Francis M. Fultz Papers, ca. 1850-1927

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Francis M. Fultz Papers, ca. 1850-1927

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Fultz (1857-1948) was a school superintendent before becoming the director of conservation and reforestation in Los Angeles city schools (1925-32). He also lectured on subjects ranging from California, Hawaii and Yellowstone to camping, wildflowers and weeds. The collection consists of the manuscripts of 37 books and articles by Fultz, as well as carbons, early drafts, illustrations and research notes, books and periodicals containing articles by Fultz. The collection also contains runs of the Sierra Club bulletin, and other periodicals, pamphlets and bound volumes, nitrate negatives, and glass lantern slides. Trails

66 boxes (33 linear ft.); 38 oversize boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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

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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 campi...