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Collection 2385, MtBC, us
Bucklee, Annie
Annie Bucklee Letter
1905 August 1
1 item
The Annie Bucklee Letter consists of a letter written to her
mother 1905 August 1 that gives a cursory description of the park in her letter and
describes the dining arrangements at the Old Faithful Inn. Bucklee also compares the
facility to the Red Swan Inn of New York.
Collection materials are in English
Historical Note
Annie Bucklee was a tourist in Yellowstone National Park during the summer of 1905.
Bucklee began her tour with a "Dr. and Mrs. McGill," but left them at Mammoth Hot Springs
and proceeded with others to the Fountain Hotel and Old Faithful Inn where she wrote her
letter home to her mother in New York State. Bucklee gives a cursory description of the park
in her letter and describes the dining arrangements at the Old Faithful Inn. Bucklee also
compares the facility to the Red Swan Inn of New York.
This collection is open for research.
The Annie Bucklee letter was donated to Special Collections by Ron Lerner of Houston, Texas
on November 9, 1998.
This collection was processed 2009 May 28
Bucklee, W. W.,
Mrs-Correspondence
Yellowstone National
Park
Women travelers-Yellowstone National
Park-Correspondence
Travelers' writings, American-Yellowstone
National Park
Parks and
Playgrounds
Sports and
Recreation
Women