Creator
W[illiam] G. Chapman
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Telephone, 2377 MainCable Address, Gerard-ChicagoINTERNATIONAL PRESS BUREAUW. G. CHAPMAN, Manager84-86 LA SALLE STREETCHICAGONEWSPAPERFEATURESPUBLISHERS' AND AUTHORS'AGENTS#2.If this idea appeals favorably to you I should be very happy to discuss it with you in greater detail. The best form such a series should take, I believe, would be twelve papers of about 2,000 words each, devoted to the "human interest" of the woods, fields, waters and their denizens--not a scientific dissertation, but a record of your observations presented in a manner that would appeal to and be understood by the average city dweller who has but little opportunity to study Nature at first hand.I am prompted to write you in this connection after perusing a review of your book, "STICKEEN", which I am anxious to read at the first opportunity.Trusting that the foregoing will appeal to you in some measure, and that I may be favored with an expression at your convenience, believe me to be,Yours very sincerely,[illegible]Manager[illegible]Daily Service of Humor by Great American HumoristsDaily Short Story ServiceSerials, Short Stories, etc.W. D. Nesbit's "Sermons in Song""The Kitchen Cabinet" Daily Household Feature"Mme. Merri's Novel Entertainments" Weekly Feature04475
Location
Chicago
Date Original
1909 Apr 5
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir18_0362-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0362
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 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
