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Gould, Jay, 1836-1892

type

Collector

dates

1836-1892

city

New York City

state

NY

other cities

Roxbury, NY;

sex

M

history

Jay (nee Jason) Gould was a railroad magnate and art collector.

Gould's art collection included both the fine and decorative arts and featured work from Tiffany’s and Herter Brothers as well as paintings by, among other, Bouguereau, Gerome, and Daubigny.

decades

1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890

updated

02/14/2025 10:12:28

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Repository	Description	Links
New York University	Henry Mitchell MacCracken administrative records, 1884-1910.	see details...
Lyndhurst Archives Department	Family papers, 1863-1905.	see details...
The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department	Address book,[18--]	see details...
The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department	[Scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the death of Jay Gould, and of information on other Gould family members] : scrapbook, [1892?]-1920.	see details...
The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department	Jay Gould and the Erie Railway : manuscript, 1893	see details...
The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department	Helen Miller Gould Shepard papers, 1814-1941.	see details...
The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department	Morton, Bliss & Company Records, 1876-1899.	see details...
The New York Botanical Garden Archives	Lord and Burnham Company (Irvington, N.Y.) Records, [ca. 1881-1954]	see details...
Lyndhurst Archives Department	Photograph collection, [ca. 1864-1960]	see details...
Lyndhurst Archives Department	Property documents, 1785-1942.	see details...
The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections	M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971	see details...