Creator
Sherman D. Thacher
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
THE THACHER SCHOOLAT CASA DE PIEDRA RANCHIN THE OJAI VALLEYVENTURA COUNTY CALIFORNIASHERMAN DAY THACHERWILLIAM LARNED THACHERASSOCIATE HEADMASTERSNORDHOFF, CALIFORNIA, May 26,1909.My Dear Mr. Muir:We are sorry not to have you here. I believe as a matter of fact we oould give you a more undisturbed place to do your writing in than you can find at home. If you ever are willing to put it to a test, juit drop in on us.I saw a picture of you and Mr. John Burroughs at Mrs. Hooker's, in Los Angeles, the other day, and I want a copy of it. Will you send me the name of the photographer, if you are willing to have me get one.? You might have been Socrates and Plato discussing the meaning and origin of all things;there at the gap of that stupendous chasm of the Grand Canyon.Yours very sincerely,[ILLEGIBLE]To:Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.04512
Location
Nordhoff, Calif.
Date Original
1909 May 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Thacher, Sherman D., "Letter from Sherman D. Thacher to John Muir, 1909 May 26." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5785.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5785
Resource Identifier
muir18_0498-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0498
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
