Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[William] Colby
Transcription
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 11, 1911.325 West Adams Street.My dear Mr, Colby:-Many thanks for the maps. They are just what I wanted. You forwarded a letter for me the other day from Charles Dutton in which he says that with the letter he had sent me a book. If not too heavy and clumsy I wish you would address it to me here, and charge the stamps to my account.I am glad you liked the opening chapter of "My First Summer." As to the way it reads, there is no secret about it that 1 know of, or I would send it along, as you propose. I think if the Hetch-Hetchy question holds on for another year or two that Mr. and Mrs. Parsons and yourself will be able to write any number of Sierra Books, although as you know, it is hard work anyhow. I am pegging away at the "Yosemite" now and find it hard to know what to leave out. The fact is I have been collecting material for it for forty odd years and I am embarrassed with the amount of notes I have. Be sure to tell me how Keith is and if he received the books I sent in your care, viz., two copies of "Stickeen," the two books he wished. They were sent as soon as I received his letter. WitWith many thanks, and kind regards, I am,Faithfully yours,John Muir
Location
Los Angeles
Date Original
1911 Jan 11
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [William] Colby, 1911 Jan 11." (1911). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5990.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5990
Resource Identifier
muir20_0047-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0047
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
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
