Creator
C. A. Watson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
April 8th, 1903.
Prof. John Muir,
Martinez, Calif.
Dear Sir
In reply to yours of 2nd inst. addressed to our Mr. Beach, we note that the article you are preparing for our forthcoming Encyclopedia will soon be completed.
In regard to illustrations, we prefer to leave this largely to your judgment. We would, of course, like to have a good photograph of the glacier named for yourself, and of two or three others which you might select. These photos we will return safely to you after using them to make our plates.
Very truly yours,
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
COMPILING DEPT.
C. A. Watson
ASST. EDITOR.
[03212]
"Date-1903
Mr. Frederick Converse Beach,
Editor-in-Chief Encyclopedia Americana, New York City, N. Y.
Dear Sir:-
I will prepare an article on the subject Glaciers to contain not less than tw0 thousand or more than three thousand words for the Encyclopedia Americans. Said article to be written from an American standpoint and to be completed on or before April 1st 1903. The compensation for same to be One complete Set Encyclopedia Americana found in 31st [illegible]
Accepted for Mr. Beach
By.-----
Signed John Muir
Mr Muir you keep the copy.
[03212]"
Location
New York
Date Original
1903 Apr 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 15 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Watson, C. A., "Letter from C. A. Watson to John Muir, 1903 Apr 8." (1903). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2593.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2593
Resource Identifier
muir13_0410-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0410
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
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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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
