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mssHM 44807-44933
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Charles Fletcher Lummis letters
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 44807-44933
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1900-1925
Abstract: A collection of letters (1900-1925)
written to Los Angeles City Librarian Charles Fletcher Lummis.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Charles Fletcher Lummis letters, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Argonaut Book Shop, December 1960.
Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859-1828) was a journalist, editor, author, ethnologist,
archaeologist, poet, builder, and photographer. He was editor of the magazine The land of
sunshine (later titled, Out west), founded the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles in 1903, and
served as librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library from 1905 to 1910. Lummis was a
staunch advocate for Native Americans, and he established the Sequoya League in 1901 to
further this cause.
The collection consists of 148 items and includes letters concerning the work of Charles
Fletcher Lummis as Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library. A significant portion of
this collection is correspondence written to Lummis concerning his requests for autographs
from various authors and other famous individuals; these autographs were displayed under
glass in a special exhibit at the Los Angeles Public Library. The collection also contains a
small amount of ephemera including notes, autograph cards, newspaper clippings, pamphlets,
and a printed advertisement.
Processed by Daniel F. Blitz, in 2013. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid
derived from legacy in-house summary report.
Arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- 20th century
Authors, American -- West (U.S.)
Autographs -- Collectors and collecting -- California
Librarians -- California -- Los Angeles
Ephemera -- California -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century