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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: John Muir Collection
Creator:
Muir, John
Creator:
Lummis, Charles Fletcher
Creator:
Fenyes, Eva Scott
Identifier/Call Number: MS.670
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1824-1966
Abstract: John Muir (1838-1914) was a naturalist and philosopher, famous for spurring on the movement to develop the U.S. National Parks.
This collection spans from 1824-1966 and includes correspondence, an original sketch of Muir by Eva Scott Fenyes, newspaper
clippings, ephemera, and a copy of Muir's Yosemite Valley journal.
Language of Material:
English
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John Muir (1838-1914) was a naturalist and philosopher, famous for calling attention to the natural lands of the United States
and spurring on the movement to develop the National Parks. He was a Scottish-born U.S. author, and early advocate of preservation
of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the
Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia
National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the largest conservation organizations
in the United States.
This collection spans from 1824-1966 and includes copies of John Muir's correspondence with Charles Fletcher Lummis from 1895-1912,
an original sketch of Muir by Eva Scott Fenyes, newspaper clippings of articles by or about John Muir, ephemera, and a copy
of Muir's journal documenting his time in the Yosemite Valley from 1869-1870. The journal copy appears to have been made by
Jeanne Carr, date unknown. This collection contains photostats of correspondence between Muir and Lummis, the originals of
which have been moved to MS.1 Charles Fletcher Lummis Manuscript Collection (MS.1.1.3221A and B).
John Muir Collection, 1824-1966, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.670; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November
7, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Donations from H. W. O'Melveny, 1935 September 13; Frederick Webb Hodge, 1938-1946; and Library staff.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Manuscripts
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
Clippings
Diaries
Photostats
Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Pencil sketches
Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.)