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Version: 20 (current) | Updated: 12/9/2025, 9:57:06 PM | Created: 12/9/2025, 6:29:46 PM
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Key themes include social events (parties, tennis tournament, croquet), business matters (sale of photographs, including images from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition), family health updates, musical pursuits (Steinway piano), and travel itineraries.
@austen_momma:person {full_name: "Austen Momma"}
@trude:person {full_name: "Trude"}
@elisabeth_strong:person {full_name: "Elisabeth Strong"}
@eva_hartwell:person {full_name: "Eva Hartwell"}
@e_bruce:person {full_name: "E Bruce"}
@new_york_university:organization {name: "New York University"}
@rutgers_college:organization {name: "Rutgers College"}
@rev_dr_mrs_j_c_eccleston:person {full_name: "Rev. Dr. & Mrs. J. C. Eccleston"}
@photography_business:concept {description: "Commercial photography enterprise operated by Alice Austen"}
@victorian_social_life:concept {description: "Social customs and activities of the Victorian era"}
@social_events:concept {description: "Organized gatherings such as parties, recitals, and tournaments"}
@family_life:concept {description: "Domestic and familial relationships"}
@theater_performances:concept {description: "Stage productions attended or referenced in the collection"}
@community_events:concept {description: "Public gatherings within local communities"}
@victorian_era_social_customs:concept {description: "Norms and practices of Victorian society"}
@envelopes:concept {description: "Postal wrappers accompanying letters"}
@victorian_era_communication:concept {description: "Methods of correspondence in the Victorian period"}
@invitations:concept {description: "Formal requests to attend events"}
@event_notices:concept {description: "Announcements of upcoming gatherings"}
@commencement:concept {description: "Graduation ceremonies"}
@weddings:concept {description: "Marriage ceremonies"}
@group_photographs:concept {description: "Photographic collections featuring multiple subjects"}
@china_painting:concept {description: "Artistic practice of painting on porcelain"}
@croquet:concept {description: "Lawn game popular in the Victorian era"}
@staten_island:place {name: "Staten Island, NY"}
@new_brunswick:place {name: "New Brunswick, NJ"}
@albany:place {name: "Albany, NY"}
@louisville_ky:place {name: "Louisville, KY"}
@littleton_ma:place {name: "Littleton, MA"}
@piermont_ny:place {name: "Piermont, NY"}
@ridgewood_nj:place {name: "Ridgewood, NJ"}
@new_york_ny:place {name: "New York, NY"}
@brooklyn_ny:place {name: "Brooklyn, NY"}
@marthas_vineyard_ma:place {name: "Martha's Vineyard, MA"}
@ocean_beach_nj:place {name: "Ocean Beach, NJ"}
@saratoga_ny:place {name: "Saratoga, NY"}
@boston_island:place {name: "Boston Island"}
@brighton:place {name: "Brighton"}
@fort_monroe_va:place {name: "Fort Monroe, VA"}
@mr_morris_park:place {name: "Mr. Morris Park"}
@west_bethlehem:place {name: "West Bethlehem"}
@richmond_county_ny:place {name: "Richmond County, New York"}
@mapleton:place {name: "Mapleton"}
@lucas_place_sqv_ny:place {name: "Lucas Place, Squintville, N.Y."}
@clifton_staten_island_ny:place {name: "Clifton, Staten Island, NY"}
@stapleton_staten_island_ny:place {name: "Stapleton, Staten Island, NY"}
@provincetown:place {name: "Provincetown"}
@bobborough:place {name: "Bobborough"}
@file_pinax:file {title: "Alice Austen Family Papers: 1885 Correspondence and Related Materials", creator: [@alice_austen, @austen_momma, @trude, @elisabeth_strong, @eva_hartwell, @julia_t_martin, @julie_bredt, @violet_m_e_ward, @isabella_king, @bessie_strong, @eva_m_hartnell, @grace_hustace_simonson, @gertrude_eccleston, @elizabeth_b_strong, @annie_hedley, @e_bruce, @new_york_university, @rutgers_college, @rev_dr_mrs_j_c_eccleston, @earl_hartwell, @grace_hustace_simonson], institution: "Alice Austen House", created: @date_1885, language: "en", subjects: ["Victorian social life","Photography","Tennis","Music","Family relationships","Social events","Correspondence","Staten Island history","Personal correspondence","Family life","Theater performances","Community events","Victorian-era social customs","Travel","Envelopes","Postal history","Victorian-era communication","Invitations","Event Notices","Commencement","Weddings","Group photographs","Education","China painting","Croquet","Social visits","Postal History","Victorian Era"], description: "A collection of personal letters, calling cards, envelopes, invitations, and photographs from Alice Austen's 1885 correspondence, documenting her social life, family relationships, and Victorian-era communication practices in Staten Island and surrounding areas."}
@file_pinax -> subject -> @victorian_social_life
@file_pinax -> subject -> @photography
@file_pinax -> subject -> @tennis
@file_pinax -> subject -> @music
@file_pinax -> subject -> @family_relationships
@file_pinax -> subject -> @social_events
@file_pinax -> subject -> @correspondence
@file_pinax -> subject -> @staten_island_history
@file_pinax -> subject -> @personal_correspondence
@file_pinax -> subject -> @family_life
@file_pinax -> subject -> @theater_performances
@file_pinax -> subject -> @community_events
@file_pinax -> subject -> @victorian_era_social_customs
@file_pinax -> subject -> @travel
@file_pinax -> subject -> @envelopes
@file_pinax -> subject -> @postal_history
@file_pinax -> subject -> @victorian_era_communication
@file_pinax -> subject -> @invitations
@file_pinax -> subject -> @event_notices
@file_pinax -> subject -> @commencement
@file_pinax -> subject -> @weddings
@file_pinax -> subject -> @group_photographs
@file_pinax -> subject -> @education
@file_pinax -> subject -> @china_painting
@file_pinax -> subject -> @croquet
@file_pinax -> subject -> @social_visits
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @staten_island
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @new_brunswick
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @louisville_ky
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @littleton_ma
