Letter from J. H. McCormick to John Muir, 1904 May 28.

• Main Author: McCormick, J. H.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1904
• Subjects: Environmentalist; naturalist; travel; conservation; national parks; John Muir; history; correspondence; letters; Arctic; McCormick; Peary
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2775; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/3774/viewcontent/muir14_0156_let.pdf

EIGHTHINTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICCONGRESS1904COMMITTEE OF ArrangementW J McGEENational Geographic SocietyHENRY G. BRYANTGeographical Society of PhiladelphiaGEORGE B. SHATTUCKGeographic Society of BaltimoreA. LAWRENCE ROTCHAppalachian Mountain ClubZONIA BABERGeographic Society of ChicagoGEORGE DAVIDSONGeographical Society of the PacificFREDERICK W. D'EVELYNGeographical Society of CaliforniaJOHN MUIRSierra ClubRODNEY L. GLISANMazamasANGELO HElLPRINAmerican Alpine ClubHERBERT L. BRIDGMANPeary Arctic ClubWILLIAM MORRIS DAVISHarvard Travellers ClubHUBBARD MEMORIAL, HALL,WASHINGTON, D. C.May 28th, 1904Dear Sir:I have the honor to transmit herewith a provisional form for the 2nd. announcement of the Eight International Geographic Congress. Please make such corrections or amendments as may soon desirable to you so that they can be considered at a meeting of the committee of Arrangements, to be held the early part of June. Very respectfully,[illegible]Secretary;Committee of Arrangements.Mr. John MuirMartinez,California.[03341]Martinez;, California. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT.Of theEIGHTH INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONGRESS.June 1904. The Executive Committee of the Seventh International Geographic Congress having voted to convoke the next session of the Congress in the United States in 1904, the Committee of Arrangements of the Eighth International Geographic Congress on behalf of--The American Geographical SocietyThe Geographic Society of BaltimoreThe Geographical Society of CaliforniaThe MazamasThe Peary Artic ClubThe Geographical Society of PhiladelphiaThe Appalachian Mountain ClubThe Geographical Society Of the PacificThe Sierra ClubThe American Alpine ClubThe Harvard Travellers Clubissued a Priliminary Announcement in January 1904 extending an invitation to all geographers, geographic societies and cognate institutions and all persons interested in the science of geography in any of its phases.A considerable number of individuals, societies and cognate institutions have already registered as members of the Congress, and a number ...