Creator

John Muir

Creator

John Muir

Recipient

Helen [Muir Funk]

Transcription

We shall never forget his great kindess to us in our darkest trouble days.I have just written & telegraphed my sympathy to the family.With kindest affectionate regards to Buel & the babe I am ever your devoted fatherJohn MuirSend your letters direct to above address for this Harriman residence will be my home for a month or six weeks[letterhead]New York CityMay 25 1911Darling HelenIts delightful to get your sweet mother & child letters, and I'm glad Mrs F. is now getting better.I have just received a telegram from the Hooker family announcing the sudden death of our friend J. D. Hooker. He died yesterday about 8 hours after undergoing a surgical operation.

Location

New York

Date Original

1911 May 25

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir20_0318-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 0318

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

The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust.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

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