Browse by Series (Type of Material)
- Series 1: General Correspondence - Expanded
- Sub Series 1: Legal & Administrative - Expanded
- Box 1: Birthplace: Alabama
- Box 2: Board of Trustees AFB
- Box 3: Death: Condolences - Funeral
- Box 4: Death: General - Memorials
- Box 5: Health - Helen Keller's Homes
- Box 6: Helen Keller's Homes - Investments
- Box 7: Investments
- Box 8: Investments
- Box 9: Investments
- Box 10: Investments
- Box 11: Legal: Consents A - D
- Box 12: Legal: Consents F - L
- Box 13: Legal: Consents M - S
- Box 14: Legal: Consents T - Z - Copyrights
- Box 15: Legal: Insurance - Will and Estate - Expanded
- Folder 1: Legal: Insurance: General
- Folder 2: Legal: Power of Attorney - Nella Braddy Henney
- Folder 3: Legal: Power of Attorney - American Foundation for Overseas Blind
- Folder 4: Legal: Deed of plot of land in PA to HK
- Folder 5: Legal: Royalties
- Folder 6: Legal: Taxes
- Folder 7: Legal: Will and Estate - Beneficiary - World Council for Welfare of the Blind
- Folder 8: Legal: Will and Estate
- Folder 9: Legal: Will and Estate
- Folder 10: Legal: Will and Estate - Expanded
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Note stating that M.R. Barnett is the only person allowed to view documents.
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Letter from Betty Jones to the American Foundation for the Blind inquiring on the disposal of Helen Keller's Westport, CT property.
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Probate record including assets, income, funeral expenses, debts, royalties, administration expenses, and estate distributed.
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Letter from Katharine Keller Tyson, Montgomery, AL to M.R. Barnett requesting jewelry she feels is hers from Helen Keller's estate and expressing anger over their family not being notified of Helen Keller's funeral.
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Legal document certifying that James S. Adams, Jansen Noyes, Jr., and Richard H. Migel as executors of Helen Keller's will.
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Legal document certifying that James S. Adams, Jansen Noyes, Jr., and Richard H. Migel as executors of Helen Keller's will.
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Letter from Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT to M.R. Barnett, NYC stating that Helen Keller's will was admitted to the Probate Court of Trumbull.
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Copy of Helen Keller's will.
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Legal document entitled "Bond" regarding Helen Keller's will.
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Letter from Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT to Jansen Noyes, Jr., Darien, CT stating that Helen Keller's will has been admitted to the Probate Court of Trumbull.
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Invoices from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to The New York Times, NYC to publish Helen Keller's obituary in the New York Times.
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Letter from M. R. Barnett to Betty Jones stating that he does not have information regarding the disposal of Helen Keller's property in Westport, CT at this time.
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Letter from M.R. Barnett to Charles Pettengill regarding Katharine K. Tyson's inquiry into obtaining jewelry from the Estate of Helen Keller and regarding a thank you card for those who sent their sympathies following Helen Keller's death.
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Check requisition invoice from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to The Gray Line of Washington, Washington, D.C. for limousine service for Helen Keller's funeral.
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Invoices from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to The Washington Post Company, Washington D.C. to publish Helen Keller's obituary.
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Letter from Charles Pettengill to Katharine K. Tyson regarding Helen Keller's estate and legalities of obtaining certain items from it.
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Letter from Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT to M.R. Barnett, NYC enclosing a copy of his letter to Katharine K. Tyson.
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Letter from Katharine Keller Tyson, Montgomery, AL to Charles Pettengill asking how she can obtain the family jewelry she feels is rightly hers.
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Letter from Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT to Katharine K. Tyson, Montgomery, AL enclosing a copy of Helen Keller's will.
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Check requisition invoice from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to The Evening Star Newspaper Co., Washington, D.C. to publish Helen Keller's obituary.
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Copy of letter from Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT to Katharine K. Tyson, Montgomery, AL in confusion over the tone of her previous letter regarding pieces of Helen Keller's jewelry.
