Muir (John) - Trout (William) Correspondence, 1876-1913

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Summary

Title:
Muir (John)-Trout (William) Correspondence,
Dates:
1876-1913
Creators:
Mary Renner
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Muir (John)-Trout (William) Correspondence, Mss2.M953t, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Biographical / historical:

John Muir worked as a mechanic for two years at William Trout's sawmill near Meaford, Ontario (1864-1866). The factory burned in February 1866, destroying Muir's field journals and putting him out of work. However, the naturalist remained friendly with the Trout family and maintained sporadic contact with them for the remainder of his life. In his correspondence Muir discusses his writing, commends Trout's mechanical abilities and debates with him about Darwin's theories.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
0.1 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: October 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Muir (John)-Trout (William) Correspondence, Mss2.M953t, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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