Creator

Melville B. Anderson

Recipient

[John Muir]

Transcription

[1]Menlo Park, 2 June, 1914My dear Maecenas:Your kind word is cheering, & would be more so but for the disquieting hint about your health. You are most kind to think still of going with me for a short sojourn in the wilderness. You would find me a poor camper & woodsman. I have generally cont[illegible]ed to have somebody with me to do the work.-I enclose for you a page I have comp[illegible]ed with infinite [illegible]ortions & variations. Its half scriptural, half [illegible]ic arcadian charm would appeal to you --- if I have communicated it.I am getting [illegible]. My doctor tells me to go take [fall timber?]. But I'm 05760[2]trying to get a few more cantos in shape for publication; for I am in sight of the end (only four more to revise thoroughly - - others to retouch). But the end is like that arch which [resides?] forever & forever as we [move?]. First I see no way of rendering a given passage; afterward too many ways --- none good enough.I am thinking more & more of return to Italy this summer. There is a least peace.Affectionately Yours,Melville B. Anderson05760

Location

Menlo Park, Calif.

Date Original

1914 Jun 2

Source

Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 14 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir22_0359-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 22, Image 0359

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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