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Alice Austen Correspondence with Hayehud Lord

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Description

Alice Austen Correspondence with Hayehud Lord (March 1892)

Overview

This collection comprises two scanned documents— a handwritten letter and an envelope— exchanged on March 4, 1892 between Elizabeth Alice Austen, a pioneering Staten Island photographer, and Hayehud Lord. Digitized as JPEG images with accompanying OCR text, the items are housed in the Alice Austen House Museum’s archival holdings.

Background

Alice Austen (1866‑1952) was a prominent American photographer whose personal papers illuminate her social network and family life. Hayehud Lord, a correspondent whose precise relationship to Austen is not fully documented, appears in the collection as a friend or relative who visited her in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The correspondence reflects the Victorian era’s emphasis on social invitations, gifts, and familial affection.

Contents

  • Letter (March 4, 1892): A handwritten note from Lord to Austen thanking her for an invitation to a Sunday evening gathering. The letter mentions Julia T. Martin (a close friend in Albany) and a baby, expresses affection, and notes a forthcoming visit. Lord also refers to a gift he has given to “Miss Gladys,” identified as Austen’s child.
  • Envelope (March 4, 1892): A postal envelope addressed to “Mrs. E. Alice Austin, C/o Prof. Austin, New Brunswick, N. J.”, indicating the destination of the letter.
Both documents are available as high‑resolution JPEG scans, with OCR‑extracted text providing a readable transcription.

Scope

The collection covers a single day’s correspondence (March 4, 1892) between Alice Austen and Hayehud Lord. It includes personal letters, social invitations, and references to gifts and family relationships, offering insight into the social milieu of late‑19th‑century Staten Island and New Jersey. The items are limited to the two documents listed above and do not encompass other letters or materials from the broader Austen correspondence archives.

Raw Cheimarros Data

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@hayehud_lord:person {full_name: "Hayehud Lord"}

@julia_martin:person {full_name: "Julia T. Martin", location: @albany, relationship: "close friend"}

@albany:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}

@new_brunswick_nj:place {state: @new_jersey, country: @united_states}

@new_jersey:place {country: @united_states}

@miss_gladys:person {title: "Miss Gladys", relation: "child of Alice Austen"}

@letter_1892_03_04_1:document {type: "letter", author: @hayehud_lord, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1892_03_04, content: "I thank you for inviting us Sunday evening & appreciate what you say in your letter. Julia & the baby are splendid & with love from all three. I am Yours sincerely, Hayehud. Thursday. My darling, Julia cannot wait until she sees you to thank you for your lovely present to Miss Gladys. The slats are beautiful & Julia wants to see you as soon as you come home."}

@letter_1892_03_04_2:document {type: "envelope", recipient: @alice_austen, address: "Mrs. E. Alice Austen, C/o Prof. Austin, New Brunswick, N.J.", date: @date_1892_03_04}

@austen_hayehud_correspondence:document {title: "Alice Austen Correspondence with Hayehud Lord", creator: [@hayehud_lord], institution: "Alice Austen House", created: @date_1892_03, place: @new_brunswick_nj, description: "Collection of correspondence between Alice Austen and Hayehud Lord, including a thank‑you letter and an envelope."}

@austen_hayehud_correspondence -> contains -> [@letter_1892_03_04_1, @letter_1892_03_04_2]

@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @hayehud_lord {when: @date_1892_03_04, via: @letter_1892_03_04_1}

@julia_martin -> mentioned in -> @letter_1892_03_04_1 {context: "friend, mother of baby"}

@miss_gladys -> mentioned in -> @letter_1892_03_04_1 {context: "recipient of present"}

@file_pinax:file {title: "Alice Austen Correspondence with Hayehud Lord", creator: [@hayehud_lord], institution: "Alice Austen House", created: @date_1892_03, language: "en", subjects: ["Correspondence","Personal letters","Victorian social life","Gifts","Family relationships"], description: "Metadata for the collection", place: @new_brunswick_nj}

@file_1892_3_4_march_16001_lord_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", description: "Scanned letter from Hayehud Lord to Alice Austen", ocr_text: "I thank you for inviting us Sunday evening & appreciate what you say in your letter. Julia & the baby are splendid & with love from all three. I am Yours sincerely, Hayehud. Thursday. My darling, Julia cannot wait until she sees you to thank you for your lovely present to Miss Gladys. The slats are beautiful & Julia wants to see you as soon as you come home."}

@file_1892_3_4_march_16002_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", description: "Envelope addressed to Alice Austen", ocr_text: "Mrs. E. Alice Austin, C/o Prof. Austin, New Brunswick, N. J."}

Metadata

Files (2)

1892_3-4-March 16001-Lord copy.jpgJPEG
1.87 MB
OCR Text

I thank you for inviting us Sunday evening & appreciate what you say in your letter. Julia & the baby are splendid & with love from all three. I am Yours sincerely, Hayehud. Thursday. My darling, Julia cannot wait until she sees you to thank you for your lovely present to Miss Gladys. The slats are beautiful & Julia wants to see you as soon as you come home.

1892_3-4-March 16002 copy.jpgJPEG
377.67 KB
OCR Text

Mrs. E. Alice Austin, C/o Prof. Austin, New Brunswick, N. J.

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