Creator
Elliott McAllister
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
SIERRA CLUB,
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BUILDING,
ROOM 51A.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Mr. John Muir
May 24th 1884
Martinez
Dear Mr. Muir
Your letter of the 21st is at hand and its contents noted. In talking with Mr.Olney he seemed to think that Judge Beatty was too busy a man to put on the Committee of Parks and Reservations. I would suggest the name of W. C. Belcher of the law firm of Mastick, Belcher and Mastick. He it a friend of Mr.Olney's and interested in the Club. You may know him personally as he is a person of considerable prominence.
A letter from Mr.Johnson of the Century addressed to the Directors it at hand. He urges that we considermthe subject of recession and institute a popular movement in its favor.
Mr.Olney and I talked over the best method and of presenting thismatter to the Directors so as to ascertain their sentiments. Hethought my suggestion good, that is to send a copy of theletter to each of the Directors calling for an expression ofopinion as to whether we should make definite moves in thismatter, of them decide on a meeting.
A Directors meeting it to difficult, that this seems the only method; and with your approval I till carry it out.
Should you be in towns on Saturday, I will meet you at the University Club about one o'clock.
Yours truly
[illegible]
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1894-05-24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
McAllister, Elliott, "Letter from Elliott McAllister to John Muir, 1894 May 24." (1894). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 6858.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/6858
Resource Identifier
muir08_0285-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0285
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
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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
