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Letter From Leonard Lyell To [John Muir], 1910 May 19., Leonard Lyell May 1910

Letter From Leonard Lyell To [John Muir], 1910 May 19., Leonard Lyell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]19 May 1910.My dear SirI found your very kind letter and the volume on the National Parks on arriving here yesterday evening & beg to thank you for your great kindness- I shall hope to get to Los Angeles & have the chance to see you before returning north. It will be a great regret if I should fail in this. Meantime Mr Olmstead of the Forest Service has kindly undertaken to prepare an itinerary for me so that I may visit to advantage the giant Sequoia & Redwoods. The Yosemite Valley I have visited before but should much enjoy …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 May 16., John Muir May 1910

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 May 16., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]May 16. 1910.Darling Helen, I'm so sorely disappointed as you will be & Buel in not meeting you even for a few minutes at Daggett. We leave here day after tomorrow, the 18th in the morning on number one, which passes Daggett between one & two A.M. But never mind dear we will have lots of leisurely good times

[letterhead]ere long. fancy free from confounded trains & book-building botherations Do be careful to keep out of the sun these hot desert days. Sleep long in the cool mornings & eat only what is the very best for you. no matter …

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Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1910 May 14., Clara Barrus May 1910

Letter From Clara Barrus To John Muir, 1910 May 14., Clara Barrus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

814 East Highland Drive, Seattle, Washington, May 14,1910.Dear Mr. Muir:Aren't you surprised to get a letter from me written from this place, with the Olympics and Mt. Rainier and Mt, Baker to be seen from the house, and this afternoon we have been motoring along Lake Washington, and got a most wonderful view of the Cascades,Well, I'm surprised myself. Two weeks ago to-day at this time in the afternoon I had no thought of being here. On the evening of May 1st a telegram came asking me to be in Minneapolis by May 5th. I had known a week previous …

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Letter From John Muir To Richard A. Ballinger, 1910 May 12., John Muir May 1910

Letter From John Muir To Richard A. Ballinger, 1910 May 12., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

NATIONAL PARKSDirectors of California BranchMr. JOHN MUIR, President, MartinesDR. WM. F. BADE, Vice President, BerkeleyMR W. S. GOULD, OaklandMrs. JAS. B. HUME, BerkeleyMR. CHAS. KEELER, BerkeleyPROF. J. N. LECONTE, BerkeleyMRS. KATHARINE MILLER, BerkeleyPROF. W. C. MORGAN, BerkeleyMR. E. T. PARSONS, San FranciscoREV. WM. T. PATCHELL. San JoseMR. WILLOUOHBY RODMAN, Los AngelesMR. GEO. EDWARDS, Secretary, 302 Mills Building, S. F.MRS. R. V. COLEY. Treasurer, 302 Mills Building, S. F.CALIFORNIA Branch302 MILLS BUILDINGSAN FRANCISCOMR. ALLEN CHAMBERLAIN, BostonMR. ASAHEX. CURTIS, SeattleMR. HENRY E. GREGORY. New YorkMR. ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON, New YorkMISS HARRIET MONROE, ChicagoMR. J. HORACE MCFARLAND, Harrisburg, Pa.MR. JOHN W. NOBLE, ST. …

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Letter From John Muir To William Colby, 1910 May 7., John Muir May 1910

Letter From John Muir To William Colby, 1910 May 7., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., May 7, 1910.Mr. William E. Colby,302 Mills Bldg.,San Francisco, Cal.Dear Mr. Colby:-Am glad to hear from you. The bitter and long drawn out Pinchot fight may have some little influence against our cause but I hardly think it can amount to much. Probably on the contrary, as far as Mr. Ballinger is concerned, it will cause him to stand all the more firmly in favor of what he honestly believes is right in the Park matter, feeling as he does that all the best public opinion throughout the country will be with him.The preparation for a vigorous …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 May 7., John Muir May 1910

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 May 7., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., May 7, 1910.Darling Helen:-I am going with Mr. Hooker and three of his friends to the Grand Canyon, and hope to see you by the way at Barstow. We leave here next Friday morning, May 13th, on the Limited. We will probably stay at the Canyon three or four days, and therefore I shall expect to get a couple of fifteen minute peeks at you in going and coming.Houghton Mifflin Company say they want to get out the book "My First Summer in the Sierra" at once. They seem highly pleased with it and are asking for …

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Letter From Maggie Rae Lunam To [John Muir], 1910 May 5., Maggie Rae Lunam May 1910

