McKee (Buck) Letters, 1906-1909

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Buck McKee Letters,
Dates:
1906-1909
Creators:
McKee, Buck, 1865-1944
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Buck McKee Letters, California State Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, business cards, clippings

Biographical / historical:

Buck McKee was a boyhood friend of Will Rogers and became his partner in a touring group. McKee's specialty was performing with his riding horse, Teddy. Maud Holmes married Buck McKee in 1908. She was a vaudeville chorus girl who performed under the name of Maud Florence. Around 1924 Buck and Maud moved to Roseville where they ran a riding school.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The California State Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by James Lake
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unrestricted.

Terms of access:

Please credit California State Library.

Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Buck McKee Letters, California State Library.

Location of this collection:
900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
Contact:
(916) 654-0176