{"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list","last":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026page=1\u0026view=list"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":null,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":1,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":1,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":true}},"data":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Diaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_3377.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197299","title_ssm":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"title_tesim":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"unitdate_ssm":["1993-2010"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1993-2010"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 4056","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3377"],"text":["A\u0026M 4056","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3377","Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","Thomas Paul Ofcansky (born May 1, 1947, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania) was a historian and government analyst whose career focused on African history and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa. He attended St. Anselm High School in Swissvale and earned his undergraduate degree from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1976, he received a Master of Public Administration in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.","That same year, Ofcansky began graduate studies in history at West Virginia University (from 1976-1981) under the direction of Robert Maxon and Rodger Yeager. He earned his PhD in history in 1981. His dissertation,  A History of Game Preservation in British East Africa, 1895–1963 , was based on extensive archival research and fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and marked the beginning of his lifelong scholarly engagement with East Africa. In 2002, he published a revised version of the dissertation as  Paradise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa , documenting the adverse effects of colonialism, economic development, and tourism on wildlife in the region.","Ofcansky taught briefly at West Virginia University and a local community college before entering government service with the United States Air Force. Beginning in 1982, he served as a historian and analyst at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and later at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. While at Maxwell, he was an assistant professor of African Studies at the Air War College. \nIn 1987, he left the Air Force to become a senior analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. In July 1998, he joined the Department of State's Office of Analysis for Africa, where he developed a reputation as a highly respected authority on African political, economic, and military affairs. He remained with the Department of State until his retirement in 2011. Ofcansky passed away January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.","Ofcansky was briefly married in the early 1970s. As of 2016, his sole survivor was his younger brother.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Diaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 4056","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3377"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"collection_title_tesim":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"collection_ssim":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"creator_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"creators_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"extent_tesim":["1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"date_range_isim":[1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRequires signed form, since special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Paul Ofcansky (born May 1, 1947, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania) was a historian and government analyst whose career focused on African history and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa. He attended St. Anselm High School in Swissvale and earned his undergraduate degree from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1976, he received a Master of Public Administration in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThat same year, Ofcansky began graduate studies in history at West Virginia University (from 1976-1981) under the direction of Robert Maxon and Rodger Yeager. He earned his PhD in history in 1981. His dissertation, \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eA History of Game Preservation in British East Africa, 1895–1963\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e, was based on extensive archival research and fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and marked the beginning of his lifelong scholarly engagement with East Africa. In 2002, he published a revised version of the dissertation as \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eParadise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e, documenting the adverse effects of colonialism, economic development, and tourism on wildlife in the region.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOfcansky taught briefly at West Virginia University and a local community college before entering government service with the United States Air Force. Beginning in 1982, he served as a historian and analyst at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and later at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. While at Maxwell, he was an assistant professor of African Studies at the Air War College. \nIn 1987, he left the Air Force to become a senior analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. In July 1998, he joined the Department of State's Office of Analysis for Africa, where he developed a reputation as a highly respected authority on African political, economic, and military affairs. He remained with the Department of State until his retirement in 2011. Ofcansky passed away January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOfcansky was briefly married in the early 1970s. As of 2016, his sole survivor was his younger brother.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Paul Ofcansky (born May 1, 1947, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania) was a historian and government analyst whose career focused on African history and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa. He attended St. Anselm High School in Swissvale and earned his undergraduate degree from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1976, he received a Master of Public Administration in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.","That same year, Ofcansky began graduate studies in history at West Virginia University (from 1976-1981) under the direction of Robert Maxon and Rodger Yeager. He earned his PhD in history in 1981. His dissertation,  A History of Game Preservation in British East Africa, 1895–1963 , was based on extensive archival research and fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and marked the beginning of his lifelong scholarly engagement with East Africa. In 2002, he published a revised version of the dissertation as  Paradise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa , documenting the adverse effects of colonialism, economic development, and tourism on wildlife in the region.","Ofcansky taught briefly at West Virginia University and a local community college before entering government service with the United States Air Force. Beginning in 1982, he served as a historian and analyst at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and later at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. While at Maxwell, he was an assistant professor of African Studies at the Air War College. \nIn 1987, he left the Air Force to become a senior analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. In July 1998, he joined the Department of State's Office of Analysis for Africa, where he developed a reputation as a highly respected authority on African political, economic, and military affairs. He remained with the Department of State until his retirement in 2011. Ofcansky passed away January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.","Ofcansky was briefly married in the early 1970s. As of 2016, his sole survivor was his younger brother."