Creator
Casper Whitney
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
ColliersTHE NATIONAL WEEKLY4|6 WEST 13TH STREETNEW YORKOUT DOOR AMERICAEDITED BY CASPAR WHITNEYOctober 9th, 1909.Dear Mr. Muir:Can i not get you, I wonder, to write a short paper of say—two thousand words on—What the Mountains mean to Me, or What the Open Weans to Me, or What the Country Means to me My thought is, a paper from you that will serve to tempt others into the open. Most people seem to think that an elaborate caravan and corresponding equipment is necessary to sleep a night or two out of doors.OUTDOOR AMERICA, as you know, is an out-door missionary, and any paper from you would carry great weight with our readers. I should be pleased to have a cheque of one hundred dollars sent you for a paper such as I suggest. Of course, if my suggestion does not appeal to you, any other title that you prefer would be agreeable to me.By the way, I have sent by this post under separate cover, your little book—Stickeen—which I want very much to have you autograph for me.Sincerely yours,casper WhiturJohn Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Cali fornia.Diotatedw/s04603
Location
New York
Date Original
1909 Oct 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Whitney, Casper, "Letter from Casper Whitney to John Muir, 1909 Oct 9." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5892.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5892
Resource Identifier
muir18_0796-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0796
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
