Creator
C[harles] W[alter] Carruth
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]mountaineer, and the prose (but not prosy) poet are all in evidence in the phrase.With regard to the Book Shower: we should all have been honored could you have been with us. Miss Coolbrith will appreciate you can send her as much now as she would on that occasion--only, if you could take it to her in person it would be worth so much more to her. I am sure that a grip of your hand would give her more pleasure than a thousand books, as much as she loves your handiwork. Her address is 1067 Broadway, San Francisco. Take the Union St. Car (the Presidio line), get off at Jones St, climb the craggy ascent to Green St. and walk two blocks to Broadway, then half a block eastward.The Carruths are fairly well as a family. Mrs. C's health has not been so good the past year as for several years previously, but Irma and Will have both enjoyed the best of health and I am always well. Irma is teaching in the Oakland Manual Training & Com'l High School and Will has just finished his musical work at Yale, and will be at home soon to remain we trust. I am going with the Sierra Club for their Summer trip, and have wondered whether I should have the pleasure of meeting you during the outing.The California Writers' Club, the Poets' Section of which tendered Miss Coolbrith the Shower which has
Location
Oakland [Calif.]
Date Original
1912 May 31
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17 x 27 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir20_1021-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 1021
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
