From Leon Keyserling (Oldest son), 1928

From Columbia University; offers his unfavorable opinion of Winthrop College as a suitable university for Rosalyn; claims Winthrop affords few social opportunities and lacks culture, calls it "provincial"; he has applied to Harvard Law School and is hoping for free tuition; re. work on new essays (for publication); his election to Phi Beta Kappa; discussion of European travel plans with a friend, Bob Goldwater; reflections on his final weeks at college and plans for graduation; re. winning another essay contest; series of letters from different European locations (France, Germany, Italy) with descriptions of places visited, adventures undertaken and knowledge gained, particularly an appreciation for Christianity through religious art; descriptions of his first year at Harvard Law School include many details about class work and mock legal trials; his feelings of disappointment on the election (1928) of Herbert Hoover as president and a general commentary on southern politics with regard to democrats and republicans.