A&M 2889Bishop Robert E. Lee Strider Diaries, 1923-1970 A&M 2889Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:19:02 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Bishop Robert E. Lee Strider Diaries Strider, Robert Edward Lee, 1917- A&M 2889 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/993 0.88 Linear Feet Summary: 10 1/2 in. (6 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1923-1970 Diaries of an Episcopalian clergyman beginning with his appointment 1 November 1923 in Wheeling as a bishop and ending with entries by his wife after his death. Strider retired as diocese bishop in 1955, returned to the family estate, Rose Hill Farm, Jefferson County, which he managed until his death. The diaries contain routine entries about matters such as family news and comments on books read and impressions of historic events, such as the assassination of President Kennedy. Much information was compiled by Mrs. Edith K. Strider on his last illness and funeral service and she also includes the obituary of Robert E. Lee Strider (1887-1969). West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Jefferson County. Churches -- Episcopal Diaries and journals. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Strider, Edith K. Strider, Robert Edward Lee, 1917-