Creator
[John Muir]
Recipient
Elon R.Brown
Transcription
65
[First draft of letter, in note-book]
Martinez, Feb. 18, '05.
Mr. Elon R. Brown,
When your letter of July 18th, 1903, was written I was studying the forests of Australia. I know very little of technical forestry. A list of books suitable for your library on practical and technical forestry you could probably get from Gifford Pinchot, or Professor Fernow.
[John Muir]
[Following letter evidently replaces the above]
When your letter of July 18, '03, was written, I was studying the forests of Australia. A list of books suitable for your library, on praotioal and technical forestry you oould get from Gifford Pinchot or Prof. Fernow better than from me, as my studies have mostly been on wild forests.
Of course you should have the works of Linnaeus, and Marshal's Arbustum Americana, Michaux's Silva of N.A., Sargent's Silva, all Thomas Niuttal's writings and those of Bertram Pursh, Kahn. Bentham and Hooker. Drumand and some other worthies. But anything like a complete list it is impossible for me to give in a letter.
I should advise you to visit the Arnold Arboretum library, one of the best I know of in America. No doubt Prof. Sar[gent] would gladly assist you in making out a list suitable to your wants.
With best wishes for your yood work, i am.
Faithfully yours,
[John Muir]
03098
Location
[Martinez, Calif.]
Circa Date
circa [19]05 Feb 18
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 17 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from [John Muir] to Elon R.Brown, [19]05 Feb 18." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3250.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3250
Resource Identifier
muir15_0212-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0212
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
Copyrighted
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
