William Stucky diary, 1929

Descriptive Summary

Title
William Stucky diary, 1929
Creator
Stucky, William.
Extent
1 volume
Subjects
McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944.
Stucky, William.
Yellowstone National Park--Description and travel.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Description and travel.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Description and travel.
San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel.
Diaries
Arrangement
Arrangement is chronological.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Scope and Content
This diary was written by William Stucky, an adolescent, while on a trip to and from California. Stuckey left from Lexington, Kentucky with his mother to visit relatives in California. He notes stops in Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In one entry, Stucky discusses attending the church of controversial evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson. He remarks that her church was "more like a theatre" (p. 25).

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