Creator
W[illiam] B[elmont] Parker
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
W. b. PARKEREDITOR434 Lafayette St.,NEW YORKNew York, August 7, 1909.John Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Cal.My dear Mr. Muir:I am writing you again at the risk of seeming importunate, to inquire about your Autobiography. I hope this is nearing completion, or that at least some parts of it are advanced far enough so that they might be used in. a, magazine. I should be glad to" have the privilege of reading them for th Metropolitan Magazine, to which, as I think I have wri ten you, I am acting as consulting editor. The magazine will "be pleased to make generous payment for such chapters of the Autobiography as they might be able to use, and I am sure would welcome very greatly, the opportunity of publishing something by you.Yours faithfully,[illegible]04554
Location
New York
Date Original
1909 Aug 7
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Parker, William Belmont, "Letter from W[illiam] B[elmont] Parker to John Muir, 1909 Aug 7." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5836.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5836
Resource Identifier
muir18_0644-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0644
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
