Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
EDITORIAL-DEPARTMENT
THE CENTURY-MAGAZINE
UNION SQUARE NEW YORK
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
May 27th, 1896.
Mrs. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.
Dear Mrs. Muir:
I have just received your note of the firstof May. What a long time it has been coming!I telegraphed you the other day that the Harvardmatter was all right, as I am informed by Professor Sargent,and he urged me to make sure that Mr. Muir would come, ashis presence to receive the degree is a condition of itsconferment. If it were necessary to urge, I should urge him to come by all means. The honor of a degree from Harvard is no small one, and it will be of use to all good causes in which he is [illegible] will be enlisted in California.
As I understand, there is no speech-making at the time of conferring the honor. I believe that there is alittle informal speaking at the alumni dinner afterward, but the speeches are always short and not much is expected. Moreover, if anything were expected, who could speak more interestingly of Harvard men whom he had known than your good husband. This is a very little matter and he must not
EDITORIAL-DEPARTMENT
THE CENTURY-MAGAZINE
UNION SQUARE NEW YORK
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
Mrs.J.M.-2-
let it stand in the way of acceptance of such a compliment which is, in fact, a compliment to all those of us who have been associated with him. Harvard Commencement is an inspiring occasion and brings out the best there is in one. I am expecting a telegram from Mr. Muir in reply to my telegram. Professor Sargent is very much interested in having him come, and so am I and all of his friends at "The Century." As soon as I ascertain the exact date of Commencement I will let him know. It is along about the twenty-second or twenty-fourth of June I believe.
With kindest remembrances to you and the young ladies, as they must now be, I am, indeed,
Very sincerely yours,
P.S.
We had a little dinner at our house about a month ago,at which there were present Mr. Padarewski, Miss Szumowska, [illegble]Mr. and Mrs. Robert Underwood Janowski and their daughter, Agnes Janowski. Mr. Teslarowski also came in after dinner, and we had a Polish evening of it.
Location
New York
Date Original
1896 May 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21cm
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert Underwood, "Letter from R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson to John Muir, 1896 May 27." (1896). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 38.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/38
Resource Identifier
muir09_0168-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0168
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
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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
