Fultz, Francis M. (Francis Marion), 1857-

Fultz was born on Aug. 21, 1857 in Wilton Junction, IA; Ph. B (1886) and MA (1889), Iowa State Univ.; taught at Burlington (IA) High School, 1886-95; superintendent of Burlington Public Schools in Burlington (1899-1909) and Santa Barbara, CA (1909-13); moved to Los Angeles in 1913; became director of conservation and reforestation in LA city schools, 1925-32; was a member of the Sierra Club, and also a lecturer, giving illustrated lectures on subjects ranging from CA, HI and Yellowstone to camping, wildflowers and weeds; publications include The upper Mississippi region (1908), A study of the Sierra Nevada (1908), The fly-aways and other seed travelers (1909), The elfin forest of California (1923), and Lily, iris and orchid of Southern California (1928); he died in 1948.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1850-1927. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 41135873

Biography

Fultz was born on August 21, 1857 in Wilton Junction, Iowa; Ph.B (1886) and MA (1889), Iowa State University; taught at Burlington (Iowa) High School, 1886-95; superintendent of Burlington Public Schools in Burlington (1899-1909) and Santa Barbara, California (1909-13); moved to Los Angeles in 1913; became director of conservation and reforestation in Los Angeles city schools, 1925-32; was a member of the Sierra Club, and also a lecturer, giving illustrated lectures on subjects ranging from California, Hawaii and Yellowstone to camping, wildflowers and weeds; publications include The Upper Mississippi Region (1908), A Study of the Sierra Nevada (1908), The Fly-Aways and Other Seed Travelers (1909), The Elfin Forest of California (1923), and Lily, Iris and Orchid of Southern California (1928); he died in 1948.

From the guide to the Francis M. Fultz Papers, ca. 1850-1927, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)