Diaries regarding the personal and professional life of William Minor Lile. Detailed account of the beginnings of Lile's career as a lawyer in Lynchburg, Virginia, 1882-1893. Description of the growth and development of the University of Virginia and its Law School, 1893-1932. Lively accounts of travel in the northwest United States, Canada, and Europe in the 1920's and of social and cultural changes taking place in the early 20th century.