Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
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[3]that institution along lines of honor and usefulness so far as I can contribute as permanent secretary. See what has happened.Six days ago I went to see a gentleman of this city to interest him in the Academy. I succeeded! He has offered us a beautiful site and $100,000 to start the fund, and now I am foraging for the rest — for a donor of the building and for $500,000 more for maintenance, for we shall need an income of at least $30,000. Of course I shall have to have a living salary for the work of organization will be tremendous & continuous. (If I were able to do so I would decline a salary as I did that of the Secretary of the Copyright League).Now, this has occurred since I called on Mrs.[2]in the Rape of the Hetch Hetchy. I sincerely hope (and with some confidence) that they may yet prevent the valley from going to the dogs. I feel just as badly as you, but I am learning not to fret over evil-doers. In fact I am mastering the demon of worry & concentrating on the beauty and kindness of the world. If I were willing to worry I could find plenty of justification in my treatment of others and in my loss of nearly a year in making my new start.But the light is breaking! We are about to realize my dream of an endowed Academy, I feel confident. If that is done, my activities thenceforth will go into the building-up of
Location
New York
Date Original
1914 Mar 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir22_0253-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0253
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