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries, A\u0026amp;M 4056, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries, A\u0026M 4056, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_f0e6b7165bb1fd5dae9e25317a70dafe\"\u003eDiaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Diaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_ee611125923ef161fb9f1a456df497e1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"persname_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:24:40.630Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_3377.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197299","title_ssm":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"title_tesim":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"unitdate_ssm":["1993-2010"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1993-2010"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 4056","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3377"],"text":["A\u0026M 4056","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3377","Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","Thomas Paul Ofcansky (born May 1, 1947, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania) was a historian and government analyst whose career focused on African history and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa. He attended St. Anselm High School in Swissvale and earned his undergraduate degree from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1976, he received a Master of Public Administration in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.","That same year, Ofcansky began graduate studies in history at West Virginia University (from 1976-1981) under the direction of Robert Maxon and Rodger Yeager. He earned his PhD in history in 1981. His dissertation,  A History of Game Preservation in British East Africa, 1895–1963 , was based on extensive archival research and fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and marked the beginning of his lifelong scholarly engagement with East Africa. In 2002, he published a revised version of the dissertation as  Paradise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa , documenting the adverse effects of colonialism, economic development, and tourism on wildlife in the region.","Ofcansky taught briefly at West Virginia University and a local community college before entering government service with the United States Air Force. Beginning in 1982, he served as a historian and analyst at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and later at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. While at Maxwell, he was an assistant professor of African Studies at the Air War College. \nIn 1987, he left the Air Force to become a senior analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. In July 1998, he joined the Department of State's Office of Analysis for Africa, where he developed a reputation as a highly respected authority on African political, economic, and military affairs. He remained with the Department of State until his retirement in 2011. Ofcansky passed away January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.","Ofcansky was briefly married in the early 1970s. As of 2016, his sole survivor was his younger brother.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Diaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 4056","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3377"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"collection_title_tesim":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"collection_ssim":["Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"creator_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"creators_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"extent_tesim":["1.25 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"date_range_isim":[1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRequires signed form, since special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Paul Ofcansky (born May 1, 1947, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania) was a historian and government analyst whose career focused on African history and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa. He attended St. Anselm High School in Swissvale and earned his undergraduate degree from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1976, he received a Master of Public Administration in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThat same year, Ofcansky began graduate studies in history at West Virginia University (from 1976-1981) under the direction of Robert Maxon and Rodger Yeager. He earned his PhD in history in 1981. His dissertation, \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eA History of Game Preservation in British East Africa, 1895–1963\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e, was based on extensive archival research and fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and marked the beginning of his lifelong scholarly engagement with East Africa. In 2002, he published a revised version of the dissertation as \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eParadise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e, documenting the adverse effects of colonialism, economic development, and tourism on wildlife in the region.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOfcansky taught briefly at West Virginia University and a local community college before entering government service with the United States Air Force. Beginning in 1982, he served as a historian and analyst at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and later at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. While at Maxwell, he was an assistant professor of African Studies at the Air War College. \nIn 1987, he left the Air Force to become a senior analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. In July 1998, he joined the Department of State's Office of Analysis for Africa, where he developed a reputation as a highly respected authority on African political, economic, and military affairs. He remained with the Department of State until his retirement in 2011. Ofcansky passed away January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOfcansky was briefly married in the early 1970s. As of 2016, his sole survivor was his younger brother.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas Paul Ofcansky (born May 1, 1947, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania) was a historian and government analyst whose career focused on African history and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa. He attended St. Anselm High School in Swissvale and earned his undergraduate degree from Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1976, he received a Master of Public Administration in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.","That same year, Ofcansky began graduate studies in history at West Virginia University (from 1976-1981) under the direction of Robert Maxon and Rodger Yeager. He earned his PhD in history in 1981. His dissertation,  A History of Game Preservation in British East Africa, 1895–1963 , was based on extensive archival research and fieldwork in Kenya and Tanzania and marked the beginning of his lifelong scholarly engagement with East Africa. In 2002, he published a revised version of the dissertation as  Paradise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa , documenting the adverse effects of colonialism, economic development, and tourism on wildlife in the region.","Ofcansky taught briefly at West Virginia University and a local community college before entering government service with the United States Air Force. Beginning in 1982, he served as a historian and analyst at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and later at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. While at Maxwell, he was an assistant professor of African Studies at the Air War College. \nIn 1987, he left the Air Force to become a senior analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, DC. In July 1998, he joined the Department of State's Office of Analysis for Africa, where he developed a reputation as a highly respected authority on African political, economic, and military affairs. He remained with the Department of State until his retirement in 2011. Ofcansky passed away January 21, 2016 in Washington, DC.","Ofcansky was briefly married in the early 1970s. As of 2016, his sole survivor was his younger brother."