Creator
C[harles] K[endall] Adams
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
June 26 th, 1897.
Mr. John Muir, LL.D.,
California.
Dear Sir:
It gives me pleasure to announce that on the unanimous recommendation of the Faculty, the Board of Regents authorized me on Commencement Day to confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. You have earned it by your explorations and your scientific work and writings The University is proud of your achievements and desires thus to indicate her high appreciation.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully yours,
C.K. Adams President.
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Location
Madison, Wisc.
Date Original
1897 Jun 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Charles Kendall, "Letter from C[harles] [Kendall] Adams to John Muir, 1897 Jun 26." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2263.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2263
Resource Identifier
muir09_0939-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0939
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
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Copyright Statement
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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
