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Charles Fletcher Lummis letters

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Description
The collection consists of 148 items and includes letters concerning the work of Charles Fletcher Lummis as Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library. A significant portion of this collection is correspondence written to Lummis concerning his requests for autographs from various authors and other famous individuals; these autographs were displayed under glass in a special exhibit at the Los Angeles Public Library. The collection also contains a small amount of ephemera including notes, autograph cards, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and a printed advertisement.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1900-1925.
Call number
mssHM 44807-44933
Creator
Lummis, Charles Fletcher (1859-1928)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Argonaut Book Shop, December 1960.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
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