The diary of Betty Belle Boone from January 1893 to September 1894 documents the day-to-day activities of a young, unmarried woman in Boones Mill, Virginia. Boone describes visits to and from friends; day trips to Roanoke and Richmond; household chores, including baking, canning, and sewing; and occasionally, local gossip. She frequently records visits and letters received from her future husband, John Neely. Enclosed is a strip of three photographs, presumably of the diary's author.