 1910

Letter From L[Oulu] P[Erry] O[Sborn] To John Muir, [1910 ?] Aug 17., Loulu Perry Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

all want you[illegible] & H. F. O in YosemiteYr friend AlwaysL. P. O.Aug 17My good dear friendWhen are you coming to Y- Camping Ground Castle Rock? We04849

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Letter From Lawrence Martin To John Muir, 1910 Aug 17., Lawrence Martin Aug 1910

Letter From Lawrence Martin To John Muir, 1910 Aug 17., Lawrence Martin

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]Miles Glacier, Copper River.Aug. 17, 1910.Mr John Muir,Dear Sir,Mr Hawkins has told me of your contemplated visit to the Copper River glaciers and I am writing to offer my services in visiting some of the glaciers and in entertaining you at my camp if you find it possible to visit me either here or at my Baird Glacier camp. Mr O'Neal of the camp will be able to tell by telephone just where I am at the time of your visit.I have been studying and mapping these ice tongues this summer and last for the National Geographic Society and have …

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Letter From Jos. Worcester To John Muir, 1910 Aug 17., Jos Worcester Aug 1910

Letter From Jos. Worcester To John Muir, 1910 Aug 17., Jos Worcester

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]I am sure we must agree that such accumulations are a menace to the integrity of our institutions, and a hindrance to the just ideals of life. That is all and it does not need any reply.Affectionately yours,Jos. Worcester.[1]1030 [illegible] [St?] S. F.Aug. 17 - 1910 -Dear Mr Muir,It was not quite courteous to decline to read what you so kindly proffered. At the moment it seemed to me better not to read than to read and dissent, but in that I may not have been right.I have never been [illegible] in condemnation of Mr H.04851

[2]on the contrary it …

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Letter From S. Hall Young To John Muir, 1910 Aug 16., S. Hall Young Aug 1910

Letter From S. Hall Young To John Muir, 1910 Aug 16., S. Hall Young

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Cordova, Alaska, August 16th, 1910.Mr. John Muir,Los Angeles, California;My dear Friend;- Yours of the 4th inst. came by the last mail and I answer by return boat. I am very sorry you cannot see your way clear to come and see the Miles and Childs Glaciers this season. From all the data I can gater I am satisfied that this is an exceptional season with them. There was a tremendous snow-fall last winter and the glaciers, especially Childs, is coming forward very rapidly. It is pushing the Copper River over to the opposite bank in spite of the high water …

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Letter From Mary W. Harriman To John Muir, 1910 Aug 16., Mary W. Harriman Aug 1910

Letter From Mary W. Harriman To John Muir, 1910 Aug 16., Mary W. Harriman

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1]Aug 16th 1910Arden HouseArden HouseMy dear Mr Muir-Your letter was closely followed by your "Tribute to Mr. Harriman. I cannot tell you how touched & pleased & comforted I am by them. The [poetry?] of your feeling is as Jonathan's in his friendship - & gives a portrait of Mr Harriman that does justice to his very unusual character in its [finest aspects.04847

[3]conspiracy to monopolize & lionize you to our hearts content. You will find Mary happily married & my boys well grown & all will delight to do you honor - Shall I have your good friend Mr …

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Letter From [John Muir] To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1910 Aug 15., John Muir Aug 1910

Letter From [John Muir] To Houghton Mifflin Co., 1910 Aug 15., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

449AUG 26 1910 Martinez, California,August 15, 1910.Houghton Mifflin Company,4 Park Street,Boston. Mass. Dear Sirs:Today I am sending by Wells Fargo Express,a few blurred odds and ends of. sketches, the culls of a hundred or more made in my first Sierra Summer. Some of them may be of use to your Artists. Also a few good photographs, which, with others that Mr. Gleason can furnish, will, I suppose answer well enough.Please return them after you are through with them.

