Version: 12 (current) | Updated: 12/4/2025, 5:48:41 AM
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Representative examples include Violet Ward’s May 21 letter, Julia Martin’s June 22 itinerary, Austen’s postcard to Mountain Rest House, Carrie Ward’s August 20 letter, and Goddard’s 2003 letter describing a musical morning at a hotel.
@file_pinax:document {title: "Alice Austen House Collection, 1896", creators: [@alice_austen, @violet_ward, @julia_martin, @carrie_m_ward, @j_irving_goddard, @william_clawson, @william_hathorne_kirtland, @francis_h_bagley, @b], institution: @alice_austen_house_test, created: @date_1896, language: "en", subjects: ["Correspondence","Personal letters","Marriage announcements","Weddings","Social history","Travel","Family relations","Family visits","19th century","19th century American life","Postcards","Envelopes","Health","Family","Music"], description: "A collection of materials from 1896 related to Alice Austen and her correspondents, including marriage announcements, personal letters, postcards, and envelopes.", places: ["Staten Island","New York","Clifton","Randall Memorial Church","Cazenovia","Thompkinsville","Lancaster","Riverdale","Kingsley","Chatham","Gloucester","Albany","Los Angeles","Santa Barbara","La Porte","Chicago","Syracuse","New Canaan","Connecticut","Canada","Kingston","Ontario","Alwington","Kingsboro","Barstow","California","Mohonk Lake","Vineyard Haven"]}
@file_pinax -> documents -> @marriage_announcements_1896:collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @violet_ward_correspondence:collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @julia_martin_correspondence:collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @carrie_ward_correspondence_1896:collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @collection_1896_correspondence:collection
@file_pinax -> documents -> @alice_austen_correspondence_collection:document
@file_1896_5_21ish_1896_may_2001_nyc_violet_copy_jpg:file {ocr_text: "Miss Alice Austen\nRosebank\nStaten Island"} -> addressed to -> @alice_austen {location: @rosebank}
@alice -> same as -> @alice_austen
@carrie_m_ward -> contributed to -> @carrie_ward_correspondence_1896:collection
@violet_ward -> contributed to -> @violet_ward_correspondence:collection
@julia_martin -> contributed to -> @julia_martin_correspondence:collection
@j_irving_goddard -> contributed to -> @collection_1896_correspondence:collection
@rosebank -> featured in -> @marriage_announcements_1896:collection
@rosebank -> featured in -> @alice_austen_correspondence_collection:document
@cazenovia_ny -> featured in -> @violet_ward_correspondence:collection
@cazenovia_ny -> featured in -> @carrie_ward_correspondence_1896:collection
@mountain_rest_house -> featured in -> @collection_1896_correspondence:collection
@mountain_rest_house -> featured in -> @alice_austen_correspondence_collection:document
@b:person {initials: "B.", role: "Correspondent"} -> authored -> @letter_father_health:document
@b -> authored -> @letter_address:document
@alice_austen -> appears in -> @marriage_announcements_1896:collection
@alice_austen -> appears in -> @violet_ward_correspondence:collection
@alice_austen -> appears in -> @julia_martin_correspondence:collection
@alice_austen -> appears in -> @carrie_ward_correspondence_1896:collection
@alice_austen -> appears in -> @collection_1896_correspondence:collection
@alice_austen -> appears in -> @alice_austen_correspondence_collection:document
@william_clawson -> announced -> @marriage_clawson_1896_04_06:event
@william_hathorne_kirtland -> announced -> @marriage_kirtland_1896_05_12:event
@francis_h_bagley -> announced -> @marriage_bagley_1896_05_26:event
@marriage_clawson_1896_04_06:event -> took place at -> @saint_johns_church
@marriage_kirtland_1896_05_12:event -> took place at -> @address_503_boulevard
@marriage_bagley_1896_05_26:event -> took place at -> @randall_memorial_church
@letter_may_21_1896 -> mentions -> @alice_austen
@letter_aug_16_1896_1 -> mentions -> [@pater, @wilson]
@letter_aug_26_1896_2 -> mentions -> [@lancaster, @larrie, @daisy, @harpers_chest]
@letter_aug_29_1896_2 -> mentions -> @thompkinsville
@letter_may_30_1896_4002 -> mentions -> [@walton, @king, @aunt_addie]
@letter_june_22_1896 -> mentions -> [@gertrude, @miss_williams, @riverdale, @kingsley, @aunt_addie]
@letter_june_23_1896 -> mentions -> [@new_york, @syracuse, @miss_williams]
@letter_july_15_1896 -> mentions -> [@la_porte_in, @chicago, @king]
@letter_july_07_1896_1002 -> mentions -> [@harlem_depot, @mrs_miller, @king]
@letter_2001 -> mentions -> @alice_austen
@letter_2002 -> mentions -> @papa
@letter_2003 -> mentions -> [@emily, @mrs_vinally]
@letter_2004 -> mentions -> [@edith, @papa, @vineyard_haven, @mother, @kejoy]
@letter_2005 -> mentions -> [@mother, @barnetts, @vineyard_haven, @mountain_rest_house, @trude, @papa, @kejoy]More versions available (pagination not yet implemented)
# Reorganization Summary Files were organized primarily by year (1896) and then by correspondence type (letters, postcards/envelopes, announcements). Within correspondence, files were grouped by sender where identifiable (Violet Ward, Julia Martin, Carrie Ward, Trude). Marriage announcements formed their own distinct group. Envelopes and postcards were grouped separately from letter content. The one ungrouped file appeared to be a duplicate reference. ## Groups Created - **1896_marriage_announcements**: Formal announcements of marriages in 1896 - **1896_violet_ward_correspondence**: Letters and postcards from Violet Ward to Alice Austen in 1896 - **1896_julia_martin_correspondence**: Letters and postcards from Julia Martin to Alice Austen in 1896 - **1896_envelopes_postcards**: Envelopes and postcards addressed to Alice Austen in 1896 - **1896_carrie_ward_correspondence**: Letters from Carrie Ward to Alice Austen in 1896 - **1896_trude_correspondence**: Letters from Trude to Alice Austen in 1896 - **1896_misc_correspondence**: Miscellaneous letters to Alice Austen in 1896