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Title: Muiriana collection
Dates: 1864-2004
Collection number: MSS 307
Creator:
Muir, John, 1838-1914
Collection Size: 1 foot
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: This collection contains original personal
correspondence, notes, ephemera, and photographs of John Muir and materials
related to Muir family genealogy from various identified and unidentified
donors.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Muiriana collection. MSS 307. Holt-Atherton Department of Special
Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
John Muir was a aaturalist, author, and conservationist. He is
considered a precursor of the environmentalist movement. Through his numerous
books and articles, which emphasize the importance of wilderness experiences to
cultivation of spiritual values and maintenance of high-quality civilization,
Muir brought appreciation of natural environment to national consciousness.
Instrumental in creation of the National Park system, Muir was directly
involved in the creation of Yosemite, Sequoia, Grand Canyon, and Mt. Rainier
parks. He was one of the founding members of the Sierra Club (1892).
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection was created by Holt-Atherton Special Collections with
Muir-related items that have been acquired from various sources. It contains
original personal correspondence, notes and photographs of John Muir and
materials related to Muir family genealogy, and other documents related to
Muir. The genealogy materials include information on the burial place of John
Muir’s father, Daniel Muir, as well as a family history on Daniel’s sister,
Mary (Muir) Blackley. The photographs series contains photographs in which John
Muir appears and photographs that do not have John Muir in them, but are in
some way associated with him.
Collection is arranged into four series: I. John Muir Letters; II. Muir
Family Genealogy; III. Photographs; IV. Other Material.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Muir family
Strentzel family
Sierra Club
Environmentalism - West
(U.S.)