Title:
Charles Lummis letter
Lummis
Creator/Contributor:
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928, creator
Abstract:
Handwritten letter from Charles Lummis in North Sandwich, New Hampshire to "My Dear King," on his own "Birch Bark Poems" stationery,
dating the letter to sometime before 1880.
Date:
18uu (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Correspondence
Note:
Charles Fletcher Lummis was born March 1, 1859 in Lynn Massachusetts. Homeschooled by his father, Lummis began writing poetry
during an unfinished stint at Harvard University, publishing his first work under the name "Birch Bark Poems.". In 1884 he
traveled on foot from Cincinnati to a new job at the Los Angeles Times. Suffering a stroke after a few years on the job, Lummis
settled in New Mexico and became an advocate for Native American rights, writing on that subject and about the Southwest in
general. After ten months in Peru, Lummis became editor of "Land of Sunshine," renamed "Out West" in 1901. He also took the
position of Los Angeles City Librarian. Lummis died in Los Angeles on November 24, 1928. He wrote several books, and was associated
with many prominent literary figures of his time.
Lummis.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
1 file folder; 14 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.