Creator
Dan Beard
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Twenty-Three
West Twenty-Fourth
Street, New York
Recreation
Magazine
Wm .E. Annis
Publisher
Telephone
Madison Sq. 4889
New York,
May Twenty-fourth.
Nineteen Five .
Mr. John Muir,
c/o James Horsburgher, Jr.,
Asst. G.P.A. Southern Pacific,
San Francisco, Cal.
Dear Mr. Muir:--
Ever since I visited the Allard herd of buffalo, on the Flathead reservation, I have been impressed with the importance of saving this group of bison for the American people, and I have taken the liberty of placing your name upon a committee for the purpose of setting the wheels in motion which will eventually put this herd in the hands of the National Government, along with the natural range upon which they now live and have prospered for a number of years.
The real work of the committee will devolve upon three members, to be named by the entire committee.
I believe that it will require nothing except an expression of opinion in concrete shape, from leading Americans, to procure the
Twenty-Three
West Twenty-Fourth
Street, New York
Recreation
Magazine
Wm .E. Annis
Publisher
Telephone
Madison Sq. 4889
-2-
desired action.
Upon receipt of an acceptance from you I will have pleasure in handing you more complete information.
I sincerely trust that you will at least allow your name to be used on the general committee for the purpose of showing the people that it is a serious effort. to protect our most typical American animal for the future generations of Americans.
Any suggestions you may have to offer will be appreciated by me very much.
Very truly yours,
[illegible]
EDITOR OF RECREATION.
03572
Location
New York
Date Original
1905-05-24 0:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Beard, Dan, "Letter from Dan Beard to John Muir, 1905 May 24." (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3337.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3337
Resource Identifier
muir15_0483-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 15, Image 0483
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
