Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
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EDITORIAL-DEPARTMENT THE CENTURY-MAGAZINEUNION SQUARE NEW YORKR. W. GILDER, EDITOR.R. U. JOHNSON,ASSOCIATE EDITOR.C. C. BUEL,ASSISTANT EDITOR.May 27th, 1896.Mrs. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.Dear Mrs. Muir:I have just received your note of the firstof May. What a long time it has been coming!I telegraphed you the other day that the Harvardmatter was all right, as I am informed by Professor Sargent,and he urged me to make sure that Mr. Muir would come, ashis presence to receive the degree is a condition of itsconferment. If it were necessary to urge, I should urge him to come by all means. The honor of a degree from Harvard is no small one, and it will be of use to all good causes in which he is [illegible] will be enlisted in California.As I understand, there is no speech-making at the time of conferring the honor. I believe that there is alittle informal speaking at the alumni dinner afterward, but the speeches are always short and not much is expected. Moreover, if anything were expected, who could speak more interestingly of Harvard men whom he had known than your good husband. This is a very little matter and he must not
Location
New York
Date Original
1896-05-27T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21cm
Resource Identifier
muir09_0168-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0168
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