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries, A\u0026amp;M 4056, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries, A\u0026M 4056, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_f0e6b7165bb1fd5dae9e25317a70dafe\"\u003eDiaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Diaries of author, analyst, and book collector Thomas P. Ofcansky (born 1947). The fifteen volumes include yearly diaries from 1993-2003, 2006, 2010, a special East Africa/United Kingdom trip diary (29 September - 22 October 1999), and a bound notebook. Some of the volumes contain loose pieces of ephemera. Subjects of the diaries include Ofcansky's personal life, his professional life as an author among other things, and details about trips he took."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_ee611125923ef161fb9f1a456df497e1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"persname_ssim":["Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:24:40.630Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3377"}}],"included":[{"type":"facet","id":"repository_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Repository","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"West Virginia and Regional History Center","value":"West Virginia and Regional History Center","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=West+Virginia+and+Regional+History+Center\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/repository_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"collection_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Collection","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries","value":"Thomas P. Ofcansky Diaries","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Thomas+P.+Ofcansky+Diaries\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/collection_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"date_range_isim","attributes":{"label":"Date range","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"1993","value":"1993","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1993\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1994","value":"1994","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1994\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1995","value":"1995","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1995\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1996","value":"1996","hits":1},"links":{"remove":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1997","value":"1997","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1997\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1998","value":"1998","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1998\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1999","value":"1999","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1999\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"2000","value":"2000","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=2000\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"2001","value":"2001","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=2001\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"2002","value":"2002","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=2002\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"2003","value":"2003","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=2003\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/date_range_isim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"creator_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Creator","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","value":"Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","hits":1},"links":{"remove":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/creator_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"names_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Names","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","value":"Ofcansky, Thomas P., 1947-","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"West Virginia and Regional History Center","value":"West Virginia and Regional History Center","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=West+Virginia+and+Regional+History+Center\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/names_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"level_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Level","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Collection","value":"Collection","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Collection\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/level_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"all_fields","attributes":{"label":"All Fields"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"keyword","attributes":{"label":"Keyword"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=keyword\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"name","attributes":{"label":"Name"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=name\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"place","attributes":{"label":"Place"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=place\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"subject","attributes":{"label":"Subject"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=subject\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"title","attributes":{"label":"Title"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=title\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"container","attributes":{"label":"Container"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=container\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"identifier","attributes":{"label":"Identifier"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026search_field=identifier\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"score desc, title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"relevance"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=score+desc%2C+title_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"date (ascending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=date_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"date (descending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=date_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"creator (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=creator_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"creator (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=creator_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"title (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=title_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"title (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Ofcansky%2C+Thomas+P.%2C+1947-\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1996\u0026sort=title_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}}]}