Rev. Thomas W. Ogden diary, 1900

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rev. Thomas W. Ogden Diary, 1900, SC 0424, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.08 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Ogden, Thomas W., Rev. (Thomas Warren), 1875-1967 and Tim Abbott Americana
Language:
English
Abstract:
The diary includes over two months of entries written by Rev. Thomas W. Ogden when he was staying at a boarding house in Vesuvius, Rockbridge County. Ogden discusses the weather, his spiritual and physical health, and daily activities including the people he encounters and the churches and communities he visits.
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rev. Thomas W. Ogden Diary, 1900, SC 0424, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Rev. Thomas W. Ogden's diary entries cover January 1, 1900 through March 5, 1900 when he is in Vesuvius, Rockbridge County. Assorted notations and lists are included in the back pages of the diary. In the entries, Ogden discusses his spiritual journey (non-specific acts of sinning) and physical health (a bout with boils), the weather, and his daily activities including the various people he encounters, churches he visits, and places he travels. Of note are the "Western Lunatic Asylum" in Staunton, Sherando, Stuarts Draft, Meadow Mountain, and Greenville.

Biographical / historical:

Rev. Thomas W. Ogden (1875-1967) was a Methodist preacher based out of Virginia, including Richmond, Amherst County, and Rockbridge County. In 1900, based on the owner's mark in the diary, Ogden's address was Vesuvius in Rockbridge County.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Tim Abbott Americana in May 2026.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Diaries
Names:
Tim Abbott Americana