[2]Did you ever meet David Stan Jordan this summer he made us a short visit & went away I think with his …

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Letter From [Henry F.] Osborn To John Muir, [1910 ? Aug 13]., Henry F. Osborn Aug 1910

Letter From [Henry F.] Osborn To John Muir, [1910 ? Aug 13]., Henry F. Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Here we are for a few weeks camping. Do you not want to join us? We expect you absolutely on the Hudson. this autumn. Write us her, & alwaysJohn Muir, EsqrMartinez,California 09861

your [devoted friends?][illegible][illegible] Mont.P.O. Belton Mont.

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Letter From John Muir To [Katharine] Hooker, [1910] Aug 12., John Muir Aug 1910

Letter From John Muir To [Katharine] Hooker, [1910] Aug 12., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[1910?][letterhead]August 12Dear Mrs HookerHere is the snow flower for your Calendar that you should have had long ago. It was mislaid & came to light only the other dayWe are all counting the days when news of the end of Marian's long university lessons will reach us. Alice gave me your kind message I kinna ken where I'll be by the middle of September - but any where or any how I am ever faithfully yoursJohn Muir

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Letter From W[Illia]M F. Herrin To John Muir, 1910 Aug 10., William F. Herrin Aug 1910

Letter From W[Illia]M F. Herrin To John Muir, 1910 Aug 10., William F. Herrin

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]August 10th 1910Dear Mr. Muir,I have your favor of yesterday. I would like very much to read your sketch of Mr. Harriman and hope you have a copy of some which I may read.My son and I expect to leave here next Wednesday evening 17th inst[illegible] for Shasta Springs and would be very glad to have you go with us. I am leaving to-04844

night for Portland Oregon but will be back in time to take our trip to "Wildwood" I hope you can go with usVery Sincerely yoursWm F Herrin

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Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To [William] F. Bade, 1910 Aug 9., Robert Underwood Johnson Aug 1910

Letter From R[Obert] U[Nderwood] Johnson To [William] F. Bade, 1910 Aug 9., Robert Underwood Johnson

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

(Hetch-Hetchy correspondance)[letterhead]Prof. W.F. BadeThe Independent 130 Fulton St.CityAug. 9. 1910My dear Bade [diacritic]:I thank you cordially for your note of yesterday with its inclosures.Your article on Pinchot & Hetch-Hetchy give just the right comment on those surprising letters of his. I have always been more grieved than incensed at his stand in that affair. With best wishesSincerely Mr R.U. Johnson06309

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Letter From Margaret Rae Lunam To [John Muir], 1910 Aug 6., Margaret Rae Lunam Aug 1910

Letter From Margaret Rae Lunam To [John Muir], 1910 Aug 6., Margaret Rae Lunam

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

WestfieldDunbarAugust 6th 1910Dear CousinJust a line to let you know that Mr & Mrs. Newton from Omaha have been in Dunbar about a week ago, they came from Edin[illegible] one morning for a few04843

hours, they were so nice & told us of visiting you last year & hope to go to California next year Mr Newton took a snapshot of the old "Home House" & of the barometer at the Old Harbour, their visit was a very refreshing whiffWe are having very unkindly weather this summer Mother is not getting out very much in her chair, she joins me …

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Letter From Alvin P. Kletzsch To William F. Bade, 1910 Aug 5., Alvin P. Kletzsch Aug 1910

Letter From Alvin P. Kletzsch To William F. Bade, 1910 Aug 5., Alvin P. Kletzsch

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

PRIVATE OFFICEREPUBLICAN HOUSECHAS. F. KLETZSCH CO,PROPRIETORSMILWAUKEE, WIS., Aug. 5'10.Mr. Wm. F. Bade,% The Independent,130 Fulton St.,New York City, N.Y.Dear Mr. Bade:-Permit me at this late hour, to thank you for the galley proof of the article entitled "Ignorant Vandalism." I desire to compliment you upon the manner in which you handled this proposition and personally have read it with a great deal of interest.I am very much pleased to see that active steps are being taken by our national and state officers in preserving the natural resources of our country. After we have accomplished whatever is possible and in our …

