Creator
author unknown
Recipient
Mary Bell
Transcription
[letterhead]
[1]
Dear Miss Bell,
I saw Prof Bradley and worked him for all I could get. It will be impossible for him to write the leading article--he says that Miss Graydon of whom I spoke to you--should do that--but he promised to give us, in time for the December number, a complete bibliographical account of Mr. Muir, with appreciative comment. I think we are lucky in getting this, (which will in itself be of real literary
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[2]
[letterhead]
literary value) as Prof Bradley is very busy this term. I am pretty sure that we can get Miss Graydon to write; these two, together with your contribution, ought to be a substantial basis upon which to build our hopes
How do you think the announcement ought to be made in the Prospectus. I thought of putting something like this
Muir Number
The name of John Muir has long been prominently identified with California, its forests & mountains. The magazine will issue a special
illustrated Muir number containing appreciative sketches of the naturalist's life & work
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Location
Berkeley [Calif.]
Circa Date
[1897]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 14 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Unidentified, "Letter from author unknown to Mary Bell, [ca. 1897?] ." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2052.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2052
Resource Identifier
muir09_1236-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 1236
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
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
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