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Letter from Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT to M.R. Barnett, James S. Adams, Richard H. Migel, and Jansen Noyes, Jr. enclosing letter from Katharine K. Tyson, Montgomery, AL to Mr. Pettengill regarding misunderstanding of Helen Keller's will.
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Check requisition invoice from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to Mullins-Redgate, Inc. for expenses in connection with Helen Keller's funeral.
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Check requisition invoice from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to Davis, Dorland & Company, NYC for insurance for Helen Keller's effects.
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Affidavit of appraisal from the Probate Court, District of Trumbull, CT for the Estate of Helen Keller, appraisal conducted by Philip J. Curry, Jr.
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Letter from J.W. Breuel to Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT enclosing a copy of the services for Helen Keller at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
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Letter from Phillips B. Keller, Dallas, TX to M.R. Barnett, NYC regarding Lions Club International plaque.
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Check requisition invoice from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to P.J. Curry Company, NYC for appraisal of the Estate of Helen Keller.
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Letter from M.R. Barnett, NYC to P.J. Curry Company, NYC enclosing a check for the appraisal of the Estate of Helen Keller.
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Letter to Phillips B. Keller, Dallas, TX notifying him of receipt of the framed Lions Club Resolution.
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Letter from Stephen L. Porter to James S. Adams, Richard H. Migel, and Jansen Noyes, Jr. regarding condition and sale of Helen Keller's house in Westport, CT, accompanied by note by Mr. Adams regarding viewing house by appointment.
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Letter from M. R. Barnett to James S. Adams regarding Helen Keller's collection of Braille books and other items and their move out of her home in Westport, CT.
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List of items possibly taken from Helen Keller's home. Items include photographs, a sculpture, lacquered boxes, and paintings.
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Memorandum from Winifred A. Corbally, NYC to Margaret O'Brien, NYC regarding list of items taken to the NYC office of the American Foundation for the Blind by M.R. Barnett and John Likely.
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Letter from M.R. Barnett, NYC to James S. Adams, NYC regarding sculpture of Dolores Ibarruri, accompanied note on details of the sculpture and its sculptor, Jo Davidson.
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Check requisition invoice from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC to William B. Meyer, Inc., Bridgeport, CT for transporting hospital bed from Arcan Ridge to Dr. Chick, Easton, CT.
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Copy of letter from John Likely, NYC to Joseph Ende, Treasurer, United Artists Corporation, NYC with a change in distribution statements.
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Letter from James S. Adams to Dr. Mary I. Bunting, President, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA regarding a bust of Helen Keller and her college encyclopedia to donate to the College.
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Copy of letter from Eustace Seligman to The Honorable U. Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations, NYC regarding the possible donation of a lantern to the United Nations from the Estate of Helen Keller.
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Letter from Mary I. Bunting, President, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA to James S. Adams, NYC accepting the donation of the bust of Helen Keller and her college encyclopedia.
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Letter from Olive Foster, Rutherford, NJ to Winifred A. Corbally, Westport, CT regarding the gift of a rug to Helen Keller from the Hajji Baba Club, accompanied by a list of items to give to Helen Keller's birthplace in Tuscumbia, AL.
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Letter from James S. Adams to the Trustees for the Birthplace of Helen Keller, Ivy Green, Tuscumbia, AL attaching a list of items from Helen Keller's home in Westport, CT to be given to Ivy Green.
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Bill of lading and freight bill #509345 from Allied Van Lines, Inc. from the Estate of Helen Keller, Westport, CT to the Birthplace of Helen Keller, Tuscumbia, AL.
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Bill of lading and freight bill #509342 from Allied Van Lines, Inc. from the Estate of Helen Keller, Westport, CT to P.D. Keller, Dallas, TX, containing large, china, and mirrow cartons.
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Bill of lading and freight bill #509344 from Allied Van Lines, Inc. from the Estate of Helen Keller, Westport, CT to Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA, containing large, medium, and book cartons and a dish pack.
