Roy A. Gulley of Sesser, Franklin Co., Ill., was a farmer, teacher, superintendent of schools, postmaster, and representative to the 63rd and 64th Illinois General Assemblies. This diary contains personal recollections of Gulley as well as remarks on general events and a brief summary of his life.
Mary Alice Gulley, Gulley's widow, loaned the diary to the Survey for photocopying in 1967.