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Language
English
Abstract
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).
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Bishop Robert E. Lee Strider Diaries, A&M 2889, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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