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Language
English
Abstract
The diary, presented to Annie Brewer of Monroe County by James O. B. Kelly in 1887, includes entries by her from December
1886 to August 1888. It notes her social and family life. Brewer gave the diary to her boyfriend, Robert E. Lee Keadle in
August 1888, and he wrote in it until 1891. Keadle's writings describe his active social and romantic life in Monroe Co. and
as a law student at West Virginia University in 1889 and 1890. He also provided details of his academic, leisure, and religious
pursuits and historical events in Morgantown. Keadle entered law practice with John Osborne in Union in 1890.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Robert E. Lee Keadle, Monroe County, Diary, A&M 3187, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.