The National Portrait Gallery did an exhibit on John Muir in 1971; a
small publication was put out for teachers and students and copies may
still be available from the Education Department (202) 357-2920.
 
On Thu, 21 Jul 1994 19:34:49 +0100, Duncan Smeed wrote:
 
>   John Muir Conservation Centre on the Internet (JMCCI) - Update #2
>
>Contents
>--------
>
>        1 Introduction
>        2 JMCCI Mailing List
>        3 JMCCI Web Server
>        4 Dunbar's John Muir Association
>
>1 Introduction
>--------------
>
>This is the second in a fairly {ir}regular series of follow-ups to an
>original posting I made in late March/early April.  The first posting
>outlined tentative proposals for the establishment of a John Muir
>Centre (JMC) in his birthplace of Dunbar, Scotland.
>
>The general aims of the JMC project are to:
>
>*   promote a greater appreciation of John Muir as the Scottish pioneer
>    of nature conservation;
>*   spread the global conservation philosophy of John Muir's love of wild
>    land to a local, national and international audience;
>*   establish a physical centre in Muir's birthplace of Dunbar to further
>    the above aims.
>
>My contribution to the project was to investigate/incorporate an
>Internet presence in any development at this type so that John Muir's
>conservation message could be made available on a global basis.  I
>actively encouraged everyone who saw the original posting to send me
>an e-mail message of (at least) 'I saw the posting' nature to provide
>concrete evidence of the potential of this form of communication
>medium.
>
>As a result, over 300 messages of support have been received so far and
>several developments have subsequently taken place on the Internet
>aspects of the project.
>
>Firstly, a mailing list has been set up to keep everyone with an
>interest in this concept abreast of developments.  There are currently
>over 220 subscribers to this list.
>
>Secondly, a 'proof of concept' Web service has been set up to promote
>the John Muir Centre and to demonstrate the potential of this
>technology.
>
>Further details of the background to this proposal, including copies of
>the originals postings, etc., can be accessed via the mailing list and
>the Web service, details of which are given below.
>
>
>2 JMCCI Mailing List
>--------------------
>
>A mailing list, jmcci-pilot, has been set up at <mailbase.ac.uk>.
>Non-subscribers can access the background files to the project and
>archives of the mailings.  However, I would encourage and welcome
>everyone with an interest in John Muir and/or conservation to
>subscribe to the list.  The more people that join the better since
>this is the prime way to demonstrate the potential of the Internet to
>the sceptics.  Here are brief details:
>
>Remit:
>    A forum for researchers/practitioners of environmental/conservation
>    policy to contribute to the planning/collation of resources and
>    establishing a (virtual) conservation centre in the name of John
>    Muir. Internet is to be used as a core technology for access to such
>    resources on a global scale.
>To join:
>    Send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] with the following body:
>        join jmcci-pilot <firstname(s)> <lastname>
>        stop
>To retrieve an index:
>    Send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] with the following body:
>        index jmcci-pilot
>        stop
>To retrieve a file (for example, the introduction):
>    Send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] with the following body:
>        send jmcci-pilot introduction
>        stop
>
>3 JMCCI Web Server
>------------------
>
>Those of you lucky enough to have a full Internet connection and a
>suitable Web browser, such as Mosaic, might like to know that the
>prototype John Muir Centre Web service is now operational.  Don't
>expect anything too fancy as so far it's had about a day of
>development effort by me - and please bear in mind that this is my
>first WWW 'publication' ;-).
>
>If you do 'visit' this virtual Centre please let me know.
>
>    The URL is: http://www.cs.strath.ac.uk/Contrib/JMC/
>
>Enjoy!
>
>4 Dunbar's John Muir Association
>--------------------------------
>
>[The following is extracted from the first Newsletter of DJMA]
>
>This Association, membership of which would be open to all, would:
>*   have its roots firmly in Dunbar - Muir's birthplace, but invite
>    membership and support from Scotland and from all over the world;
>*   stimulate a greater awareness of Muir's outstanding role as
>    the Scottish "Father of Conservation" and help to spread his
>    philosophy, here and abroad;
>*   set up a Trust or Company to establish the John Muir Centre in Dunbar
>    as a venue with national and international environmental prestige, a
>    major tourism attraction bringing economic regeneration and
>    international recognition to the town and East Lothian.
>
>Eight representatives elected from the local community form, together
>with five local members of the John Muir Trust, a Working Party to
>complete the proposals for a Feasibility Study for the Centre and to
>prepare a Constitution for the new Association.
>
>This Working Group has, of July 1994, met three times and sub-groups
>have worked on various aspects of the project, investigating statutory
>and legal concerns, drafting a constitution, proposing publicity
>material and methods and making contacts with potential interested
>individuals and bodies.  In addition, progress has been made on the
>proposals for the feasibility study for the Centre.
>
>The preparatory work will be completed so that an inaugural meeting can
>be held on 27 July to register Founder Members, adopt the Constitution
>and elect members of a Council which would later elect its
>Office-Bearers.  The Association, for which charitable status is being
>sought, would then take responsibility for the John Muir Centre
>Project and eventually set up a Trust to manage it.
>
>--
>Duncan Smeed                                E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>Department of Computer Science                 Tel: (+44) 41 552 4400 x3587
>Strathclyde University                         Fax: (+44) 41 552 5330
>26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH, Scotland, UK
>    "Nevermore, however weary, should one faint by the way who gains the
>     blessings of one mountain day; whatever his fate, long life, short
>     life, stormy or calm, he is rich forever", John Muir