Family papers, 1863-1905.

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Family papers, 1863-1905.

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Papers include personal letters written to family members by Jay Gould, his wife Mrs. Jay Gould, and their daughters Anna (later Duchesse de Talleyrand-Périgord) and Helen, 1874-1894; Jay Gould's ledger of family expenses, 1863; Helen Gould's drawing book, including renditions of Lyndhurst, 1883; school notebooks of Anna and Frank Gould; seed catalogs and plant lists of the Lyndhurst greenhouse, 1878-1905; and memorabilia of the Gould family.

4 linear ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881847

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Gould, Jay, 1836-1892

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Gould purchased Lyndhurst in 1880, using it as a summer home and country retreat. From the description of Family papers, 1863-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155540352 Businessman and financier. From the description of Papers of Jay Gould, 1873-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453645 Financier, New York City. From the description of Address book, [18--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58665136 ...

Lyndhurst (Tarrytown, N.Y.)

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Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house in Tarrytown, New York. The home was designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, and owned in succession by New York City mayor William Paulding Jr., merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould....

Gould, Helen Miller, d. 1889.

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Talleyrand-Périgord, Anna Gould, duchesse de, 1878-1961.

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Anna Gould, duchesse de Talleyrand-Périgord, returned to the United States in 1939 after her sister Helen's death, and maintained Lyndhurst until her own death in 1961, when the estate passed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. From the description of Papers, 1928-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155540405 ...

Gould, Frank Jay.

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Shepard, Helen Gould, 1870-1938.

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Eldest daughter of Jay Gould, Helen inherited Lyndhurst at his death. Some of her philanthropic works were carried out at Lyndhurst. She was married to Finley J. Shepard. From the description of Papers, 1892-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155540396 ...