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Date Original
1894-05-17
Description
Typed letter from Helen Keller in Tuscumbia, Alabama to her Aunt Sallie Phillips Keller in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Keller writes about her recent visit to see her aunt in Hot Springs.
Biographical/Historical Note
Helen Keller was born June 7, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. At 19 months, she contracted an illness which left her deaf and blind. Her family would eventually hire a teacher, Anne Sullivan, who helped her develop a method of communication which involved tapping her fingers on her hand. Keller overcame the obstacles of being both deaf and blind and would eventually become an author who championed for labor rights and women's suffrage. Keller's aunt lived in Hot Springs and her grandfather lived in Helena.
Physical Description
Letter, 2 pages
Keywords
Women; Blind persons; Blindness; Deaf persons; Deafness; Family; Correspondence
Geographical Area
Hot Springs, Garland County (Ark.); Tuscumbia, Colbert County (Ala.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000680, Box 1, Folder 1, Number 20
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Sallie Phillips Keller papers, MS.000680
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter, Hellen Keller to her Aunt Sallie Phillips Keller, Sallie Phillips Keller papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History | Women's History
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