Creator
J. E. Calkins
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
Lordsburg April 16, 1913.
My Dear Mr. Muir:_
A day or so ago the mail brought me from Houghton Mifflin Co., a beautiful Copy of your beautiful book, "The Story of my Boyhood and Youth", with a card inscribed "with the Compliments of the Author". A most valued treasure, and a most delightful surprise. I am sure you would have felt a degree of satisfaction if you could have seen the reception the whole family gave this charming arrival.
These are busy days, so I have not had time to advance beyond the 33rd page, which reeks of blood and battle. and is an awful temptation to deny the flesh by burning the midnight oil till these thrilling thrashings, on and off the playground, are passed. But I am only waiting my time and Chance, and I promise myself Some good times, looking backward with you over those wild boyhood days, and the others that came after them.
I am simply delighted to have this further chance of readng something from your pen, and to know that you have thought Enough of me to remember me in this opulent fashion. I hardly know
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Location
Lordsburg, Calif.
Date Original
1913 Apr 16
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Calkins, J. E., "Letter from J. E. Calkins to John Muir, 1913 Apr 16." (1913). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3960.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3960
Resource Identifier
muir21_0323-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 21, Image 0323
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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
