John Burroughs letter to Al Stevenson [manuscript], 1911 Feb. 2.

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John Burroughs letter to Al Stevenson [manuscript], 1911 Feb. 2.

Burroughs writes from Lamanda Park, Calif., and says that he will write Colonel [Theodore] Roosevelt and suggest that "he might well go out of his way to see the Petrified Forest." His wife is accompanying him on the trip and they are enjoying the West very much. Dr. [Clara] Barrus is with them and writes this letter for Burroughs.

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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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American naturalist and writer. From the description of Poem 1917. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49995946 One of America's great naturalist authors. From the description of Memorabilia, 1905-1931. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27057683 American teacher, naturalist, poet, and essayist of national prominence. Friend of Walt Whitman; influenced by Thoreau, Carlyle, and Emerson. Employed accurate observations of nature, scientific re...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878

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Family members represented include Theodore Roosevelt (merchant); his wife, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt; his father, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt; his mother, Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt; his uncles, John Redman Barnhill and Nicholas Roosevelt; his brothers, James Alfred Roosevelt and Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; and his children, Anna Roosevelt Cowles and President Theodore Roosevelt. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt family papers, 1810-1919 (bulk 1849-1877). (Unknown). Worl...

Stevenson, Albert D.

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Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931

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Clara Barrus (1864-1931) was a physician and author best known as the official biographer of the prominent American naturalist writer, John Burroughs (1837-1921). From the description of Clara Barrus papers, 1906-1931. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 60753199 Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late nineteenth century. An acquaintance with John Burroughs and his wife Ursala developed into a life-long friends...