Papers, 1892-1939.

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Papers, 1892-1939.

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Papers include her personal correspondence, 1892-1937; business papers, inventories, and a tax ledger pertaining to Lyndhurst, 1905-1939; clippings, programs, invitations, and calling cards pertaining to her social life, including her wedding and that of her sister Anna Gould (Duchesse de Talleyrand-Périgord); school notebooks of the Shepard children, 1916-1926; pattern books from the Lyndhurst Sewing School run by Helen, 1899-1909; and Lyndhurst guest books, 1913-1938.

9 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881852

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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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....

Lyndhurst Sewing School (Tarrytown, N.Y.)

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Shepard, Finley, J.

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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 ...

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 ...