Charles F. Lummis collection, 1878-1920.

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Charles F. Lummis collection, 1878-1920.

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Summary: Collection consists of Lummis's journals and correspondence, as well as articles by Lummis and clippings on Pueblo Indian topics. The journals consist of typed carbon copies of very detailed entries from 1917 to 1920. The correspondence is from 1891 to 1912 and consists primarily of carbon copies of typed letters sent by Lummis to various individuals, including his daughter Turbese and son Keith, as well as Eugene Manlove Rhodes, John Muir, Ernest T. Seton, and Frank Springer. On the reverse of most of the letters are carbon copies of letters involving various institutions associated with Lummis, including the Southwest Museum and Los Angeles Public Library. Correspondence also includes letters received from various publishers and friends, including Amado Chaves of New Mexico.

1 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7393143

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Muir, John, 1838-1914

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John Muir (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, Scotland – died December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California), Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which h...

Los Angeles public library

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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...

Springer, Frank

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Springer was an attorney in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico who was involved in litigation over the Maxwell Land Grant and other land cases. He also served as president of the New Mexico Bar Association, and an official of the Museum of New Mexico. From the description of Frank Springer scrapbook, 1889-1913. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37707283 Frank Springer was born in Wapello, Iowa, 1848. He settled in Cimarron, New Mexico in 1873. He served as presi...

Southwest museum Los Angeles, Calif.

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Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, 1869-1934

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Eugene Mangrove Rhodes was a writer of the old west. He was nationally known for his poetry, novels and, stories. Eleven of his books appeared serially in The Saturday Evening Post . He lived and wrote in Otero county, New Mexico. From the guide to the Eugene Manlove Rhodes Papers, 1930-1938, (Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) Eugene Manlove Rhodes was a writer of the old west. He was nationally know for his poetry, novels, and stories. Eleven of h...

Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946

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Ernest Thompson Seton was an American writer, naturalist and outdoorsman. From the description of Ernest Thompson Seton collection. [1931]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676777117 Naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton was born Ernest Evan Thompson in northeast England, and raised in Canada; he changed his name at the age of sixteen to distance himself from his father. He apprenticed with a portrait artist, and spent a year in England studying at the Roya...

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...

Chaves, Amado, 1851-

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Amado Chaves served as the first New Mexico Territorial Superintendent of Public Instruction, as mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico and as a Senator to the Territorial Council in 1903. He was a friend of Charles F. Lummis. From the description of Amado Chaves photograph collection [graphic]. 1888-1929. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37995480 Amado Chaves was the son of Manuel Chaves, a prominent statesman. He served as the first Superintendent of Public Instructio...

Lummis, Keith, 1904-

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