J. S. Ogilvie Explained

J. S. Ogilvie
Birth Name:	John Stuart Ogilvie
Birth Place:	Scotland
Death Place:	Brooklyn, New York, US
Occupation:	Publisher
Nationality:	American

John Stuart Ogilvie (1843–1910)^[1] was a publisher in the United States.

Biography

He was born in Scotland and immigrated to the U.S. with his family at age four.^[2] Ogilvie published John Cowan's Science of a New Life.^[3] Ogilvie published dime novels and how-to books.^[4] The American Bookseller ran an image of Ogilvie.^[5] His book Seven Hundred Album Verses had a significant influence.^[6]

Ogilvie published an illustrated program for New York City's commemoration ceremonies for the centennial of George Washington's first inauguration held in New York City in 1789.

He died at his home in Brooklyn on February 9, 1910.^[7]

Bibliography

• The Album Writer's Friend: Comprising More Than Three Hundred Choice Selections of Poetry and Prose, Suitable for Writing in Autograph Albums, Valentines, Birthday, Christmas and New Year Cards (1881)
• Ogilvie's Handy Book of Useful Information and Statistical Tables of Practical Value: A Universal Handbook for Ready Reference (1884)
• Seven Hundred Album Verses; Choice selections of poetry and prose
• Life and Death of Jay Gould, and how he made his millions
• One Hundred Prize Dinners (1889)
• How to Woo: When and Whom (1889)
• Illustrated Programme of the Centennial Celebration in New York, April, 1889
• The Victim of His Clothes by Charles Wotherle Hooke and Frederick Russell Burton, J. S. Ogilvie New York 1890^[8]
• The Press Prize Recipes for Meats, Vegetables, Bread and Pastry
• The Album Writer's Friend
• History of the Attempted Assassination of James A. Garfield
• The Life and Death of James A. Garfield; From the tow path to the White House
• History of the General Slocum
• The "Man in the Street" stories from the New York Times
• Ogilvie's Book on How to Become an American Citizen
• How to Talk and Debate
• History of the Great Flood in Johnstown, Pa., May 31, 1889, by Which over Ten Thousand Lives Were Lost^[9]
• Ogilvie's House Plans^[10] (1895)^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: LibriVox. librivox.org.
2. Web site: Cambridge Tribune 10 December 1904 — Cambridge Public Library. cambridge.dlconsulting.com.
3. Book: An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform: A-L. Christopher. Hoolihan. Edward C.. Atwater. September 28, 2001. University Rochester Press. 9781580460989. Google Books.
4. Web site: Path to Citizenship: Selections from the New-York Historical Society Library. NYHS. Staff. September 28, 2017.
5. Web site: Porträt John Stuart Ogilvie (1843 - 1910). Europeana Collections.
6. Book: Bronner, Simon J.. The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies. August 6, 2019. Oxford University Press. 9780190840631. Google Books.
7. News: John Stuart Ogilvie . . 7 . 1910-02-11 . 2023-12-11 . Newspapers.com.
8. Web site: The victim of his clothes. Library of Congress.
9. Web site: History of the Great Flood in Johnstown, Pa., May 31, 1889, by Which over Ten Thousand Lives Were Lost By J. S. Ogilvie. www.psupress.org.
10. Book: Ogilvie's Victorian house plans. September 28, 1978. [Watkins Glen, N.Y. : American Life Foundation, Library of Victorian Culture]. 9780892570478. Internet Archive.
11. Web site: Ogilvie's House Plans, Or, How to Build a House. John Stuart. Ogilvie. September 28, 1895. J.S. Ogilvie. Google Books.