Creator
Florence Merriam Bailey
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[2]Mifflin Company might have to print an emergency edition to fill the gap - which they [illegible] [illegible] loath to do. I have been bringing the [book?] up to the 1910 edition of the A.O.U. check list in no[illegible]elature and [ranges?], and hope that it will be a better tool to the young workers.I was greatly interested, some months ago, to get the letters you wrote my Father from the Yosemite, after his visit there. I suppose they were published in the Tribune but I have not found copies of them.[1]1834 KALORAMA ROAD,WASHINGTON, D.C.Feb. 8, 1914.My dear Mr. Muir;I am almost ashamed to write you after enjoying your Christmas box all these weeks in silence. But my reason is one that you will [illegible]ertain charitably, I hope. I have been working day and night on a [version?] of my H[illegible] of Birds, knowing that if I stopped to attend to the affairs of life the Houghton 05703
[3]What wonderful years those were that you spent in that grand country, alone in the mountains d[illegible]ering their history!Mr. Burroughs was in Washington not long ago on his way to the Everglades, and he spoke of seeing you on your return from Africa. I wonder if we shall have a book telling of what his other [men?] has seen.I should be glad to hear of the well-being of Helen and here babies. It seems a most beneficent outcome of her desert life. She was a [illegible] girl and she has her [reward?]. Tell her please that I always think of her with affectionate interest. Wanda and her little family it is good to know of, too.With hearty, [illegible] [tardy?], thanks for your kindly thought of us, and hoping that we may see you here again, Sincerely yours,Florence Merriam Bailey.
Location
Washington, D. C.
Date Original
1914 Feb 8
Source
Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 27 cm.
Recommended Citation
Bailey, Florence Merriam, "Letter from Florence Merriam Bailey to John Muir, 1914 Feb 8." (1914). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6494.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6494
Resource Identifier
muir22_0155-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0155
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
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
