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Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/9/2025, 9:53:50 PM | Created: 12/9/2025, 7:20:04 PM
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The letters touch on themes such as social gatherings (tea parties, whist games), travel (mentions of Oregon and New York City), family events, and personal relationships among Austen’s acquaintances.
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth_year: @date_1866, death_year: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", location: @staten_island}
@staten_island:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@alice_austen_house:organization {type: "museum", location: @staten_island}
@alice_austen_personal_correspondence_collection:document {title: "Alice Austen Personal Correspondence Collection, 1886", created: @date_1886, creator: @alice_austen, institution: @alice_austen_house, subjects: ["Personal correspondence","Victorian social life","Staten Island history","Family history"], description: "A collection of personal letters and envelopes addressed to Alice Austen in 1886, providing insights into her social life and connections."}
@saline_oregon:place {state: @oregon, country: @united_states}
@new_york_city:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@stapleton:place {city: @staten_island}
@miss_mumm:person {title: "Miss", surname: "Mumm"}
@mr_f_h_austen:person {title: "Mr.", initials: "F.H.", surname: "Austin"}
@alice_w_tolfair:person {full_name: "Alice W. Tolfair"}
@miss_vanderphul:person {title: "Miss", surname: "Vanderphul"}
@trip_cousin:person {relation: "cousin", nickname: "Trip"}
@letter_may_11_1886:document {date: @date_1886_05_11, sender: @miss_mumm, recipient: @alice_austen, location: @staten_island, ocr_text: "Mrs. Alice T. Austen\nMiss Mumm\nStapleton\nStaten Island"}
@letter_nov_13_1886:document {date: @date_1886_11_13, recipient: @alice_austen, care_of: @mr_f_h_austen, location: @new_york_city, ocr_text: "Miss Alice Austin\nCare of Mr. F.H. Austin\nStaten Island N.Y."}
@letter_dec_31_1886_telfair1:document {date: @date_1886_12_31, recipient: @alice_austen, location: @saline_oregon, ocr_text: "Miss Alice Austin\nClifton P.O.\nSaline, Oregon"}
@letter_nov_unknown_1886:document {date: @date_1886_11, recipient: @alice_austen, location: @staten_island, ocr_text: "For Miss Alice in Stapleton, P.V.\nS.J.A.", note: "unknown sender"}
@letter_dec_31_1886_telfair2:document {date: @date_1886_12_31, sender: @alice_w_tolfair, recipient: @trip_cousin, location: @saline_oregon, ocr_text: "My dear Trip Cousin,\n\nOn Thursday June eight (6) I am going to give a little tea to Miss Vanderphul the lady to whom my brother is engaged; I very much hope to have you come over to it (407). Very sincerely,\n\nAlice W. Tolfair"}
@alice_austen_personal_correspondence_collection -> contains -> [@letter_may_11_1886, @letter_nov_13_1886, @letter_dec_31_1886_telfair1, @letter_nov_unknown_1886, @letter_dec_31_1886_telfair2]
@miss_mumm -> wrote -> @letter_may_11_1886
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_may_11_1886
@mr_f_h_austen -> care_of -> @letter_nov_13_1886
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_nov_13_1886
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_dec_31_1886_telfair1
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_nov_unknown_1886
@alice_w_tolfair -> wrote -> @letter_dec_31_1886_telfair2
@trip_cousin -> received -> @letter_dec_31_1886_telfair2For Miss Alice in Stapleton, P.V. S.J.A.
Miss Alice Austin Care of Mr. F.H. Austin Staten Island N.Y.
Miss Alice Austin Clifton P.O. Saline, Oregon
My dear Trip Cousin, On Thursday June eight (6) I am going to give a little tea to Miss Vanderphul the lady to whom my brother is engaged; I very much hope to have you come over to it (407). Very sincerely, Alice W. Tolfair
Mrs. Alice T. Austen Miss Mumm Stapleton Staten Island
No children (leaf entity)