Creator
Florence Boyce Davis
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Waitsfield Vt. Aug 10, 1914.Mr. John Muir,My dear Mr. Muir:I find it hard to express the pleasure your letter and the copies of Stickeen gave me. Although the little book has become one of my treasures, I was even more pleased for the copy that came to "Cosey", for I realized it would mean so much to her. I knew only the author,05814
while she knew the man, and from her I have heard many happy recollections of John Muir and Yosemite.Since I read Stickeen, it seems to me I, too, know the man who wrote it. It required a big, splendid courage to brave the dangers of that glacier and it was a big, fatherly heart that took in little Stickeen, and cheered him over the dreadful crevasse.I am glad to shake hands with you, Mr. John Muir - even across so many miles, and I thank you sincerely for your letter and Stickeen.Your Green Mountain friend,Florence Boyce Davis
Location
Waitsfield, Vermont
Date Original
1914 Aug 10
Source
Original letter dimensions: 16.5 x 26 cm.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Florence Boyce, "Letter from Florence Boyce Davis to John Muir, 1914 Aug 10." (1914). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6613.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6613
Resource Identifier
muir22_0545-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 22, Image 0545
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
