Creator

Harry O. Knerr

Recipient

John Muir

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[1]Allentown, Pa., Mar. 15/09.Mr John MuirMartinez ValleyCalif.My Dear Sir-:It gives me great pleasure to address you informally as I have always cherished the highest regards for the great scientist and nature lover of the west.Like John Burroughs on the Hudson, your life was devoted almost entirely to natural research and discovery. You gave to the world the first scientific knowledge of the region along the Pacific slope. You evolved that theory that the Yosemite Valley was scooped out by glacial erosion and you proved it in the face of all the wise men of the century.It is interesting to know that you discovered the largest glacier on the continent in Alaska and that your work of investigation is still going on.When Theodore Roosevelt made his04457

Location

Allentown, Pa.

Date Original

1909 Mar 15

Source

Original letter dimensions: 26 x 20 cm.

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muir18_0306-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 18, Image 0306

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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

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