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Letter to John Burroughs from Morrison DeWitt, a Student Thanking Him for a Nature Walk, May 16, 1901

Morrison, DeWitt1901-05-16

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Dearborn, MI, United States

In May 1901, John Burroughs traveled to the State Normal School in New Paltz, New York to share his love of nature with the students. On a hike he discussed the local landscape and made observations about the natural world -- the group even found a quail's nest with eggs. Students later wrote thank you notes and invited Burroughs back for a future visit.

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  • Title: Letter to John Burroughs from Morrison DeWitt, a Student Thanking Him for a Nature Walk, May 16, 1901
  • Creator: Morrison, DeWitt
  • Date Created: 1901-05-16
  • Location: United States, New York, New Paltz
  • Subject Keywords: Burroughs, John, 1837-1921, State Normal School (New Paltz, N.Y.), Naturalists, Educating, Students, Nature study, Letters (Correspondence)
  • Type: Documents
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Letter (Correspondence)
  • Object ID: 93.205.125.4
  • Image ID: THF233560
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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