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @piermont_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @albany
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @ridgewood_nj
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @new_york_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @brooklyn_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @marthas_vineyard_ma
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @ocean_beach_nj
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @saratoga_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @boston_island
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @brighton
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @fort_monroe_va
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @mr_morris_park
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @west_bethlehem
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @richmond_county_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @mapleton
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @lucas_place_sqv_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @clifton_staten_island_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @stapleton_staten_island_ny
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @provincetown
@file_pinax -> covers location -> @bobborough
@alice_austen_corpus -> includes -> @file_pinax
@alice_austen -> interested in -> @music
@music -> related to -> @photography_business
@photography_business -> documented in -> @file_pinax
@elizabeth_b_strong -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@trude -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@austen_momma -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@e_bruce -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@new_york_university -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@rutgers_college -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@rev_dr_mrs_j_c_eccleston -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@earl_hartwell -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@grace_hustace_simonson -> contributed to -> @file_pinax
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @julia_t_martin
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @julie_bredt
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @violet_m_e_ward
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @isabella_king
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @bessie_strong
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @eva_m_hartnell
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @grace_hustace_simonson
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @gertrude_eccleston
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @annie_hedley
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @mr_bruce
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @elizabeth_b_strong
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @trude
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @austen_momma
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @e_bruce
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @new_york_university
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @rutgers_college
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @rev_dr_mrs_j_c_eccleston
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @earl_hartwell
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @grace_hustace_simonson
@alice_austen -> attended -> @calico_ball
@alice_austen -> attended -> @progressive_euchre_party
@alice_austen -> attended -> @phantom_party
@alice_austen -> attended -> @may_pole
@alice_austen -> attended -> @organ_recital
@alice_austen -> played tennis at -> @tennis_tournament
@alice_austen -> photographed by -> @ralph_munroe
@alice_austen -> sold photographs at -> @worlds_fair:event {description: "World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893)", date: @date_1893, location: @chicago}
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @staten_island
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @new_brunswick
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @albany
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @louisville_ky
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @littleton_ma
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @piermont_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @ridgewood_nj
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @new_york_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @brooklyn_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @marthas_vineyard_ma
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @ocean_beach_nj
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @saratoga_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @boston_island
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @brighton
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @fort_monroe_va
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @mr_morris_park
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @west_bethlehem
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @richmond_county_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @mapleton
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @lucas_place_sqv_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @clifton_staten_island_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @stapleton_staten_island_ny
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @provincetown
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @bobboroughMore versions available (pagination not yet implemented)
# Alphabetical Chunking Directory split into 3 alphabetical chunks for processing. Total files: 103 Files per chunk: up to 40 ## Organization Strategy Organize by document type and correspondent. Use these groups: 1) Personal correspondence (letters to Alice), 2) Invitations/event notices, 3) Photographs/images, 4) Transcriptions (text versions of letters), 5) Envelopes/postal items. Within personal correspondence, further group by primary correspondent when possible (e.g., Elisabeth B. Strong letters together).