vihart00529A Guide to the Rev. Thomas W. Ogden Diary, 1900 SC 0424Tiffany ColeJames Madison University Libraries Special Collections

July 2026

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-07-31 07:00:28 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Rev. Thomas W. Ogden diary Ogden, Thomas W., Rev. (Thomas Warren), 1875-1967 Tim Abbott Americana SC 0424 /repositories/4/resources/808 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder 1900 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. English Access Restrictions

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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.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Tim Abbott Americana in May 2026.

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

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