Jim, Keeler's daybook/diary, which had been owned by his nephew on Long Island, sold a few years back, at auction, for $60-odd-thousand.
The diary had been described by author Burt Solomon in his book, "Where they Ain't."
(And there were copious pictures published both on the web, and in the printed catalog, so there are reliable samples of Keeler's handwriting in circulation.)
(I contacted Solomon during the auction, before I bid, and he told me that, yes, that was the diary he had seen at the nephew's house years earlier.)
Last edited by David Atkatz; 10-19-2012 at 01:11 PM.
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