The Landmarks Club of California, Incorporated 1895. To Save for Our Children and the World the Old Missions and Other Historic Landmarks of California

S. l. (Los Angeles, CA): The Landmarks Club, 1916. Softcover. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 3-12; glossy, off-white wraps; a few faint crease lines to fore-edge and corners; very good or better condition.Official recognition of historical landmarks in California began in 1895, with the founding of The Landmarks Club under the leadership of journalist, historian, photographer, librarian, and historic preservation activist Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859 - 1928). Initially, the club's efforts were focused on the Spanish Missions, later to expand to other buildings and sites of historic interest. The pamphlet, published in the summer of 1916, presented the history of the club and its achievements to date. It also advertised "Candle Day" at Mission San Fernando, a charity event and celebration of the 147th anniversary of Gov. Portola and Father Crespi's expedition to the valley - the first white men to step foot in it - at which candles were sold and the money were to be used to repair the roof of the great church.