Creator

F[rancies] J. G[arrison]

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY4 PARK STREET. BOSTONDec. 11, 1912John Muir, Esq.,Martinez, Calif.Dear Mr. Muir:We are sending you by this mail proof of the first five galleys in duplicate of the story of your boyhood and youth, and will ask you kindly to revise and return to us the blue pencilled set, keeping the other for yourself. We trust that you will find our divisions, chapter titles and captions satisfactory, but if not we [illegible]ll of course be glad to modify them as you think best. The remaining proofs will follow speedily, and we shall be glad to have them returned at your early convenience. Do, you care to see page proofs, or will you trust the make-up to us and rely on our careful reading?Yours very truly,Houghton Mifflin Company.[illegible]FJG/AP05317

Location

Boston

Date Original

1912 Dec 11

Source

Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir20_1469-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 1469

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

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

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