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- John Burroughs on His 82nd Birthday, Yama Farms, New York, April 3, 1919 -
- April 03, 1919
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John Burroughs on His 82nd Birthday, Yama Farms, New York, April 3, 1919
- Letter from Clara Barrus to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward B. Greene, September 8, 1920 - Dr. Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late 19th century. In 1901, she began a close friendship with John Burroughs, the famous naturalist. Burroughs later named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer. Her correspondence covers a variety of subjects, including her relationship with Burroughs and her experiences setting up her own private sanatorium.
- September 08, 1920
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Letter from Clara Barrus to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward B. Greene, September 8, 1920
Dr. Clara Barrus was one of a small number of women who graduated from medical school in the late 19th century. In 1901, she began a close friendship with John Burroughs, the famous naturalist. Burroughs later named Barrus his literary executor and official biographer. Her correspondence covers a variety of subjects, including her relationship with Burroughs and her experiences setting up her own private sanatorium.
- John Burroughs and Frank Seaman in The Hut at Yama Farms, Napanoch, New York, 1911 - Among naturalist John Burroughs' friends was Frank Seaman, a wealthy New York advertiser. Seaman often invited Burroughs to visit him at the Hut -- Seaman's home on his Yama Farms estate in Ulster County, New York. Burroughs enjoyed his visits and provided the quote seen on the metal plaque above the fireplace: "I come here to find myself. It is so easy to get lost in the world."
- September 01, 1911
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John Burroughs and Frank Seaman in The Hut at Yama Farms, Napanoch, New York, 1911
Among naturalist John Burroughs' friends was Frank Seaman, a wealthy New York advertiser. Seaman often invited Burroughs to visit him at the Hut -- Seaman's home on his Yama Farms estate in Ulster County, New York. Burroughs enjoyed his visits and provided the quote seen on the metal plaque above the fireplace: "I come here to find myself. It is so easy to get lost in the world."