Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.

J. L. PICKARD,R.F.D. 12,CUPERTINO, CAL.Aug. 14 1909John Muir S [S.?] B.Dear Dr.I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your kind letter and the thrilling story of Sickeen. As I read it I recalled the history of the "Muir Glacier". I had just finished reading the July Number of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pickard, Josiah Little
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Scholarly Commons 1909
Subjects:
Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
glacier
Alaska
Online Access:https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5842
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/6858/viewcontent/muir18_0658.pdf
id ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-6858
record_format openpolar
spelling ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:muir-correspondence-6858 2023-10-01T03:56:07+02:00 Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14. Pickard, Josiah Little 1909-08-14T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5842 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/6858/viewcontent/muir18_0658.pdf eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5842 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/6858/viewcontent/muir18_0658.pdf 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. John Muir Correspondence (PDFs) Environmentalist naturalist travel conservation national parks John Muir history correspondence letters text 1909 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-09-02T22:35:51Z J. L. PICKARD,R.F.D. 12,CUPERTINO, CAL.Aug. 14 1909John Muir S [S.?] B.Dear Dr.I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your kind letter and the thrilling story of Sickeen. As I read it I recalled the history of the "Muir Glacier". I had just finished reading the July Number of the National Geographic Magazine, devoted largely to Alaska. I said to myself " much of the interest you given to that territory was awakened by the early exploration of its forbidding coast by my friend Muir whose scientific research in the mountains and over the ice fields of N. W. America has given him a world wide reputation".045602In his modesty he claims no great achievement, but his fame will not perish so long as mountains & ice fields endure". The nations will owe you a debt of gratitude for your interest in Conservation of her natural resources which the greed of men was fast wasting. It will give me great pleasure to meet you & renew Madison experiences in the early 60's I shall be glad also to know how "Time [swings?] her scyo[illegible] in your advancing years, whether he still marks time over his wooden face as during the days of the "Sanitary Commission".If my life is spared it is my plan during the Fall to call on you. You will be heartily welcomed here if you find it convenient to call. As our house04560 Text glacier Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons
institution Open Polar
collection University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons
op_collection_id ftunivpacificmsl
language English
topic Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
spellingShingle Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
Pickard, Josiah Little
Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.
topic_facet Environmentalist
naturalist
travel
conservation
national parks
John Muir
history
correspondence
letters
description J. L. PICKARD,R.F.D. 12,CUPERTINO, CAL.Aug. 14 1909John Muir S [S.?] B.Dear Dr.I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your kind letter and the thrilling story of Sickeen. As I read it I recalled the history of the "Muir Glacier". I had just finished reading the July Number of the National Geographic Magazine, devoted largely to Alaska. I said to myself " much of the interest you given to that territory was awakened by the early exploration of its forbidding coast by my friend Muir whose scientific research in the mountains and over the ice fields of N. W. America has given him a world wide reputation".045602In his modesty he claims no great achievement, but his fame will not perish so long as mountains & ice fields endure". The nations will owe you a debt of gratitude for your interest in Conservation of her natural resources which the greed of men was fast wasting. It will give me great pleasure to meet you & renew Madison experiences in the early 60's I shall be glad also to know how "Time [swings?] her scyo[illegible] in your advancing years, whether he still marks time over his wooden face as during the days of the "Sanitary Commission".If my life is spared it is my plan during the Fall to call on you. You will be heartily welcomed here if you find it convenient to call. As our house04560
format Text
author Pickard, Josiah Little
author_facet Pickard, Josiah Little
author_sort Pickard, Josiah Little
title Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.
title_short Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.
title_full Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.
title_fullStr Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.
title_full_unstemmed Letter from J[osiah] L[ittle] Pickard to John Muir, 1909 Aug 14.
title_sort letter from j[osiah] l[ittle] pickard to john muir, 1909 aug 14.
publisher Scholarly Commons
publishDate 1909
url https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5842
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/6858/viewcontent/muir18_0658.pdf
genre glacier
Alaska
genre_facet glacier
Alaska
op_source John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)
op_relation https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5842
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/muir-correspondence/article/6858/viewcontent/muir18_0658.pdf
op_rights 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.
_version_ 1778525275086127104

Similar Items