Afternoons at El Alisal: Lummis Love Letters

Sunday, March 25, is the monthly HSSC members Afternoon at El Alisal with wine and cheese, conversation and good fellowship.

We will bring down from the upstairs workroom, where Charles Lummis had his two roll-top disks and the files for his correspondence, a small notebook with pink paper that appears to be a series of love letters from his first wife, Dorothea. The date on the front cover is “1883, April 15 — May 28.” They had been married secretly in September 1880.

The first letter begins, “Sat. pm. There you see I have begun to write on the new paper. Your idea is a real jolly, sentimental one, only it’s too bod we didn’t think of it before and have the early love letters so too, for I guess they are cunninger than these, don’t you think so? Be sweet and do yours this way too! How I wish I had them all done so, for yours are really good and mine only so by compliment.”

Afternoons at El Alisal: Memorabilia

“Afternoons at El Alisal: February 26, 2012″

Sunday, February 26, is the monthly HSSC Members Afternoon at El Alisal with wine and cheese, conversation and good fellowship.

This event has been moved forward from Sunday, February 19th to avoid conflict with family trips planned for the 3-day Presidents’ Day weekend.

HSSC has recently received several very interesting gifts from members. We will open and go through a beautiful collection of portrait photos and memorabilia from a young lady’s school years.

We will have an opportunity to examine a rare 1903 volume by the Roycrofters designed in the Arts and Crafts tradition which is echoed in the Lummis Home. It is one of Elbert Hubbard’s “Little Journeys” describing the home of the then-famous poet, Joaquin Miller. The book included biographical sketches and a selection of poems.

Miller was one the famous guests who joined in the Noises of Charles Lummis.

Location: Lummis Home: 200 East Avenue 43
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Hours: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Admission: Members-Only
Contact: HSSC at 323/460‑5632, hssc@socalhistory.org

Latino Los Angeles: Saturday, April 21, 2012

This conference looks at how Latinos are shaping and restructuring three main themes in Los Angeles: community, the arts, and education. Among the questions panelists will consider are: What major challenges face Latino communities today? How do artists address key issues and themes among Angelenos? How effective are educational institutions in meeting the needs and concerns of the Latino community? Speakers from universities, the arts, and media will engage in a dialogue on the contemporary Latino experience in Los Angeles. Click here for the program. All are welcome! Organized by the Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC), the conference will take place at the Autry National Center of the American West on Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Film clips and music form part of the program. Tickets, which include continental breakfast, a boxed lunch, and refreshments, are $40 for members of the HSSC, $55 for non-members, and $10 for students (the student price does not include lunch). To reserve your space, click here, or email us at hssc@socalhistory.org or call (323) 460‑5632.

Sponsored by:
International Studies Institute, University of La Verne