Creator
C. J. Scott
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[Illegible],1910134 Cushing Ave.,Dorchester, Mass.My dear Mr. Muir:-I am taking the liberty of sending you under separate cover, today, a photograph of yourself, which I am going to ask if you will be kind enough to autograph for me,Please believe me, that no gratification of an idle whim prompts me to ask this from you, but that I desire it to frame and hang on the walls of my library as a personal memento of one whose writings have afforded both Mrs. Scott and I great pleasure.I should prefer to have the photo signed on the mount, underneath, rather than on the picture itself I am enclosing04709
return postage, and have pasted a self-addressed slip on the inside of wrapper, which you can reverse in returning to me.Thanking you very sincerely for your courtesy in the matter, I am with all good wishes,Yours very truly,[Illegible]
Location
Dorchester, Mass.
Date Original
1910 Feb 19
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Scott, C. J., "Letter from C. J. Scott to John Muir, 1910 Feb 19." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 4947.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/4947
Resource Identifier
muir19_0163-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0163
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
