Title:
Letter from W[illia]m E. Colby to John Muir, 1908 Apr 16.
Creator:
W[illia]m E. Colby
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
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Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1908 Apr 16
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_0408-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 21 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
San Francisco
Rights:
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Transcription:
To explore, enjoy, and render accessible the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic information concerning
them; to enlist the support and co-operation of the people and the Government in preserving the forests and other natural
features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. SIERRA CLUB Mills Building San Francisco, Cal. Board of Directors 1907-1908
Mr. John Muir, President Martinez Prof. A. G. McAdie, Vice-President San Francisco Prof. J. N. Le Conte, Treasurer Berkeley
Mr. William E. Colby, Secretary Berkeley Prof. Wm. F. Bade Berkeley Prof. George Davidson San Francisco Prof. W. R. Dudley
Stanford University Mr. Warren Olney San Francisco Mr. E. T. Parsons San Francisco Outing Committee Mr. Wm. E. Colby,
Chairman Prof. J. N. Le Conte Mr. E. T.Parsons Honorary Vice-Presidents Prof. George Davidson San Francisco Mr. R. U.
Johnson The Century, New York Pres. David Starr Jordan Sanford University Mr. Gifford Pinchot Washington, D. C. Committee
on Publications Mr. Elliott McAllister, Editor San Francisco Prof. Wm. F. Bade, Book Reviews Berkeley Prof. Wm. R. Dudley,
Forestry Notes . Stanford Univ. Mr. Alex. G. Eells Prof. H. W. Rolfe Mr. E. T. Parsons Mr. Willoughby Rodman San Francisco,
April 16, 1908. Mr.John Muir, Daggett, Mohave Co., Cal. My Dear Mr. Muir:- We had a meeting of the Board of Directors
the other day, and when they learned of your reoent illness, they instructed me to write to you and express their sympathy,
and also to tell you how glad they were to learn of your recovery. Very sincerely yours, illegible 04139