1910-12 antique YALE SCRAPBOOK greenwich ct GEORGIANA GRAY ephemera wedding art+ For Sale

1910-12 antique YALE SCRAPBOOK greenwich ct GEORGIANA GRAY ephemera wedding art+
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Outstanding original society scrapbook belonging to Miss Georgie (Georgiana Mygatt) Gray of Greenwich, Connecticut, granddaughter of Dr. Carl E. Martin, documenting her social life, Yale associations, Greenwich society events, courtship, and eventual marriage to Edmund Courtlandt Stanton.

This remarkable scrapbook measures approximately9X12 inches and is packed with original ephemera dating primarily from 1909-1912, with a few later additions including photographs from the 1930s. The pages are heavily filled and many are fragile with loose or chipped edges from age, but the scrapbook remains an extraordinary surviving archive.

The collection is exceptionally rich in Yale University material, Greenwich high society, genealogy, original correspondence, invitations, photographs, dance cards, ribbons, artwork, programs, newspaper clippings, telegrams, pressed flowers, and handwritten notes identifying people and events.

Highlights include:

• Original scrapbook of Georgiana (Georgie) Mygatt Gray, Greenwich, Connecticut.
• Ownership inscriptions with her Greenwich address.
• Numerous handwritten diary-style notes describing parties, dances, teas, concerts, receptions, and guests.
• Extensive Yale University ephemera.
• Yale Commencement 1911 material.
• Yale Glee, Banjo & Mandolin Clubs material.
• Yale football ticket stubs.
• Beta Theta Pi fraternity invitations.
• Yale dance cards and orders of dance.
• Yale newspaper clippings.
• Yale class and commencement programs.
• Greenwich Academy invitation.
• Indian Harbor Yacht Club references.
• Yale Club concert material.
• Sophomore German dance ribbon and favors.
• Multiple original dance pencils still attached.
• Original silk ribbons and tassels.
• Original pressed flowers and leaves.
• Original hand-colored watercolor artwork of the bride.
• Original fashion illustration/bookmark.
• Original theater and opera programs.
• Stamford Preparatory School Dramatic Club program.
• French opera program.
• Church recital programs.
• Christ Church, Greenwich programs.
• Musical recital programs featuring members of the Gray and Martin families.
• Numerous newspaper clippings documenting Greenwich social events.
• Newspaper coverage of Miss Gray\'s debut.
• Newspaper coverage of receptions and dances.
• Newspaper coverage of Yale activities.
• Extensive guest lists written in pencil.
• Lists of floral arrangements and decorations.
• Party menus and refreshments.
• Seating and hostess notes.
• Hundreds of names of Greenwich and New York society families.

A major highlight is the complete documentation of Georgiana Gray\'s marriage:

• Original wedding invitation for Miss Georgiana Mygatt Gray and Mr. Edmund Courtlandt Stanton.
• Wedding reception invitations.
• Wedding newspaper coverage.
• Newspaper articles titled \"Miss Gray a May Bride\" and related wedding reports.
• Additional wedding correspondence and invitations.

Also included are invitations and correspondence from numerous prominent Greenwich and New York families, including:

• Carl E. Martin family
• George Davis Barron
• Du Bois family
• Geddes family
• Hyde family
• Brush family
• Stanton family
• Austin family
• Greenwood family
• Clawson family
• Nichols family
• Martin family
• Hutchings family
• Brown family
• Thompson family
• and many others.

Additional contents include:

• W Union telegrams.
• Postal Telegraph forms.
• Original envelopes with postmarks.
• Calling cards.
• Society cards.
• Wedding invitations.
• Reception invitations.
• Tea invitations.
• Dance invitations.
• Order of dance booklets.
• Programs.
• Church bulletins.
• Musical performances.
• Society newspaper clippings.
• Sailing photograph.
• Original photographs.
• Later Edward F. Foley studio portraits.
• Family photographs.
• Original handwritten notes throughout identifying flowers, guests, gifts, music, parties, and personal memories.

This scrapbook provides an exceptional glimpse into Greenwich, Connecticut high society, Yale University student life, early twentieth-century American social customs, genealogy, fashion, music, church life, weddings, and elite family networks. It would appeal to collectors of Yale memorabilia, Connecticut history, genealogy, women\'s history, social history, wedding ephemera, and original scrapbooks.

Please examine all photographs carefully for condition. The scrapbook is well used, with age toning, loose and chipped pages, edge wear, tears, and scattered losses typical of a heavily compiled scrapbook of this age, yet it survives as an extraordinarily comprehensive archive with a tremendous amount of original material.

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Georgiana Mygatt Gray was born into one of Greenwich, Connecticut\'s prominent families. She was the daughter of John Purdue Gray (Yale Class of 1884) and Mary Halle Mygatt Gray, and the granddaughter of Dr. Carl Elliott Martin, the well-known Greenwich physician whose name appears on the wedding invitation as the host of the marriage.

On May 15, 1912, she married Edmund Courtlandt Stanton at Christ Church, Greenwich, Connecticut. The ceremony was followed by a reception at 95 East Putnam Avenue, the Martin family residence, exactly as shown on your invitation.

Her husband, Edmund Courtlandt Stanton (1889–1948), was a Yale University graduate (Class of 1911), a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, and the prestigious Wolf\'s Head Society. He became a New York investment banker and senior partner in the brokerage firm Stanton & Company, and served on the New York Stock Exchange and New York Curb Exchange.

The couple were the union of two well-established New England families. The Gray, Martin, and Stanton families were socially prominent in Greenwich, Connecticut and New York,

The Stantons had three daughters:

• Mary Lane Stanton (later Mrs. Malcolm Frank Gilchrist Jr.)
• Jane Mygatt Stanton (later Mrs. George Edward Pickett)
• Virginia Lawrence Stanton (later Mrs. Russell P. Duncan)

appealing to collectors of:

• Greenwich, Connecticut history
• Connecticut genealogy
• American high society ephemera
• Early 20th-century engraved wedding invitations

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

CONDITION: Some pencil scribbles and wear as shown. See listing description and photos.































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