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Finding aid to the scrapbook of newspaper clippings by Charles F. Lummis and other authors, circa 1885
MS.1315
MS.1315
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Description
A scrapbook of newspaper articles from publications such as the
Los Angeles Times and the
San Francisco Examiner, circa 1885. The majority of articles are written by Charles Fletcher Lummis and are accounts of his "Tramp Across the Continent"
from 1884-1885.
Background
Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859-1928) began his famed cross-country trek on September 12, 1884. He walked west from Cincinnati,
Ohio to Los Angeles, California covering 3,507 miles in 143 days.
Extent
0.5 Linear feet
(1 bound volume in one box)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Braun Research Library at the Autry National Center. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Autry Archivist. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Autry National Center as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.