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Fred Gordon Plummer, his wife Emily, and children, including Marian (b. 1893), moved from Tacoma, Wash., to the Theosophical community [[Lomaland]] at [[Point Loma, California|Point Loma, Calif.]], in 1903. [[Fred G. Plummer]], a Theosophist, became chief geographer of the United States Forestry Service and a leader in the conservation movement before his death in 1913. His son Lafayette Gordon Plummer became a Theosophical writer, lecturer, and teacher. His daughter Helen Plummer married [[Iverson Harris]], [[Theosophical Society (Pasadena)|Theosophical Society]] leader [[Katherine Tingley]]'s secretary, and she became Tingley's traveling companion. Marian Plummer studied art at the Theosophical Institute. She met artist Leonard Lester there around 1916 and they were married in 1931.<ref>Marian Plummer Lester Collection, San Diego History Center [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/findaid/ac066.htm Guide to Marian Plummer Lester Collection</ref> | Fred Gordon Plummer, his wife Emily, and children, including Marian (b. 1893), moved from Tacoma, Wash., to the Theosophical community [[Lomaland]] at [[Point Loma, California|Point Loma, Calif.]], in 1903. [[Fred G. Plummer]], a Theosophist, became chief geographer of the United States Forestry Service and a leader in the conservation movement before his death in 1913. His son Lafayette Gordon Plummer became a Theosophical writer, lecturer, and teacher. His daughter Helen Plummer married [[Iverson Harris]], [[Theosophical Society (Pasadena)|Theosophical Society]] leader [[Katherine Tingley]]'s secretary, and she became Tingley's traveling companion. Marian Plummer studied art at the Theosophical Institute. She met artist Leonard Lester there around 1916 and they were married in 1931.<ref>Marian Plummer Lester Collection, San Diego History Center [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/findaid/ac066.htm Guide to Marian Plummer Lester Collection</ref> | ||
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== Writings == | |||
* '''''From Atom to Kosmos''''' (Point Loma, 1940) | |||
* '''''Star Habits and Orbits''''' (Covina, 1944) | |||
* '''''The Mathematics of the Cosmic Mind''''' (San Diego, 1966) | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Additional resources == | == Additional resources == | ||
* [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/findaid/ac066.htm archival collection] | * [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/findaid/ac066.htm San Diego History archival collection] | ||
[[Category:Point Loma|Plummer, L. Gordon]] | |||
[[Category:Nationality American|Plummer, L. Gordon]] | |||
Revision as of 02:25, 10 July 2014
According to the San Diego History Center:
Fred Gordon Plummer, his wife Emily, and children, including Marian (b. 1893), moved from Tacoma, Wash., to the Theosophical community Lomaland at Point Loma, Calif., in 1903. Fred G. Plummer, a Theosophist, became chief geographer of the United States Forestry Service and a leader in the conservation movement before his death in 1913. His son Lafayette Gordon Plummer became a Theosophical writer, lecturer, and teacher. His daughter Helen Plummer married Iverson Harris, Theosophical Society leader Katherine Tingley's secretary, and she became Tingley's traveling companion. Marian Plummer studied art at the Theosophical Institute. She met artist Leonard Lester there around 1916 and they were married in 1931.[1]
Writings
- From Atom to Kosmos (Point Loma, 1940)
- Star Habits and Orbits (Covina, 1944)
- The Mathematics of the Cosmic Mind (San Diego, 1966)
Notes
- ↑ Marian Plummer Lester Collection, San Diego History Center [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/findaid/ac066.htm Guide to Marian Plummer Lester Collection