Creator
Olga Zeller
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[Page 1] [1900] Mr. John Muir Kind Friend Please excuse me in addressing you as such, but I feel so very well-acquainted with you hearing my dear friend Wanda speak so often of you. Wanda and I were dear friends at Miss Heads School. After my leaving school I organized a Club among the young people on this Island. We have only ten members, still our motto is Progress. At every meeting I generally read some good book and I always tell them [Page 2] some anecdote. The last one was one which Wanda related to me of Mr. James Russell Lowells visit to you in the Northern Region and how you prevented the talkative woman bothering you. We are now taking a collection of letters from Californias most beloved men. Your letter will be the very first and I hope I will not be troubling you to much. I being President of the Progressive Bouldin Club have taken this liberty begging to receive a few lines from you. After hearing from you
our Club shall certainly dive deeper into Literature and read your beautiful descriptions of the Birds that inhabit the Yosemite Valley and your many other interesting books. I, myself will greatly appreciate a letter written to our Club as an encouragement, for I am working heart and soul for its success. My only consolation is ΓÇ£All large things are begun on small scales.ΓÇ¥ With the kindest of wishes to Wanda Miss Helen, Mrs. Muir and yourself. Believe me Yours most gratefully Olga Zeller (Formerley of Miss Heads) Bouldin Island San Joaquin Co.,Calif. President of the Progressive Bouldin Club
Location
Bouldin Island, Calif.
Circa Date
[1905]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24 cm.
Recommended Citation
Zeller, Olga, "Letter from Olga Zeller to John Muir [1905?]" (1905). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3462.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3462
Resource Identifier
muir15_0878-ad-5
File Identifier
MSS 048 John Muir Papers
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
