Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Margaret Rae Lunam]
Transcription
" To explore, enjoy, and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning them; to enlist thesupport and co-operation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains."Board of Directors—1912-1913Mr. John Muir. President . . . . MartinezProf. A. G. McAdie. Vice-President . San FranciscoProf. J. N. Le Conte. Treasurer . . . BerkeleyMr. William E. Colby, Secretary . . San FranciscoProf. Wm. F. Badè . . . . . Berkeley Prof. Vernon L. Kelloer . . Stanford UniversityMr. E. T. Parsons . . . San FranciscoMr. Willoughby Rodman . . . Los AngelesMr. Clair 8. Tappaan . . . . Los AngelesOuting CommitteeProf. J. N. Le Conte Mr. E. T. ParsonsMr. Wm. E. Colby. Chairman and ManagerMr. Clair 8. Tappaan, (Los Angeles) Assistant ManagerHonorary Vice-PresidentsHon. James Bryce, British Embassy, Washington. D. C.Mr. Henry 8. Graves . . . Washington, D. C.Pres. David Starr Jordan . . Stanford UniversityMr. J. Horace McFartand . . . Harrisbnrg. Pa.Editorial BoardProf. Wm. F. Bade. Editor . . . . BerkeleyMr. Wm. E. Colby, Notes and Correspondence,BerkeleyMrs. E. T. Parsons, Book Reviews . . BerkeleyMr. A. H. Allen Mr. Elliott McAllisterProf. J. B. Church. Jr. Mr. Edward T. ParsonsProf. J. N. Le Conte Prof. H. W. RolfsMartinez, Cal, Nov. 26, 1912.My Dear Cousin:-I am very glad to learn by your last letterwritten by Maggie that you are still well enough to be up everyday, and that Maggie also is unusually well. As far as I haveheard from the family out here, we are all about as usual. Iam now very busy writing a book on Alaska. I hope that sometime next spring I shall have the pleasure of sending you a firstvolume of my autobiography entitled My boyhood and youth", whichwill recall, my dear cousin, the time when you used to torment mewith kisses on the stone stairs when I was going up to grandfathersto learn my lessons.Enclosed you will find $100. With one-half of it, buysomething to add to your comfort, the other half to be distributedamong the poor.Ever your affectionate cousin,John Muir053041
Location
Martinez, Calif.
Date Original
1912 Nov 26
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [Margaret Rae Lunam], 1912 Nov 26." (1912). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6400.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6400
Resource Identifier
muir20_1445-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 1445
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
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. 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
