Charles F. Lummis collection, 1559-1973 (bulk 1879-1928).

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Charles F. Lummis collection, 1559-1973 (bulk 1879-1928).

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Letters, magazine articles, typescript notes, scrapbooks, poems, songs, and photographs by or about Charles Lummis; also historical documents collected by him. The typed and handwritten correspondence is with a variety of people: family members, admirers of his writing, literary colleagues like Hamlin Garland, and political friends that include President Theodore Roosevelt and Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. Among his writings is the incomplete typescript of his memoirs, "As I remember," with different versions and re-writes by his daughter, Turbese. One of the scrapbooks contains five different versions of his "Birch Bark Poems," with letters of appreciation relating to them, including one from Henry W. Longfellow. Among biographical memorabilia is the address book from his trek across the continent, 1884. As the founder of the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, Lummis saved material regarding the early history of that institution, including the floor plans. Over 300 photographs are present, many of which are cyanotypes. They depict Lummis throughout his life; his family; his home "El Alisal" being built in 1904; various places he visited; and friends, such as the historian Sharlot Hall, the naturalist John Burroughs, and the artist William Keith. Photographs of Pueblo Indians date from 1889 to 1896; Acoma and Isleta pueblos are the most represented. A smaller group of photographs from 1902 depicts Mohave Indians in Needles, Calif. Original and typescript historic documents are mainly from Spain and California. The original Spanish ones are a 1559 manuscript concerning the reform of the royal hospital near Burgos, Spain; a 1584 manuscript relating the legal history of this hospital from the 1450s to the 1580s; and a 1613 "purity of blood" testimonial attesting to the non-Jewish background of Estaban Ruiz of Santa Marta, Spain. Among the original California documents are a 1796 manuscript, in Spanish, relating to the Santa Cruz Mission; an 1849 list of ship passengers on board the "Orpheus," from New York to San Francisco; and an 1883 narration, in Spanish, on the century's events in California: including the arrival of the Americans, Santa Ana, and the first printing enterprise.

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Southwest museum Los Angeles, Calif.

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Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

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Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928) was born in Lynn, Massachusettts. He became an editor for the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 1884, working for Harrison Gray Otis. He promoted interest in the American Southwest with his photography and articles. Lummis helped found the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. The items from librarian Mary Sarber concern her research of Mr. Lummis' writings. From the guide to the Charles F. Lummis Collection, S27...

Fiske, Turbesé Lummis

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Dorothea Turbesé Lummis Fiske (1892-1968) was the daugther of Charles F. Lummis and his first wife, Dorothea Rhodes. She co-authored (with Keith Lummis) a biography of Charles Lummis entitled Charles F. Lummis: the man and his west (published 1975). Fiske also edited Lummis' book General Crook and the Apache wars (1966), and wrote works of fiction, including Peep o'day (1927) and Gentlemen, hush! (1933), co-authored with Henry Herbert Knibbs. From the description of Charles F. Lummi...