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The Liberty Boys And "Whistling Will," Or, The Mad Spy Of Paulus Hook, Harry Moore Aug 1910

The Liberty Boys And "Whistling Will," Or, The Mad Spy Of Paulus Hook, Harry Moore

Liberty Boys of "76"

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Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Aug 4., John Muir Aug 1910

Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Aug 4., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., August 4, 1910.325 West Adams Street.Dear Mr. Colby:-Hope you had a fine time. I have been hard at work down here on another book and have made pretty fair progress.Here is a communication from the President of the National Conservation Congress requesting me to name five delegates. What do you think we had better do? Shall we send on delegates? If so, I wish you would propose names.I enclose a letter from President Ripley of the Santa Fe on the subject of a trolley along the rim of the Grand Canyon. I think with him that we …

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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 Josephine H. Logan To John Muir, 1910 Aug 4., Josephine H. Logan Aug 1910

Letter From Josephine H. Logan To John Muir, 1910 Aug 4., Josephine H. Logan

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]August 4, 1910My dear Mr. Muir,-Stopping over night on the beautiful city I am reminded that Scotland owned you, so I am sending you this little spray of white heather from your home place. We are simply enchanted with its attractions. With the most cordial regards I amSincerely yoursJosephine H. Logan04841

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Letter From R[Ichard] A[Chillies] Ballinger To William F. Bade, 1910 Aug 2., Richard Achullies Ballinger Aug 1910

Letter From R[Ichard] A[Chillies] Ballinger To William F. Bade, 1910 Aug 2., Richard Achullies Ballinger

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORWASHINGTONSeattle, Washington, Aug, 2, 1910.My dear Mr. Bade:I have to acknowledge receipt and to thank you for copy of editorial review from the Independent relating to the Hetch Hetchy situation.The commendation of my action in connection with this matter is much appreciated by me.Sincerely yours,[ILLEGIBLE]Secretary.Mr. Wm. F. Bade,Associate Editor,The Independent,New York City.06310

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Letter From William E. Colby To William F. Bade, 1910 Aug 2., William E. Colby Aug 1910

Letter From William E. Colby To William F. Bade, 1910 Aug 2., 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."SIERRA CLUB 303 MILLS BUILDING San Francisco, Cal.Board of Directors-1909-1910Mr. John Muir, President MartinezProf. A. G. McAdie, Vice-President San FranciscoProf. J. N. Le Conte, Treasurer BerkeleyMr. William E. Colby, Secretary San FranciscoProf. Wm. F. Bade BerkeleyProf. E. C. Franklin Stanford UniversityProf. W. C. Morgan BerkeleyMr. E. T. Parsons San FranciscoMr. Willoughby Rodman Los AngelesOuting CommitteeMr. Wm. E. …

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Letter From L[Oulu] P[Erry] O[Sborn] To John Muir, [Ca. 1910 Aug] ., Loulu Perry Osborn Aug 1910

Letter From L[Oulu] P[Erry] O[Sborn] To John Muir, [Ca. 1910 Aug] ., Loulu Perry Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[2]Hetch-Hetchy. It is simply perfectly exquisite! and so beautiful, and climaxically!! So convincing, that here! Sign this covenant with me by a letter to me addressed Glacier P:O Montana[Aug, 1910] [1]8500 ft above sea.In camp. just under Flat Tops.38 miles above Lake McDonald.My dear friend.I have just finished reading yr chapter on the 05139

[2]saying "I will", and it is that you send this chapter [just?] as I have it, down to Taft, and, it will clinch the question, now is the time for this great putting of the subject as you have done it in this chapter, to be …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Jul 30., John Muir Jul 1910

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Jul 30., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles. Cal., July 30, 1910.325 West Adams Street.Darling Helen:-Glad to hear you are getting strong again and that you have come through the hot spell with growing strength. I was especially pleased with your account of your excursion to a mine on a hill a mile high where you gained five pounds in five days. You should go up five days of each week for a year and if you gain at the same rate you will finally become plump.The papers are all full of sad stories of destructive heat in the great cities, and it is pleasant to …

