Creator
L[auren] W.Ripley
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJOSEPH C. ROWELLUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY GEORGE T. CLARKSTANFORD UNIVERSITY LIBRARYCHARLES S. GREENEFREE LIBRARY OAKLANDWILLIAM R WATSONPUBLIC LIBRARY, SAN FRANCISCOF. B. GRAVESMechanics’-Mercantile library,San FranciscoJ. L. GILLISCALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARYOFFICERSPRESIDENTLAUREN W. RIPLEYPUBLIC LIBRARY SACRAMENTOVICE-PRESIDENTMRS. FRANCES BURNS LINNPUBLIC LIBRARY, SANTA BARBARASECRETARY-TREASURERMABEL G. HUNTLEYPUBLIC LIBRARY SACRAMENTOCALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONSacramento, March 20 1911Mr John Muir,Martinez, CaliforniaDear sir:-It is the desire of the California Library Association that you favor them with an address, on some topic chosen by yourself, Californian in nature if possible, at a joint meeting to held by this association and the American Library Association in Pasadena on the afternoon of May 20, next.Our Eastern friends have mentioned you as one of those they particularly want to hear, and we earnestly second their wish.Other speakers whom we hope to secure are Gov. Johnson, Luther Burbank, and Lincoln Steffens, and with you also, we think that we can present a California programme of some note.If you can favor us, I should be glad to have you indicate the honorarium that will be acceptable, in addition to your expenses.Trusting that I may have an early and favorable reply, I am,yours very truly[illegible]President, C. L. A.04981
Location
Sacramento [Calif.]
Date Original
1911 Mar 20
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Ripley, Lauren W., "Letter from L[auren] W.Ripley to John Muir, 1911 Mar 20." (1911). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6035.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6035
Resource Identifier
muir20_0187-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 0187
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
