Theodore G. Lemmon (1855-1932) Collection, ca. 1885-1916

Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles, California 90007-4057

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2013

Descriptive Summary

Title: Theodore G. Lemmon (1855-1932) Collection, ca. 1885-1916

Dates: 1885-1916

Collection Number: P-065

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 2 linear foot (Boxes: 2 letter, 3 5x7)

Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Los Angeles, California 90007-4057

Abstract: Photographs and negatives. Photos include Taos, Grand Junction Indian School, Keams Canyon, Fort Mojave Indian School, Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings, and studio portraits.

Language of Material: English

Access

Research is by appointment only

Publication Rights

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred Citation

Theodore G. Lemmon (1855-1932) Collection, ca. 1885-1916. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Biography/Administrative History

Lemmon served as a teacher, then as superintendent of Indian Schools at San Carlos, New Mexico, at Grand Junction, Colorado, and at Keams Canyon, Arizona. He was also involved with Jesse Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institution in the excavations at Mesa Verde (circa 1916).

Scope and Content of Collection

Photographs and negative. Photos include Taos, Grand Junction Indian School, Keams Canyon, Fort Mojave Indian School, Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings, and studio portraits.

Indexing Terms

Indians of North America--Southwest, New.