Eadweard Muybridge to David Starr Jordan, 1892-02-11

ReadAboutContentsHelp
Muybridge to Jordan 1892-02-11

Pages

1
Indexed

1

Philadelphia 11 February 1892

Dear Sir

Although I have not the pleasure of your personal acquaintance, I may not be wrong in assuming that you know something of my work, and that my first experiments of animal locomotion were made with the co-operation of Senator Stanford.

I am now happy to say that after several years of privations, and laborious exertions, I have recovered the position--at least in reputation--from which I was displaced by the publication of "The Horse in Motion by JDB Still man," and have completed under the auspices of this University a comparatively exhaustive investigation of animal movements, and I avail myself of the oppor tunity to send you two pamphlets on the subject which I think will interest you.

I have recently seen both Mr and Mrs Stanford, and was very much gratified with the renewed assurance by Mrs Stanford of her belief that the interest and attention

Last edit almost 6 years ago by Hargrimm
2
Indexed

2

Stanford maintain an apparent undiminished interest in this subject, will you kindly permit me to inquire whether it is within the province of the Leland Stanford Junior University to [?] or aid in any marked [?] original research; and whether you would approve--or better--be willing to promote and assist such an investigation as I prepare.

It was an agreeable surprise to me while recently travelling in Europe to find that the University of Pennsylvania was chiefly know there through its association with investigations of animal locomotion.

I have made no mention of this matter in any way to Mr Stanford, prefering to first communicate with you, and to afford you an opportunity of proposing it to him should you feel so inclined.

I believe the work can be more successfully carried on in California than anywhere else, and it

Last edit almost 6 years ago by nathalie
3
Indexed

3

would be some satisfaction to me, and it might be so also to Mr Stanford that the investigation of this [?] of motion should be completed, where it was commenced.

I am Dear Sir Yours Faithfully

Eadweard Muybridge

Presdt David Starr Jordan, AM, MD Leland Stanford Junior University Palo Alto California

Last edit almost 6 years ago by nathalie
Displaying all 3 pages