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Letter From John Muir To Ina [Coolbrith], 1910 Jul 30., John Muir Jul 1910

Letter From John Muir To Ina [Coolbrith], 1910 Jul 30., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles,July 30, 1910 -Dear Ina CoolbrithI have sent by todays mail copies of my three books which I hope will help to cheer some weary hours & bring back to mind the days of auld lang syne. Its hard to realize the pain of fire losses in the way of cherished keepsakes. I'm down her trying toMiss Ina Coolbrith1067 BroadwaySan FranciscoCal.04839

work hard on another book & so forget or wear out the pain of recent troubles, or at least make the worst of it tolerable As for talks to clubs they are all out of my reach. I'm …

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1910 Jul 30 Jm To Mrs Coolbrith P1, John Muir Jul 1910

1910 Jul 30 Jm To Mrs Coolbrith P1, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles
July 30, 1910
Dear Mrs. Coolbrith,
I have sent by todays mail copies of my three books which I hope will help to cheer some weary hours and bring back to mind the days of auld land syne. It’s hard to realize the pain of fire losses in the way of cherished keepsakes. I’m down here trying to

~work hard on another book and so forget or wear out the pain of recent troubles, or at least make the worst of it tolerable. As for talks to clubs they are all out of my reach. I’m too old …

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Letter From [William E.] Colby To [William F.] Bade, 1910 Jul 30., William E. Colby Jul 1910

Letter From [William E.] Colby To [William F.] Bade, 1910 Jul 30., William E. Colby

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]July 30 - 10My dear Bade [diacritic]:That was a stunning editorial enclosed in yours of 22nd. Read it to Parsons & Mr. Forbes at lunch to day & they agreed with me that it was mighty effective - directly to the point & will do a world of good.I feel guilty in not writing to you sooner but I simply could not get time with the outing on my hands. I have been trying to carry two men's work & as a consequence have been forced to eliminate temporarily many things I should have done. I know you will appreciate …

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Letter From Edmund A. Whitman To William F. Bade, 1910 Jul 29., Edmund A. Whitman Jul 1910

Letter From Edmund A. Whitman To William F. Bade, 1910 Jul 29., Edmund A. Whitman

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

ELDER. WHITMAN & BARNUMCOUNSELLORS AT LAW.CABLE ADDRESS, "SHIPMAN."TELEPHONE HAYMARKET 1462.SAMUEL J. ELDEREDMUND A. WHITMAN.JAMES THOMAS PUGH.H. WARE BARNUM.NORMAN C. MCNAUGHTONPEMBERTON BUILDING,BOSTON, MASS. July 29, 1910.Dr. William F. Bade.Editorial Office.N.Y.Independent,New York, N.Y.Dear Bade:--I have been down country and have just been able to get at the letters that you want. There are two of them which I enclose herewith.M/W Very truly yours,[ILLEGIBLE]06292

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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 Richard B. Watrous To William F. Bade, 1910 Jul 28., Richard B. Watrous Jul 1910

Letter From Richard B. Watrous To William F. Bade, 1910 Jul 28., Richard B. Watrous

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

J. HORACE MCFARLAND, President, Harrisburg, Pa. CLINTON ROGERS WOODRUFF. First Vice-President, PhiladelphiaWILLIAM B. HOWLAND, Treasurer, New YorkRICHARD B. WATROUS. Secretary, Washington, D. C.Vice-President: JAMES R. GARFIELD, Cleveland. OhloJOHN WESLEY HILL. D. D., New YorkW. W. HANNAN. Detroit. Mich.GEORGE W. MARSTON. San Diego, Cal.MRS. EDWARD W. BIDDLB. Carlisle, Pa.American Civic AssociationMAIN OFFICE: WASHINGTON, D.C. Executive BoardDr. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, New YorkHENRY A. BARKER. Providence, R. I.FRANK CHAPIN BRAY, New YorkMISS MARY MARSHALL BUTLER,Yonkers, N. Y.DR. KRNVON L. BUTTERFIELD, Amherst. Mass.MRS. CAROLINE BARTLETT CRANE, Kalamazoo, Mich.Executive BoardGEORGE OTIS DRAPER. New YorkFREDERICK L. FORD, Hartford, Conn.EDWARD HATCH, JR., New YorkJ. L. HUDSON, Detroit, …

