Creator
Helen S. Wright
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
218
San Jose, Cal.,
May 1, 1895
Dear Mr. Muir,
I find genuine pleasure in your book, which you so kindly sent me. I had not yet seen it, though I had been quick to notice its coming from the press.
It makes one feel that the Douglas Squirrel, the Water-Ouzel, the wild sheep, and all the other living things you describe, are his very friends as well as yours.
The breath of the wild, free mountains is in it,
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as doubtless many have told you.
I am glad to see that the illustrations preserve the distinctive characteristics of the thing they represent. I remember how you worked for that.
When will you come to San Jose and talk to our school about something? I want this "generation" of students to know your work and you.
Hoping that this is but the beginning of what you will give
us out of the full treasury of charming things which are yours and yours alone.
I remain
Yours very sincerely,
Helen S. Wright.
Location
San Jose [Calif]
Date Original
1895 May 01
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 27 cm.
Recommended Citation
Wright, Helen S., "Letter from Helen S. Wright to John Muir, 1895 May 1." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3091.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3091
Resource Identifier
muir08_0973-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0973
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
