Letter and transcription from Anne Sullivan Macy, Tuscumbia, AL to Michael Anagnos, Perkins School f... February 1, 1889

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Series1: General Correspondence
Sub Series1: Legal & Administrative
Box16: Legal: Will and Estate - Record Repositories: AFB
Folder2: Record Repositories: American Antiquarian Society
Item No18
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBlindness; Education; Publicity
DescriptionLetter and transcription from Anne Sullivan Macy, Tuscumbia, AL to Michael Anagnos, Perkins School for the Blind, Boston, MA disliking media attention and expressing indignation that her education of Helen Keller is not unique because Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe did it years before with Laura Bridgman and all credit should go to him.
SignatureMacy, Anne S.; Macy, Anne Sullivan; Sullivan, Anne Mansfield
Subject PersonBridgman, Laura; Howe, Samuel G.; Cleveland, Grover; President Cleveland; Curry, Mr.
Folder Start Date1887
Folder End Date1891
Holding InstitutionAmerican Foundation for the Blind
Contact Information2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10121, (212) 502-7600