Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928
- Abstract:
- The Charles Lummis Photographs include cyanotypes and albumen print photographs from 1888 to 1905. An author, editor, explorer, and supporter of Native American culture Charles Lummis documented scenes and people throughout the American Southwest and Central and South America. The bulk of the collection focuses on Peru, Native Americans in New Mexico, central Mexico, the San Fernando Mission in California, and portraits of friends and acquaintances of Lummis.
- Extent:
- 3.8 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Charles Lummis Photographs are a mixture of cyanotypes and albumen prints taken between 1888 and 1905. There are 316 unique images in the collection with many of the prints having multiple copies. The photographs were taken by Charles Lummis, except for a noted few that appear to have been given to Lummis by friends or acquaintances.
The bulk of the photographs cover Lummis' trip to Peru with the archaeologist, Adolph Bandelier, Native Americans in New Mexico, central Mexico, the San Fernando Mission in California, and portraits of friends and acquaintances of Lummis.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Don Meadows, 1985.
- Arrangement:
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The photographs are divided by geographic location or subject mater with the following series:
- Series 1: Southwest, USA
- Series 2: Mexico
- Series 3: Guatemala
- Series 4: Ecuador
- Series 5: Peru
- Series 6: California
- Series 7: American Indian and Southwest Collections of Objects
- Series 8: Lummis Family and Acquaintances
- Series 9: Eucalyptus Flowers
- Series 10: Unidentified Landscapes
- Series 11: Paintings
- Physical location:
- Please consult repository.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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800 N. Dartmouth Ave.Claremont, CA 91711, US
- Contact:
- (909) 607‑3977