Letter From Maggie Rae Lunam To [John Muir], 1910 May 5., Maggie Rae Lunam

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]very well we will hope to see James & Mrs Hay this summerWe will be so pleased to have a few lines from you Mother & I often talk about youMother joins me in kindest loveBelieve meyours affectyMaggie Rae Lunam[1]AnsweredWestfieldDunbarMay 5th 1910Dear CousinWhat a pleasure it gave us to receive the fine large photos last week of your self & friends, they are beautifully taken & it is so good of you in them both, we do prize them04757

[2]Mother is very feeble just now since the middle of March she has not been downstairs, gets up a bit in …

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Letter From John Muir To [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1910 May 3., John Muir May 1910

Letter From John Muir To [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1910 May 3., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., May 3, 1910.My dear Mr. Lukens:-I have just written to Lottie to cheer her up in her work in San Francisco, promising to call on her as soon as possible at 1249 O'Farrell Street. As soon as I can will try to see you and talk things over.Ever faithfully your friend,[illegible]

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Letter From Stella Boyle To John Muir, 1910 May 3., Stella Boyle May 1910

Letter From Stella Boyle To John Muir, 1910 May 3., Stella Boyle

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

AnsweredNew Harmony, Ind.May 3, 1910.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Calif.Dear Mr. Muir, Enclosed is a statement written by Earl Lyon, which he delivered at the planting of a tree on Arbor Day April 28. These are the exact words of his original copy, and was written without suggestion as to thoughts to be given. The class was asked to name our tree and to write why we named it John Muir. This was the best and he gave it as an address at the Arbor Day Program.Earl is eleven years of age and in the sixth year. He is the son of …

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Pacific Weekly, May 3, 1910, University Of The Pacific May 1910

Pacific Weekly, May 3, 1910, University Of The Pacific

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Letter From Henry L. Abbot To John Muir, 1910 May 1., Henry L. Abbot May 1910

Letter From Henry L. Abbot To John Muir, 1910 May 1., Henry L. Abbot

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Washington D. C. 1 May 1910.My dear Mr Muir,I write to say that my son Col. Abbot has been transferred from here to take direction of the Boston district, and that my address hereafter will be 23 Berkeley Street, Cambridge Mass. in case you should have occasion to write.I saw Brewer and Hague at the National Academy meeting week before last, and shall soon see Sargent. I wish you were this side of the Rockies too.Very truly yours,[illegible]Was glad to have yours of 14th ult. The Ballenger-Pinchot fight goes on actively.04754

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Letter From Leonard Lyell To [John Muir], 1910 Apr 30., Leonard Lyell Apr 1910

Letter From Leonard Lyell To [John Muir], 1910 Apr 30., Leonard Lyell

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[4]any letter for me directed to care of [illegible] Belfow [illegible] [illegible] 50 California Street will find me on arrival.I remain [sincerely?]yours faithfullyLeonard Lyell[illegible].John Muir [illegible].[1][letterhead]30 April 1910Dear SirI have the pleasure to enclose - letter of introduction from Prof. Osborn of New York and to say that I expect to be in San Francisco by the middle of May where I hope to have the pleasure of calling on youMy object is going to California to [illegible] visit some of the forests and [particularly?] 04753

[2]the Sequoia to the King river Valley - also a typical Red Wood Forest …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Apr 29., John Muir Apr 1910

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Apr 29., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., April 29, 1910.Darling Helen:-I have been home since I wrote you last, but stayed only one day to deposit some manuscript in the bank vault, and bring a lot more down here, on which I am hard at work. It is that Pelican Bay Auto- stuff. Don't know how much longer it will take to finish it, and the trouble is it will have to be gone all over again before finally getting it into shape. It promises to run into half a dozen volumes. I am thinking of taking the animal stories out of it and …

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Letter From T[Heodore P.] Lukens To John Muir, 1910 Apr 29., Theodore P. Lukens Apr 1910

Letter From T[Heodore P.] Lukens To John Muir, 1910 Apr 29., Theodore P. Lukens

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]PASADENA, CAL., April 29 1910My Dear Mr. Muir,Knowing of our lasting friendship, I want to say a few words to you in regard to my dear granddaughter Charlotte. She has grown to be most a woman now and is at the Young Woman's Christian Association in San Francisco 1246-1259 O'Farrell St. she is boarding there and looking for a situation as book keeper and type writer. I have sent her to school here and she has graduated and has her diploma, but as yet has no experience in practical work, and of course does not expect a position where experience …

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Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Apr 29., John Muir Apr 1910

Letter From John Muir To [William] Colby, 1910 Apr 29., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

