Charles Fletcher Lummis
Charles Fletcher Lummis (1 March 1859 – 25 November 1928), also known as Charles F. Lummis, was a writer, newspaper editor, photographer and librarian in the United States. Much of his work concerned the American Southwest. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and died in Los Angeles.[1]
Writing and collecting
After working for the Scioto Gazette in Ohio, Lummis walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, where he joined the Los Angeles Times. His book A Tramp Across the Continent appeared in 1892.[2][1]
He later edited Land of Sunshine and Out West and directed the Los Angeles Public Library from 1905 to 1910. He helped establish the Southwest Museum, incorporated in 1907. His surviving papers include writing, correspondence and photographs of landscapes, settlements and Indigenous people in New Mexico and Arizona. They document his overlapping interests in publishing, libraries and the history of the region.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 University of Arizona Libraries, “Papers of Charles Fletcher Lummis”, collection MS 297, historical background and collection description. Accessed 10 October 2026.
- ↑ The Huntington, “A tramp across the continent”, rare-book record 33594. Accessed 10 October 2026.