Creator
Eds. Scribner's Monthly [Robert Underwood Johnson]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Editorial Rooms of Scribner’s Monthly, 743 Broadway, New York, Sept 28 1877.
John Muir, Esq., Dear Sir:
We suppose that Mr Drake has already men- tioned the contem- plated publication of your paper on the California bird in the January numb[illegible]. Meanwhile we be[illegible] that you will tell
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us whether you have in mind any other papers suitable for Scribner. In fact we should be glad to learn what are your enthusiasms and whether you have time to put them on paper. We have thought of a paper on Farm Life in California – the picturesque side of it – but do not know whether you would write spontaneously of the subject. As our best work is unsolicited, we hesitate about naming subjects, but trust that, if our [overtures?] are welcome to you, you will frankly write us, suggesting the topics that are nearest your heart. We are indeed
[in margin: Most sincerely yours, Eds. Scribner’s Monthly]
Location
New York
Date Original
1877 Sep 28
Source
Original letter dimensions: 21 x 13.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert Underwood and Editors Scribner's Monthly, "Letter from Eds. Scribner's Monthly [Robert Underwood Johnson] to John Muir, 1877 Sep 28." (1877). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 379.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/379
Resource Identifier
muir03_0574-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0573
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
