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Charles Fletcher Lummis (March 1, 1859, in Lynn, Massachusetts – November 25, 1928, in Los Angeles, California) was a United States journalist, and an activist for Native American rights and historic preservation.
Charles Lummis, photo courtesy of the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, N.21821. In 1884, Charles Fletcher Lummis, a 25-year-old Harvard dropout, set out on a trek from Cincinnati to Los Angeles in a pair of knickerbockers and street shoes to take a job as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
Learn about the remarkable life of Charles Lummis, a journalist, poet, photographer, and Indian rights activist who explored the Southwest and influenced its culture. From his tramp across the continent to his crusade for Isleta children, Lummis was a pioneer and a visionary.
May 3, 2016 · Artbound revisits early Los Angeles to explore one of its key and most controversial figures: Charles Fletcher Lummis. As a writer and editor of the L.A. Times, an avid collector and preservationist, an Indian rights activist, and founder of L.A.’s first museum, Lummis’ brilliant and idiosyncratic personality captured the ethos of an era ...
Jan 18, 2024 · Charles F. Lummis (Getty Museum) Person. In September 1884 Charles Lummis began a 3,507 mile walk alone across North America. The epic walk began in Cincinnati and concluded 143 days later in Los Angeles, where he promptly took a job as city editor of the Los Angeles Times.
Jan 27, 1985 · Charles Fletcher Lummis started down from Cajon Pass following the trickle of a little stream. He was glad to have left the unforgiving desert.
Charles Fletcher Lummis is remembered as a self-made man of action whose life was shaped by a combination of an acute wanderlust and a deep belief in the power of his own two hands. Lummis' passion for Southwestern culture gave voice and identity to th...