325 West Adams Street,Los Angeles, Cal., April 29, 19l0.William E. Colby,302 Mills Bldg.,San Francisco, Cal.Dear Mr. Colby:-What's the news? I met Mrs. Waters, President of the Womans Federated Clubs, today and had a long talk with her on Hetch-Hetchy matters. She will start next Tuesday for Cincinnati. Please send her a map, and several copies of our pamphlet and leaflets. Her address will be- Mrs. R. J. Waters, Gibson House, Cincinnati, Ohio, from May 9th to 18th.I propose Joseph J. Perkins and John B. Henck, Jr., both of Santa Barbara, for club membership.Am hard at work here and will be …

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Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1910 Apr 27., Ferris Greenslet Apr 1910

Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1910 Apr 27., Ferris Greenslet

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

EDITORIAL ROOMSHOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY4 PARK STREET BOSTONApril 27th, 1910.Dear Mr. Muir,We have read the journal of your First Summer in the Sierra with uncommon interest. It takes the reader out of doors and up into the mountain air, it seems to us, with extraordinary vividness. A contract for its publication will presently be sent you, and if you will send us at your convenience the illustrative material we shall just it forward at once.If, as we imagine, most of the sketches are in the nature of incidental drawings, we shall probably plan to insert them in the body of the …

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Pacific Weekly, April 26, 1910, University Of The Pacific Apr 1910

Pacific Weekly, April 26, 1910, University Of The Pacific

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Letter From Henry Fairfield Osborn To [John Muir], 1910 Apr 25., Henry Fairfield Osborn Apr 1910

Letter From Henry Fairfield Osborn To [John Muir], 1910 Apr 25., Henry Fairfield Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

April 25th 1910[letterhead]My dear friend,I take great pleasure in introducing Sir Leonard Lyell - a son of Charles Lyell, who desires advice from you regarding a forest journey in04748California.We are all well and happy - with our lives enriched and refreshed with recollections of our delightful days with you.Looking forward to your approaching visit

Am,faithfully yoursHenry Fairfield Osborn

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Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1910 Apr 22., Ferris Greenslet Apr 1910

Letter From Ferris Greenslet To John Muir, 1910 Apr 22., Ferris Greenslet

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

April 22nd, 1910.Dear Mr. Muir,The manuscript or the Sierra book has come safely to hand and shall have very prompt and hospitable attention. It will perhaps be a service to us if you will send us at once whatever illustrative matter you have,-both photographs and sketches.Sincerely yours,[illegible]John Muir. Esq.

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Letter From G. W. Esterly To John Muir, 1910 Apr 20., G. W. Esterly Apr 1910

Letter From G. W. Esterly To John Muir, 1910 Apr 20., G. W. Esterly

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

G. W. ESTERLYDEPUTY AUDITORTREASURY DEPARTMENTWashington.April 20th, 1910.Mr. John Muir,Martinez, California.Dear University Friend:I have many thimes thought of writing you to renew our old-time Wisconsin University acquaintance, but, this time am resolved to act on that "suggestion".We were both school-mates and class-mates, though net intimately acquainted at Madison in the years 1861 and 1862 under Professor John W. Starling, professor Fuchs, and lastly though not leastly under Doctor Eara S. Carr, who was very greatly beloved by each and every member of his classes in Chemistry, Geology, etc. He later moved to southern Cal. and died there after I came here …

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Letter From Francis George To John Muir, April 20, 1910, Francis George Apr 1910

Letter From Francis George To John Muir, April 20, 1910, Francis George

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Valona April 20th 10 Mr. John Muir Martinez Calif. Dear Sir, Kindly credit amount of Enclose Ck No 43 for $367.00 as follows. To Mr. J. Talken on lot 10.00 to Mr. S. Zeppen on lots 7.00 to Mr. J. Bonacci on lots 25.00 to Mrs. Rose Gerz in full 50.00 to Mr. Serafino Triglia [?] in full 275.00 Kindly have deed made for South ½ of lots7-8 Block 33 to Serafino Triglia. Also have Deed made for lot facing on extension of Ceres street commencing 50 ft from the North west corner of Mr. Talkens lot on Port St. …

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Pacific Weekly, April 19, 2010, University Of The Pacific Apr 1910

Pacific Weekly, April 19, 2010, University Of The Pacific

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1910 Apr 14 Jm To Clara Barrus P1, John Muir Apr 1910

1910 Apr 14 Jm To Clara Barrus P1, John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[Page 1] br> Martinez, Cal., April 14, 1910br> Miss Clara Barrusbr> State Hospital br> Middletown NYbr> Dear Miss Barrus;-br> I thank you for your long cordial letter. I have been very busy, almost stupidly so, of late, else I would have answered sooner. I have just got completed a rambling sketch of my first summer in the Sierra, some of which may prove to be worth while.br> Glad you are taking an interest in the National Park.br> I have heard from both Mr. Browne and Oom John, both busy and happy as usual. br> I sympathize with you in your …

