Creator
J[ohn] Howard Brown
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
CABLE ADDRESS, "JOIST NEW YORK".
DICTATED
To By
IN MAKING REPLY, PLEASEQUOTE THIS NUMBER.
No 6/6aNEW YORK MAY 25 1895 l89IllegibleDear Sir: -We wish to insert a sketch of your life in the National Cyclopedia of American Biography, a work now in preparation, which will be to this country what the great National Biographies are to Europe. Will you therefore kindly have a biography prepared, or furnish me the data, together with brief mention of your ancestry, to enable me to write a proper article.
The Publishers make no charge whatever for the preparation and insertion of this sketch; neither is it obligatory to take a copy of the work, though of course they will appreciate the sympathy and support of such a subscription.
The press has endorsed this work as the biographical authority of the century, surpassing everything of the kind ever published. It will be sold by subscription, but is not yet placed upon the market, though nearly 5,000 advance orders have been given, which include nearly every large library here and abroad. Five volumes are already completed, and the remaining seven are in rapid course of preparation, and will probably be issued one every six months.I would like to have this biography appear in the forthcoming volume, and if you cannot prepare it yourself, will you indicate some one competent to do so. A proof will be submitted to you for correction before going to press.
Respectfully yours,
IllegibleManaging Editor.
01985
Location
New York
Date Original
1895 May 25
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Brown, John Howard, "Letter from J[ohn] Howard Brown to John Muir, 1895 May 25." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3096.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3096
Resource Identifier
muir08_0999-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0999
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
