Creator
B. N. Baker
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJ. B. WHITE, Kansas City, Mo.,ChairmanB. N. BAKER, Baltimore, Md.J. N. TEAL, Portland, Ore.A. B. FARQUNAR, York, Pa.L. H. BAILEY, Ithaca, N. Y.THOMAS BURKE, Seattle, Wash.HENRY E. HASDTNER, Urania, La.W. A. FLEMING JONES, Las Cruces, N. M.MRS. PHILIP N. MOORE, St. Louis, Mo.MRS. J. ELLEN FOSTER, Washington, D. C.THOMAS R. SHIPP, SecretaryNATIONALCONSERVATION CONGRESSST. PAUL, MINNESOTASEPTEMBER 5 to 9 INCLUSIVEPresident, B. N. BakerExecutive Secretary, THOMAS R. SNIPPBOARD OF MANAGERSHON. A.O. EBERHART, Governor of Minnesota,ChairmanFRANK B. KELLOGS, St. Paul, Vice ChairmanGEORGE H. PRINCE, St. Paul, TreasurerREUBEN WARNER, St. PaulTHEODORE W. GRIGGS, St. PaulPAUL W. DOTY, St. PaulJ. H. BERK, St. PaulL. S. DONALDSON, MinneapolisGEORGE M. GILLETTE, MinneapolisH. A. TUTTLE, MinneapolisJ. S. BELL, MinneapolisB. F. NELSON, MinneapolisRALPH H. WHERLOCK, MinneapolisW. C. HANDY, SecretaryST. PAUL, MINN.July 25, 1910.Mr. John Muir, President,Sierra Club,Martinez, Cal.Dear Sir:The Second National Conservation Congress will be held in St. Paul, September 5 to 9, inolusive. Every indication points to a great meeting. The plan will be to agree upon definite measures for the development and use of our natural resources. The keynote of the Congress will be practical work.Colonel Roosevelt and other men of national and international prominence have accepted invitations to address the Congress.It is particularly important that the Congress shall be representative of all organizations interested in the Conservation movement. We hope greatly, therefore, that you oan be present, and that you will also appoin five delegates for the Sierra Club.Since the time is short, please send the names and addresses of these delegates to Mr. Thomas R. Shipp, Execuitve Secretary.National Conservation Congress, St. Paul, Minnesota, at the earliest possible moment.Sincerely yours,[illegible]Chairman, Board of Managers.[illegible]President of the Congress.
Location
St. Paul, Minn.
Date Original
1910 Jul 25
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Baker, B. N., "Letter from B. N. Baker to John Muir, 1910 Jul 25." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5086.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5086
Resource Identifier
muir19_0641-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0641
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
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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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
