Petition and Map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club protesting a bill to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park

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Title

Petition and Map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club protesting a bill to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park

Subject

John Muir and Yosemite National Park

Description

This letter from John Muir articulates in a clear and concise fashion his reasons for wanting to preserve the land around Yellowstone National Park. Being a primary source document, this letter expresses the weight of concern that John Muir had for the environment. He and his colleagues at the Sierra Club respected the environment and did not want to see it destroyed.

Source

Muir, John. Petition and map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club. Letter. San Francisco: Sierra Club, January 2, 1893. From National Archives Catalog. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/306674 (accessed February 23, 2016).

Date

1893

Citation

“Petition and Map from John Muir and other founders of Sierra Club protesting a bill to reduce the size of Yosemite National Park,” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 12, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/5586.