Creator

J. Henry Scattergood

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

J. HENRY SCATTERGOOD,
ROOM 648, "THE BOURSE,"
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, December 2, 1907.

Mr. John Muir,

Martinez, Cal.

Dear Sir:

On behalf of the Nominating Committee of the American Alpine Club I desire to inform you that we propose to recommend your name as President of the Club at the annual meeting to be held on the 30th of this month. I trust you may be villing to accept this honorary position and would ask that you so inform me, return envelope for which I now enclose.

Yours very respectfully

[illegible]
03985

Location

Philadelphia [Pa.]

Date Original

1907 Dec 2

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir16_1245-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 1245

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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

1 page

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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