2026-05-10T05:47:55Z

Roy H. Keadle Scrapbook

Creator

Keadle, Roy H.

Abstract Or Scope

The scrapbook was kept by Roy H. Keadle (1890-1961), eldest son of N.S. Keadle (1860-1935), first sheriff of Mingo County. Included are: several printed programs and invitations for functions in Williamson, West Virginia; one letter from Virgil A. Lewis, West Virginia State Historian; and a printed "Official Vote of Mingo County" for an election on 3 November 1909. Scrapbook contains photographs, postcards, calling cards, entertainment programs and news clippings. Included are: news clippings on the funeral of President McKinley and pre-World War I local Republican intra-party rivalry, campaign literature, and election ballots (in particular the 1914 ballot listing 5 parties).
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Collection Context

1. West Virginia and Regional History Center