This series contains the diaries of Celia Smith Kelm written between 1920 and 1966. Celia wrote about her everyday life, relationships with family and friends, and local and national events of the day.

This series also contains loose papers, lists, newspaper clippings, a letter, and cards that were placed inside the diaries. These items are now inside folders labeled with the year of the diary they were found.

These folders contain loose papers, newspaper clippings, cards, and lists that were inside Celia's diaries. The papers are associated with topics or events she wrote about in her diaries.

The papers are stored in folders organized chronologically by year.