Jessie Munroe Correspondence Collection
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Description
Jessie W. Munroe Correspondence Collection
Overview
The Jessie W. Munroe Correspondence Collection is a digital assemblage of personal letters written by Jessie W. Munroe to Alice Austen (Miss Austen) in 1895. The collection is housed in the Alice Austen House Museum’s archival holdings and comprises scanned images of the original handwritten letter, its typed transcription, and associated metadata. The material is presented in English and reflects Victorian‑era social conventions of the late nineteenth century.Background
Jessie W. Munroe, a resident of Coconut Grove, Florida, maintained a friendship with Alice Austen, a prominent Staten Island photographer and socialite. The correspondence was produced on August 31, 1895, and was later digitized by the museum for preservation and research. The letter was addressed to “Miss Austen, Roselawn, Staten Island,” indicating the recipient’s residence on Staten Island. The museum’s archival process included high‑resolution JPEG scans of the letter’s heading and body, as well as a typed transcription for accessibility.Contents
- Letter (August 31, 1895) – A handwritten note in which Munroe thanks Austen for a “lovely gift.” The letter is signed “Jessie W. Munroe” and dated “Aug. 31, '95.”
- Image files – Two JPEG scans: one of the letter’s heading (showing the address) and one of the body text.
- Transcription file – A plain‑text version of the letter’s content.
- Metadata – Descriptive fields include creator, institution, date, language, subjects (Correspondence, Gifts, Personal Relationships, Victorian Social Life), and place (Staten Island, Coconut Grove, Florida).
Scope
The collection covers a single correspondence event dated August 31, 1895, between Jessie W. Munroe and Alice Austen. It documents a personal exchange of gratitude for a gift, illustrating the social etiquette and personal relationships of upper‑middle‑class Staten Island residents during the Victorian period. The material is limited to this one letter and its digital representations; it does not include broader archival items such as photographs, calling cards, or negative sleeves. The collection is useful for scholars of Victorian social history, correspondence studies, and the life of Alice Austen.Raw Cheimarros Data
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Files (2)
1895_8-31-Aug 2001-munroe copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Miss Austen, Roselawn, Staten Island
1895_8-31-Aug 2002-munroe copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
My dear Miss Austen, Your lovely gift is just received for which I send my most hearty thanks. With best wishes from Ralph and myself, I am, Yours very truly, Aug. 31, '95 - Jessie W. Munroe Cocanut Grove, Fla.
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"Reorganization group: Jessie_Munroe_Correspondence"
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