Goes shooting at an old quarry on Ladue Road with Herbie, Boy, Sam, Frank Fillo, and Frank’s brother Joe Fillo. Victor visits her in the evening, and she refuses to let him kiss her. (printed dates on diary pages: June 30–July 6), [1936 Sept 20]
Scope and Contents
The diary of Lois Eileen Kelley primarily describes her social life, dating, and student life at Fontbonne College. Also includes several accounts of attending events at Washington University and socializing with friends who are Washington University students. In the front of the diary is a card announcing the marriage of Lois Eileen Kelley and Russell Vincent Ellinger on March 30, 1940. The diary entries are written in a preprinted five-year diary that includes one page for each day of the year. The first entries in the diary were recorded in August 1936. The dates of the entries in the diary do not correspond with the dates at the top of the preprinted pages. At the end of the diary entry summaries in this finding aid, the date(s) at the top of the preprinted diary have been provided at the end of each summary to facilitate locating a particular entry in the diary.
Dates
- [1936 Sept 20]
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.03 Cubic Feet ( (1 volume))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Kelley, Lois Eileen, 1915-1968 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository