Creator
Claire S. Robinson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
September 12, 1895
Mr. John Muir:
Dear Sir:
Knowing that as a stranger I have no right to encroach upon your time, I write trusting that if what I ask shall cause you any trouble, you will not deem it necessary to grant it.
This summer I travelled from the north fork of the Kaweah river through the canons [diacritic] of the Kaweah and Kern to Mount Whitney and ascended the mountain. Since then I have read with keen appreciation and enjoyment your "Mountains of California" and from the
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"Century" for 1891. "A Rival of the Yosemite" I am extremely anxious to find any information regarding Mt. Whitney and vicinity and Keni Canon [diacritic] and have though you will perhaps give me some reference to books or reports on the subject.
I have tried to find this without troubling you but have failed to find anything touching the subject except what I have mentioned of yours. So I come to you, fearing to intrude, but so anxious for what I ask that I feel you, who so love the beauty and magnificence
of the Sierras will excuse the liberty I have taken, because though very ignorant of much that would add to my appreciation of their grandeur, I have enjoyed this summer's outing as I never enjoyed any other pleasure in life. And I feel sure you can give me some idea of where to look for what I am seeking.
Yours sincerely
Claire S. Robinson
Room 8, P.O. Bldg.
Alameda
Cal.
Location
Alameda, Calif
Date Original
1895 Sep 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 25 cm.
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Claire S., "Letter from Claire S. Robinson to John Muir, 1895 Sep 12." (1895). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3137.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3137
Resource Identifier
muir08_1167-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 1167
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