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Letter From Mary E. Newton To John Muir, 1910 Jul 28., Mary E. Newton Jul 1910

Letter From Mary E. Newton To John Muir, 1910 Jul 28., Mary E. Newton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[in margin: Newtons at Dunbar]July 28 10[letterhead]My dear Mr. Muir:We went to Dunbar this morning, and had no trouble at all in finding Mrs. Lunam's house. Her daughter welcomed us most cordially, and served us tea. The mother is now too feeble to be out of bed till one o'clock, so we saw her in her room.The daughter very kindly went down with us and showed us your old home, also that of your grandfather across the street, the parish church, and the harbor, round past Cats' Row, where she said you ran when a boy.04837

We found everything very …

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Letter From J. Horace Mcfarland To [William F.] Bade, 1910 Jul 27., J. Horace Mcfarland Jul 1910

Letter From J. Horace Mcfarland To [William F.] Bade, 1910 Jul 27., J. Horace Mcfarland

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

J. HORACE MCFARLAND, President, Harrisburg, Pa. CLINTON ROGERS WOODRUFF. First Vice-President, PhiladelphiaWILLIAM B. HOWLAND, Treasurer, New YorkRICHARD B. WATROUS. Secretary, Washington, D. C.Vice-President: JAMES R. GARFIELD, Cleveland. OhloJOHN WESLEY HILL. D. D., New YorkW. W. HANNAN. Detroit. Mich.GEORGE W. MARSTON. San Diego, Cal.MRS. EDWARD W. BIDDLB. Carlisle, Pa.American Civic AssociationMAIN OFFICE: WASHINGTON, D.C. Executive BoardDr. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, New YorkHENRY A. BARKER. Providence, R. I.FRANK CHAPIN BRAY, New YorkMISS MARY MARSHALL BUTLER,Yonkers, N. Y.DR. KRNVON L. BUTTERFIELD, Amherst. Mass.MRS. CAROLINE BARTLETT CRANE, Kalamazoo, Mich.Executive BoardGEORGE OTIS DRAPER. New YorkFREDERICK L. FORD, Hartford, Conn.EDWARD HATCH, JR., New YorkJ. L. HUDSON, Detroit, …

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Letter From Richard B. Watrous To William F. Bade, 1910 Jul 27., Richard B. Watrous Jul 1910

Letter From Richard B. Watrous To William F. Bade, 1910 Jul 27., Richard B. Watrous

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

J. HORACE MCFARLAND, President, Harrisburg, Pa. CLINTON ROGERS WOODRUFF. First Vice-President, PhiladelphiaWILLIAM B. HOWLAND, Treasurer, New YorkRICHARD B. WATROUS. Secretary, Washington, D. C.Vice-President: JAMES R. GARFIELD, Cleveland. OhloJOHN WESLEY HILL. D. D., New YorkW. W. HANNAN. Detroit. Mich.GEORGE W. MARSTON. San Diego, Cal.MRS. EDWARD W. BIDDLB. Carlisle, Pa.American Civic AssociationMAIN OFFICE: WASHINGTON, D.C. Executive BoardDr. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, New YorkHENRY A. BARKER. Providence, R. I.FRANK CHAPIN BRAY, New YorkMISS MARY MARSHALL BUTLER,Yonkers, N. Y.DR. KRNVON L. BUTTERFIELD, Amherst. Mass.MRS. CAROLINE BARTLETT CRANE, Kalamazoo, Mich.Executive BoardGEORGE OTIS DRAPER. New YorkFREDERICK L. FORD, Hartford, Conn.EDWARD HATCH, JR., New YorkJ. L. HUDSON, Detroit, …

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