Creator

R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

AmericanAeademy of Arts and LettersOffice of the Secretary33 East 17th StreetNew YorkOctober 23, 1909My dear Muir:I send you formal announcement of your election to the Academy. Kindly reply to me as formally On a separate sheet of note paper which I may place in the archives of the Academy. I also wish, to go beside it, an unmounted photograph of yourself, cabinet size. Please do not forget this.Please also let me know whether you can go to the meeting of the Academy in Washington December 13-14. As I think I told you, the President is to give a reception for the Academy in the "White House and Thomas "Nelson Page will also give us a dinner. Don't fail to come. [illegible]Faithfully yours,R.U. Johnson.Permanent Secretary.Mr. John Muir.04614

Location

New York

Date Original

1909 Oct 23

Source

Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 21 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir18_0837-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 18, Image 0837

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

The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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

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