Creator
Mrs. James E. White
Recipient
Sec. of the Smithsonian
Transcription
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Washington.
Respectfully referred to Mr John
Muir, Martinez, Calif.
and writer so advised.
Charles S. Walcott
DIRECTOR.
M.
[in margin: 309]
[Jan 8, 1903]
To the Secretary of the Smithsonian [illegible] Institution - Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me a seven to ten minnet sketch of the life and works of John Muir, who as I understand is in the employ of the government as geologist and perhaps in other capacities, in our National Parks and Reservations.
From the literary point I have "Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West"- "The Yellowstone National Parks"- "Among the Animals of the Yosemite-" and "The Grand Canon [diacritic]
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of the Colorado"- magazine articles-
How much the government gives gratis I do not know. If there is a fee attached to the replying to such requests - kindly inform me and I will willingly forward the same-
Enclosed find stamped and addressed envelope-
Trusting my request is not extravagant - and hoping an early reply I am
Sincerely yours
Mrs James E. White
Springfield
Vermont
January the eight -
nineteen hundred and three.
of the Colorado"- magazine articles-
How much the government gives gratis I do not know. If there is a fee attached to the replying to such requests - kindly inform me and I will willingly forward the same-
Enclosed find stamped and addressed envelope-
Trusting my request is not extravagant - and hoping an early reply I am
Sincerely yours
Mrs James E. White
Springfield
Vermont
January the eight -
nineteen hundred and three.
Location
Washington, D. C.
Date Original
1903 Jan 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 27.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
White, Mrs. James E., "Letter from Mrs. James E. White to Sec. of the Smithsonian, 1903 Jan 8." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2487.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2487
Resource Identifier
muir13_0046-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0046
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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Owning Institution
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Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