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Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Apr 13., John Muir Apr 1910

Letter From [John Muir] To Helen [Muir Funk], 1910 Apr 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Los Angeles, Cal., April 13, 1910.Darling Helen:-The reason you have not heard from me so often these days is that I have been very very busy. I think I told you about being with Professor and Mrs. Osborn, and with the Carnegies. Since then I have got another little book put into type-writing, ready for the publishers with the exception of illustrations, which I have not yet decided on. It will be called, I suppose, "My First Summer in the Sierra, and is made up of the journal of 1869, in those blue-covered note books you have often seen.Tomorrow I …

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Letter From John Muir To Ferris Greenslet, 1910 Apr 13., John Muir Apr 1910

Letter From John Muir To Ferris Greenslet, 1910 Apr 13., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal., April 13, 1910.Mr. Ferris Greenslet,Houghton Mifflin Co.,Boston, Mass.Dear Mr. Greenslet:-I thank you for your letter of March 23rd. I expect to send manuscript of "My First Summer in the Sierra" by express tomorrow and hope you will find it worth while. I suppose it will have to be well illustrated. I have plenty of photographs illustrating the region, and also quite a number of my own pencil sketches. I suppose some of these notes may be used in my autobiography. They have already been drawn upon to some extent in the "Mountains of California" and "Parks." Let me …

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Letter From Henry G. Bryant To John Muir, 1910 Apr 13., Henry G. Bryant Apr 1910

Letter From Henry G. Bryant To John Muir, 1910 Apr 13., Henry G. Bryant

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

American Alpine ClubCOUNCILORSPROF. JOSEPH N. LECONTEREV. HARRY P. NICHOLSPROF. HARRY FIELDING REIDPROF. A. LAWRENCE ROTCHPRESIDENTPROF. JOHN MUIRVICE-PRESIDENTSPROF. CHARLES E. FAYMR. HARRINGTON PUTNAMSECRETARYMR. HENRY G. BRYANT806 LAND TITLE BUILDINGPHILADELPHIATREASURERMR. GEORGE VAUX, JR.404 FRANKLIN BANK BUILDINGPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia, April 13, 1910.Prof. John Muir,Martinez,Cal.My dear Professor Muir:-I enclose application for two candidates for your consideration and vote. Mr. Palmer furnishes me with the following details: Mr. Butters is a Harvard graduate, class 1900. Since that data instructor in Botany at the University of Minnesota. For seven or eight years has traveled through the Selkirks and Rocky Mts. most of the time with Mr. Holoway, collecting …

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Pacific Weekly, April 12, 1910, University Of The Pacific Apr 1910

Pacific Weekly, April 12, 1910, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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Letter From Henry F[Airfield] Osborn To Robert J.Collier, 1910 Apr 6., Henry Fairfield Osborn Apr 1910

Letter From Henry F[Airfield] Osborn To Robert J.Collier, 1910 Apr 6., Henry Fairfield Osborn

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

copy6 April,1910,br>My dear Mr. Collier:I have recently been staying California with John Muir and got into the Yosemite although I was unable to enter the Hetch Hetchy. I regret to [say?] that your attacks on Secretary Ballinger [include?] his attitude in the Hetch Hetchy matter, which I believe to be entirely correct and patriotic. I am convinced by Mr. Muir and by the recent report of my friend Director George Otis Smith of the U. S, Geological Survey that the appropriation of the Hetch Hetchy valley for reservoir purposes by the city of San Francisco is totally unnecessary and …

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Pacific Weekly, April 5, 1910, University Of The Pacific Apr 1910

Pacific Weekly, April 5, 1910, University Of The Pacific

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Letter From Charlotte Kellogg To [John Muir], [1910] Apr 3., Charlotte Kellogg Apr 1910

Letter From Charlotte Kellogg To [John Muir], [1910] Apr 3., Charlotte Kellogg

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Carmel, 3rd April -[1910]My very dear friend-This business of packing up and then unpacking - of shutting up the house, and opening up an other - is all to blame!I have meant a dozen times to thank you for the book, which I have the greatest pleasure in possessing- and especially to thank you for putting the picture in the front.And how we did enjoy04742

your letter!If I were going out at all, [we?] should be waling in upon you some week end; but for these next three months I am to be quietly domiciled in this wee cottage, cutting …

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