Charles Fletcher Lummis letters [manuscript] 1894-98.

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Charles Fletcher Lummis letters [manuscript] 1894-98.

Lummis sends condolences to Mrs. Henry Cuyler Bunner on the death of her husband. He thanks Edward Abbott for a favorable review in The Literary World, mentions his desire for honest writing and replies to Abbott's criticism of too much Spanish & Indian. He requests Samuel Sidney McClure to send copies of magazines with his stories, promises more, & recommends an unidentified writer, Mr. Phillips.

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University of Virginia. 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...

Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896

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American poet and short story writer. From the description of To a Hyacinth Plucked for Decoration Day : autograph quatrain signed, 1885 Jun. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270539188 American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Puck Office, New York, to Thomas S. Collier, 1878 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527260 Bunner was an American novelist and poet. From the description of [Letter] 1892 Mar. 31, Nut...

McClure, S. S. (Samuel Sidney), 1857-1949

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Journalist, writer of books for boys. From the description of S.S. McClure check to James Barnes, 1898 June 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53795304 American publisher. From the description of Letter to Edward Sylvester Ellis, 1892 October 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51846140 ...

Abbott, Edward, 1841-1908

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The Reverend Edward Abbott began his ministry as a congregational pastor in Cambridge, Mass. and was later ordained by the Episcopal Church. He was rector of St. James Church in Cambridge from 1879 to 1906. In addition to his pastoral duties, he was editor of "The Congregationalist" (1869-1878) and "The Literary World" (1877-1888; 1895-1903). In 1899 the Episcopal Church elected him Missionary Bishop of Japan, a position he declined. From the description of Edward Abbott Papers, 1899...