Foursquare Gospel Lighthouses Questionnaire, 1928

Description: Related to article, "New Storm Hits Temple: Suits Filed Against Mrs. McPherson in Realty Promotion and Reprisal Actions Promised," Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 1928: A1.
Some questions from questionnaire: "Age, Business, Married, When Converted, Children..."
Photograph of member questionnaire that Aimee Mcpherson circulated among her followers. The questionnaire was alleged to be a ploy to gain information on the occupations and wealth status of her followers to enable her to sell them property.
Aimee McPherson convinced her followers to purchase real estate for Angelus Temple and was being charged with a fraud suit for taking commission on the transaction.
Aimee McPherson was widely known for being an alleged kidnapping victim in 1926.
Caption: Handwritten on negative sleeve: McPherson, Aimee Semple, real estate case-copies

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