Creator

R[obert] U[nderwood] J[ohnson]

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

327 Lexington Avenue,New York, Jun. 6, 1914.My dear Muir:I went by this letter to introduce to you my good friends Mr. And Mrs. J. E. Fries of 1715 Le Lora Avenue, Berkeley, California.They are Swedish-Americans, and I think you will find them very sympathetic. They are admirers of your [illegible] and your work, but Mrs. Fries, like a good many nice people, [illegible] wrong twist in her brain in regard to [illegible] Valley. I rely on you to take it out. The Frissess have a dignity fine boy whom I call the Viking, she is greatly interested in natural history. You need in California all the lovers of [illegible] you own bread or import, and as I hope you will be good to this nice boy. He [illegible]Faithfully yours,[illegible]John Muir, Seq.,Martinez, California.

Location

New York

Date Original

1914 Jan 6

Source

Original letter dimensions unknown.

Resource Identifier

muir22_0037-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 22, Image 0037

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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