Creator

Henry G. Bryant

Creator

Henry G. Bryant

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

American Alpine ClubCOUNCILORSPROF. JOSEPH N. LECONTEREV. HARRY P. NICHOLSPROF. HARRY FIELDING REIDPROF. A. LAWRENCE ROTCHPRESIDENTPROF. JOHN MUIRVICE-PRESIDENTSPROF. CHARLES E. FAYMR. HARRINGTON PUTNAMSECRETARYMR. HENRY G. BRYANT806 LAND TITLE BUILDINGPHILADELPHIATREASURERMR. GEORGE VAUX, JR.404 FRANKLIN BANK BUILDINGPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia, April 13, 1910.Prof. John Muir,Martinez,Cal.My dear Professor Muir:-I enclose application for two candidates for your consideration and vote. Mr. Palmer furnishes me with the following details: Mr. Butters is a Harvard graduate, class 1900. Since that data instructor in Botany at the University of Minnesota. For seven or eight years has traveled through the Selkirks and Rocky Mts. most of the time with Mr. Holoway, collecting plants and studying the botany of those regions. He read a paper at the recent meeting of the A. A. A. S. in Boston.Mr. Holloway is a retired Banker who is now connected with the University of Minnesota where he is working along botanical lines. His special field embraces the fungi and rusts and he has published several illustrated monographs dealing with them which are regarded as authoritative.In accordance with the custom heretofore followed, on receipt of sufficient affirmative votes from the Board I will submit the candidates named to the members of the Club.Very truly yours.[illegible]Secretary.04743

Location

Philadelphia, Pa.

Date Original

1910 Apr 13

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir19_0311-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 19, Image 0311

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

Share

COinS
 
 
 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.