Scope and Content From the Collection: The R. A. Scott Diary documents the daily routine, religious practices, farming schedules, and employment of the overseer of [rail] roads in Augusta County, Virginia, during the late nineteenth century. Also provided in the diary are detailed lists of personal finances (debits and credits), livestock births, weather conditions, and the amount of eggs sold in 1878. Brief mentions of local deaths, marriages, and accidents also appear. Among the geographical locations...