He is a fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

He published widely on matters concerning St Edmund Hall and the medieval church.

He now immersed himself in university life and history, and remained at St Edmund Hall for the next thirty years.

The bulk of his estate, over £400,000, was left to St Edmund Hall.

As of 2011 St Edmund Hall had an estimated financial endowment of £43m.

St Edmund Hall is based on a small central site on the north side of the High Street.

His diaries were presented to St Edmund Hall in 1925.

The editors are based at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, hence the name.

In 2003, he went to St Edmund Hall, Oxford, for graduate work.

John Kelly was prominent in the theology faculty throughout his association with St Edmund Hall.