Creator
Elizabeth A. Briggs
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[3]another grand book. I have "My First Summer in the Sierra" "Our National Parks" "The Mountains of California" and that wonderful little book "Stickeen." [illegible]oI only wish I could express the pleasure your books have given me. I loaned them to a dear lady seventy-five years old who thinks whe is too old to travel[1]Miss Briggs Canada BooksJune 29 1912Dear John Muir,I have been wishing to write to you for some weeks, ever since your return home. which was made known to me through the columns of the Boston Sunday Globe. I think it05216
[2]is advisable to read the Sunday papers as they do occasionally contain a real news item. When I read that John Muir had returned to America after a tour through Africa and also South America my heart leaped for joy at the thought of reading of your travels. I want to see the great Victoria falls through your wonderful eyes and I hope you wont wait too long before you give us
[4]2but she has had a rare treat this past winter traveling all through Cal. in her rocking chair with you. She declares that there is more real religion in your books than in most sermons & I agree with her05216
[5]I hope if you have written other books than those I have you will tell me what they are and where I may get them, and please do write at least two more. One on Africa and another on South America.Your Sincere admirerMrs Elizabeth A BriggsJune 29, 1912Calgary, Alberta, CanadaP. S. I am visiting in Mass. but will return home next week.
Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Original
1912 Jun 29
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Briggs, Elizabeth A., "Letter from Elizabeth A. Briggs to John Muir, 1912 Jun 29." (1912). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6297.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6297
Resource Identifier
muir20_1071-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 1071
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
4 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