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Bill of lading and freight bill #509343 from Allied Van Lines, Inc. from the Estate of Helen Keller, Westport, CT to Mrs. L.L. Warren Tyson (Mildred Keller Tyson), Montgomery, AL, containing mirrow, medium, and book cartons.
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Letter from William J. Josko, Auctioneer, Southport, CT to Winifred A. Corbally, Westport, CT thanking her for her hospitality during his recent visit.
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Letter from William J. Josko, Auctioneer, Southport, CT to James S. Adams, NYC regarding items to be auctioned from the Estate of Helen Keller.
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Letter from Phillips B. Keller, Dallas, TX to Winifred A. Corbally, Westport, CT stating that packages arrived successfully and in good condition.
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Copy of letter from Peter J. Salmon, Administrative VP, The Industrial Home for the Blind, Brooklyn, NY to James S. Adams thanking him for the vase from the Estate of Helen Keller and inquiring into the purchase of the Eternal Light for The Industrial Home for the Blind.
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Letter from E.C. Hamilton, Assistant VP, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, NYC to Richard H. Migel, NYC enclosing a check for accruals due to the Estate of Helen Keller pursuant to the Receipt and Release Agreement.
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Letter from James S. Adams, NYC to William J. Josko, Auctioneer, Southport, CT regarding auction of furnishings from the Helen Keller's home.
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Copy of letter from Eustace Seligman, Sullivan & Cromwell, NYC to David B. Vaughan, Assistant Secretary General, Offices of General Services, United Nations, NYC thanking him for his letter on the proposed gift from the Estate of Helen Keller to the United Nations.
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Letter from Richard H. Migel, NYC to Charles Pettengill, Greenwich, CT enclosing a check from the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company for accruals due to the Estate of Helen Keller pursuant to the Receipt and Release Agreement.
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Letter from Lurline Cook, Treasurer, Helen Keller Property Board, Tuscumbia, AL to James S. Adams thanking him for the donations from the Estate of Helen Keller.
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Letter from Louise E. Donovan, Assistant to the President, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA to James S. Adams, NYC acknowledging safe receipt of the bust of Helen Keller and her college encyclopedia.
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Thank you card from Mr. and Mrs. Alan Pressler, R & R Sanitation to M.R. Barnett thanking him for the letter and check from the Estate of Helen Keller.
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Letter from David B. Vaughan, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of General Services, United Nations, NYC to Eustace Seligman, NYC declining gift of a lantern from Helen Keller's garden to the Arts Committee of the United Nations.
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Copy of letter from Eustace Seligman, NYC to David B. Vaughan, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of General Services, United Nations, NYC acknowledging receipt of his letter regarding the lantern from Helen Keller's garden.
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Letter from Lurline Cook, Treasurer, Helen Keller Property Board, Tuscumbia, AL to James S. Adams thanking him for the donations from the Estate of Helen Keller including a rug, silk screen, lunch set, painting, and clock.
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Newspaper article from the Florence Times/Tri-Cities Daily, AL by Lorene Frederick entitled "A Blue Rug for Ivy Green" showing members of the Helen Keller Property Board with items donated by the American Foundation for the Blind to Helen Keller's birthplace, Tuscumbia, AL.
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Letter from Charles V. Roark, Weston, CT to M.R. Barnett, Norwalk, CT thanking him for the gift from the Estate of Helen Keller.
- Box 16: Legal: Will and Estate - Record Repositories: AFB
- Box 17: Record Repositories: AFB
- Box 18: Record Repositories: AFB - Indiana University
- Box 19: Record Repositories: University of Iowa - UC Berkeley
- Sub Series 2: Advocacy & Work
- Sub Series 3: Individuals
- Sub Series 4: Media and Entertainment
- Sub Series 5: Commemorations
- Sub Series 6: Select Subjects
- Sub Series 7: General Public and Organizations
- Series 2: Writing about/by Helen Keller
- Series 3: Oversize print material
- Series 4: Press Clippings
- Series 5: Scrapbooks
- Series 6: Architectural drawings
- Series 7: Photographic material
- Series 8: Artifacts
- Series 9: Audio
- Series 10: Film