http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/US-dlcmss http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009259.2 02133cpcaa2200469 i 4500 20141017071041.4 820218|||||||||||| eng mm 82028357 i 1842/1954 MSS28357 Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. Helen Keller papers, 1842-1954. EAD master sort node: @alpha_character^k^@alpha_srt^keller, helen^@title^Helen Keller Papers^@href^http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009259^@aggregate^ms^@ead_file_name^ms009259.xml^@eadid^ms009259^ 2,000 items 4 containers plus 1 oversize 1.6 linear feet Author and lecturer. Correspondence and papers relating to the preparation of Keller's book My Religion, and newspaper clippings concerning her writings, lectures, and travels. Includes typescripts of several works by other blind writers. Sperry, Paul, 1879-1954. Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772. Watson, Evelyn M. (Evelyn Mabel), 1886-1956. Blind authors. New Jerusalem Church. South America Description and travel. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division EAD http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009259 EAD PDF http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009259.3 LCCN Permalink http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82028357 Reading Room http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/ XML http://findingaids.loc.gov/source/main#ms009259 EAD METS http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009259.4 mss/ead http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009259 Helen Keller Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Allen H. KitchensRevised and expanded by Patrick Kerwin Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2004

Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82028357

Finding aid encoded by Glenn R. Gardner, 2009 Finding aid written in English.
Collection Summary Helen Keller Papers 1842-1954 MSS28357 Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 2,000 items 4 containers plus 1 oversize 1.6 linear feet Collection material in English Manuscript Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Author and lecturer. Correspondence and papers relating to the preparation of Keller's book My Religion, and newspaper clippings concerning her writings, lectures, and travels. Includes typescripts of several works by other blind writers.
Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

People Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. Sperry, Paul, 1879-1954. Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772. Watson, Evelyn M. (Evelyn Mabel), 1886-1956. Subjects Blind authors. New Jerusalem Church. Places South America--Description and travel.
Administrative Information Provenance

The papers of Helen Keller, author and lecturer, were given to the Library of Congress by Elizabeth B. Bliss in 1932, and Josephine Sperry in 1954-1955. Additional material was transferred by the Department of State in 1955. Two items were purchased in 1992.

Processing History

The papers of Helen Keller were arranged and described in 1963. The finding aid was revised and two items added in 2003.

Copyright Status

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Helen Keller is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Access and Restrictions

The papers of Helen Keller are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Helen Keller Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Helen Keller (1880-1968), author and lecturer, span the years 1842-1954 and include correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, and photographs.

The bulk of the correspondence consists of files of Swedenborgian minister Paul Sperry relating to the publication of Keller's book, My Religion. Also included are reviews of the book. A trip by Keller to South America in 1953 is documented by newspaper clippings, State Department dispatches, and Keller's speeches. The collection also contains drafts of writings by others, in particular the blind author Evelyn M. Watson.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82028357 Container List Container Contents 1 Book of Psalms, 1842 See Oversize 1 Clippings, 1913-1954, undated (2 folders) 1 Correspondence 1 1908-1927 (7 folders) 2 1928-1954, undated (6 folders) 2 Photographs, undated 2 Printed matter, 1927-1953, undated (2 folders) 3 Trip to South America, 1953 3 Clippings 3 Brazil 3 Mexico (2 folders) 3 Panama 3 Peru 3 Dispatches 3 Speeches 3 Writings 3 By Keller 3 Miscellaneous, 1952, undated 3 My Religion 3 Clippings, 1927-1928 (2 folders) 4 Drafts, undated (2 folders) 4 By others, 1932-1939, 1948, undated (5 folders) OV 1 Oversize OV 1 Book of Psalms, 1842

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