Creator
W[illiam] Keith
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Dear Muir,Cant you come down next Saturday. I told Mrs [Sather?] that you might be here - if she is coming in just to meet you - she is the widow of the Banker [I gather?] she has given a great deal of money to the University and is a very interesting personality aside from this matter of money - any how if you cant come write me a nice little letter - that I can show to her - theres nothing wrong in that - simply the polite thing - she is very much interested in you & you dont suffer at my hands - do this Johnnie for auld lang syne my dear. my big Kern River picture is progressing grandly - twill make a fine illustration Joe Le C. is making 2 dozen pictures for me but stipulates that they must not be for illustration Mrs Nellie [Jumperly] is at the back of that but I have [illegible] Kern River in hand and you must write something grand about it. Ill help you.Yours W Keith00766
Location
[San Francisco, Calif]
Circa Date
[1909]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 11.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Keith, William, "Letter from W[illiam] Keith to John Muir, [1909 ?]." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5973.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5973
Resource Identifier
muir18_1025-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 1025
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
