These 25 notebooks were written by John Muir between 1856 and about 1912 and offer a unique perspective on Muir's life and experiences in his own words and drawings. Generally, Muir’s notebooks are unique drafts of ideas, books, and articles, but sometimes contain field notes.
Muir also kept 78 journals that are available here. The journals generally are field notes.
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Browse the John Muir Notebooks (1856-1912) Collections:
- Religious Essays; Log School etc., 1856, 1860 [ca. 1887]
- Principles of Physics or Natural Philosophy, 1861
- [Book Notes on Scotch Geology], [ca. 1863]
- Wisconsin Prairies, etc., [ca. 1863]
- Sierra Journal, Summer of 1869, v. 1, 1869 [ca. 1887] June 3, 1869 – July 7, 1869
- Sierra Journal, Summer of 1869, v. 2, 1869 [ca. 1887] July 8, 1869 – July 27, 1869
- Sierra Journal, Summer of 1869, v. 3, 1869 [ca. 1887] July 28, 1869 – September 22, 1869
- Yosemite, etc. [Part 1], 1871-74 [ca. 1887]
- Yosemite, etc. [Part 2], 1872-1874, 1879 [ca. 1887]
- Studies Yosemite, etc., 1873 [ca. 1887]
- Sequoia Notes, 1873-1877 [ca. 1900]
- Shasta, Yosemite, Dead Rivers, 1874 [ca. 1887]
- [Yosemite Studies, etc.], 1875 [ca. 1887]
- [Nevada and Alaska essays], 1878; 1879
- Alaska Notes, Summer of 1880, 1880 [ca. 1895]
- [Northwest Geography and History], [1881]
- [Stickeen, etc.], [ca.1887]
- Alaska Notes Summer of 1890, 1890 [1895; 1912?]
- [Stickeen], [ca. 1895]
- Some Unused Notes on Camps, Walks, Death…, [ca. 1899]
- Yosemite and Alaska, [ca. 1901]
- [Sargent's Silva], [ca. 1903]
- Sketches of Fossil Flora..., [ca. 1906]
- [Book Notes], [ca. 1906]
- Amazon Notes, etc., [ca. 1911-1912]
