Creator

Laura I. Ogden

Creator

Laura I. Ogden [Mrs. F. B.]

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

1175 Alice Streeet

Oakland Cal.

Feb 11, 1903

[letterhead]

Mr. John Muir-

Dear Sir-

The Living Writer's section of "[illegible]bell" literary club of this city - requests me to beg from you the honour of your presence, and the favor of a short address of perhaps one half [illegible]

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duration for the afternoon of March the seventeenth - the third Tuesday of the month (March) the program to commence at three o'clock - We venture to ask this favor from you for the pleasure of "[illegible]ell" members and their guests inasmuch as the afternoon is to be devoted to Californian Writers - The subject of your address we leave entirely to your own discretion - should you find it possible to give us the pleasure might I suggest that any expense attendant upon your coming we shall gladly [illegible]ange. Hoping that your response may accord with our wishes, I am yours most sincerely

Laura I. Ogden

Mrs. F.B. C[illegible] Living Wes[illegible] Section

Feb. 11- 1903


Location

Oakland, Calif.

Date Original

1903 Feb 11

Source

Original letter dimensions: 16 x 22.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir13_0176-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 13, Image 0176

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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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

2 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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