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Daisy Correspondence Collection

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Description

Daisy Correspondence Collection

Overview

The Daisy Correspondence Collection is a digitized set of five personal letters written by a woman named Daisy to Elizabeth Alice Austen in January 1898. The items are scanned JPEG images of handwritten envelopes and letters, each accompanied by OCR‑derived transcriptions. The collection is housed in the Alice Austen House Museum’s digital repository (Pinax) and is available in English.

Background

Alice Austen (1866‑1952) was a pioneering American photographer and resident of Staten Island. Daisy, a Brooklyn‑based correspondent, maintained a close friendship with Austen, as evidenced by the frequent exchanges recorded in this collection. The letters were produced during a period when Austen was actively engaged in her photographic practice and social life in New York City. The collection reflects the broader Victorian social milieu of late‑19th‑century New York, including references to the Berkeley Gymnasium for Women and Children and the medical directors associated with it.

Contents

  • Five letters dated 26 January and 27 January 1898.
  • Addresses: 77 Park Avenue, New York, NY; references to Brooklyn, NY, and Carnegie Hall.
  • Themes:
  • - Health concerns (Daisy’s mother, medical assistance). - Social engagements (visits to the Berkeley Gymnasium, Miss Lawrence’s gathering). - Personal relationships (mentions of Lynn, the mother’s well‑being). - Victorian etiquette and domestic matters.
  • Metadata: Each item includes a title, creator, date, language, and subject tags (Correspondence, Personal letters, Health, Family relationships, Victorian social life, Brooklyn, New York).

Scope

The collection covers a narrow temporal window (January 1898) and a single correspondent’s perspective. It is geographically focused on Brooklyn, New York City, and the surrounding social institutions. The material is limited to personal correspondence and does not include photographs or other media. It offers a valuable glimpse into the everyday concerns and social networks of women in late‑Victorian New York, particularly those connected to the Alice Austen House.

Raw Cheimarros Data

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@mary_taylor_bissell:person {full_name: "Mary Taylor Bissell", role: "Medical Director"}


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@delia_m_elliott:person {full_name: "Delia M. Elliott", role: "Gymnasium Director"}


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@delia_m_elliott -> works at -> @berkeley_gymnasium


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@daisy -> mentioned -> @mary_taylor_bissell {in: @file_1898_1_26_1898_jan_1002_daisy_copy_jpg}


@daisy -> mentioned -> @mathilda_k_wallen {in: @file_1898_1_26_1898_jan_1002_daisy_copy_jpg}


@daisy -> mentioned -> @delia_m_elliott {in: @file_1898_1_26_1898_jan_1002_daisy_copy_jpg}


@daisy -> mentioned -> @miss_lawrence {in: @file_1898_1_26_1898_jan_1003_daisy_copy_jpg}

Metadata

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. JAN 281230 AN '98 Mrs. E. Alice Austin, 77 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.

1898_1-26-1898 Jan 1002-Daisy copy.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

THE BERKELEY GYMNASIUM FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. CARNEGIE HALL. OFFICE HOURS: 10—12:30 2.30—4 SATURDAY TILL NOON Dr. Mary Taylor Bissell, Medical Director Dr. Mathilda K. Wallin, Associate Medical Director Miss Delia M. Elliott, Gymnasium Director New York, Feb. 2nd, 1898 My Own Darling, Your note from the hospital I just received and I am concerned indeed for you. I hope you will let me know at once if I can help you in any possible way—I will put anything else aside if I can do something for you or your mother. If I may call on you, let me know and I will, and if you can get in here please come. I am anxious to know more. I am

1898_1-26-1898 Jan 1003-Daisy copy.jpgJPEG
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Very sorry darling - I don't like any trouble coming to you. Get our help Lynn, and tell us more that I may know just how things stand. I will write again today later. I shall be in town tonight at Miss Lawrence's. I shall be at the gym all day tomorrow - even at lunch time. I think I shall deliver this myself at 77 Park Ave, on the chance of seeing you; but do not expect to see me if you prefer not. Lovingly yours, Daisy P.S. I shall be at the gym this evening at 8 o'clock for about an hour.

1898_1-27-1898 Jan 1004-Daisy copy.jpgJPEG
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superfluous, because I saw today how you were working and that Lynn plan is good. There is a Brochure as soon as your mother is ready to look at the pictures. I cannot help thinking how dear you were today; I wanted to put my arms around you but am willing not to but to substitute anything that will help you know—that I shall watch for. Perhaps you can get down to the Chantry your morning for nine o'clock service—it is lovely. Good night lovingly yours Daisy. Thursday, My dear Love, can you stand two of me day? I guess you can, or I wouldn't write. If you were perfectly sweet & come to see me today and I appreciate it I can tell you, under the circumstances. My darling, you don't know what a wish you are; I simply admire what I saw in you today—you still for me I love, and I know I do that. You have enough now to think of and I won't allow you to consider me as you seemed today that you did; you have gotten me on my feet. Now I'm the one to look after you. You have

1898_1-27-1898 Jan 1005-Daisy copy.jpgJPEG
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made me believe in your love, you never made it more evident than today—and now I am willing to let it abide till you again have time for me. I am so confident of your faithfulness that I am not afraid to wait, for I know you won't fail me ever. If my orders are dropped from your mind as far as any worry goes, only let me be there when I can help you. It isn't a case of fast and loose between you and me—it's all fast because the trust is secure. I shall see you when you can, and be perfectly satisfied. When I propose a thing that isn't just what you can fall into easily, simply say no without troubling to explain why. I am glad you told me about your mother, and am very thankful it isn't worse as my mother was. Take good care of yourself now so that you can take good care of her later. This is needless advice—rather

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