Browse by Series (Type of Material)
- Series 1: General Correspondence - Expanded
- Sub Series 1: Legal & Administrative
- Sub Series 2: Advocacy & Work - Expanded
- Box 20: Affiliations: A - General to AFB
- Box 21: Affiliations: AFB
- Box 22: Affiliations: AFB
- Box 23: Affiliations: AFB
- Box 24: Affiliations: AFB
- Box 25: Affiliations: AFB to AFOB
- Box 26: Affiliations: AFOB
- Box 27: Affiliations: A- H
- Box 28: Affiliations: H - I
- Box 29: Affiliations: I - M
- Box 30: Affiliations: N - L
- Box 31: Affiliations: O -P
- Box 32: Affiliations: R
- Box 33: Affiliations: R - W
- Box 34: Events
- Box 35: Events - Expanded
- Folder 1: Events: Military - Veterans (general)
- Folder 2: Events: Military - Visit to Armed Forces - Expanded
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Major L. L. Weissmiller, Executive Officer, Deshon General Hospital, United States Army, Butler, PA regarding Helen Keller and Polly Thomson's upcoming visit to the hospital and inquiring into the form of communication the patients have learned.
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Letter from Major L. L. Weissmiller to Robert B. Irwin stating that the hospital patients are taught to lipread and use hearing aids, asking if Helen Keller can speak to the their ambulatory patients, and requesting consent for newspaper publicity to be present.
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Press release from the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC entitled, "Helen Keller Starts Tour of Service Hospitals in NY Area," detailing her itinerary for visiting Army and Navy hospitals and her visits to service hospitals around the country.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Polly Thomson, Westport, CT a enclosing letter from Major L. L. Weissmiller about Helen Keller's upcoming visit to Deshon General Hospital, Butler, PA.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Major L. L. Weissmiller, Executive Officer, Deshon General Hospital, United States Army, Butler, PA regarding Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the hospital and her consent for newspaper publicity of her visit.
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Letter from Colonel C. J. Gentzkow, Commanding Officer, Deshon General Hospital, Butler, PA to Helen Keller, Westport, CT in appreciation of her visit, accompanied by a card of appreciation for "services rendered the soldiers at Deshon."
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Letter from Colonel C. J. Gentzkow, Commanding Officer, Deshon General Hospital, Butler, PA to Polly Thomson, Westport, CT with names of officers she requested during her visit to Deshon General Hospital, Butler, PA.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Colonel Ralph G. De Voe, Commanding Officer, Halloran General Hospital, Staten Island, NY regarding a possible visit from Helen Keller to the hospital and relating the positive effects her visit has had on other military hospitals.
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Letter from Colonel Ralph G. De Voe, Medical Corps, Commanding Officer, Halloran General Hospital, Staten Island, NY to Robert B. Irwin, NYC declining his offer for a visit from Helen Keller, as blinded and deafened patients do not remain at Halloran very long.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to the Commanding Officer at England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ regarding a possible visit from Helen Keller to the hospital and relating the positive effects her visit has had on other military hospitals.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to the Commanding Officer at U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA regarding a possible visit from Helen Keller to the hospital and relating the positive effects her visit has had on other military hospitals.
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Letter from Captain J. W. Allen, Medical Officer in Command, U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC accepting offer of a visit from Helen Keller.
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Letter from Colonel Robert C. McDonald, Commanding Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ to Robert B. Irwin, NYC accepting offer of a visit from Helen Keller.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Polly Thomson, Westport, CT enclosing letters from Captain J. W. Allen and Colonel Robert C. McDonald about Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and England General Hospital in Atlantic City, NJ.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin to Helen Keller regarding Senate legislation for guide dogs and technology for aid to the blind.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Colonel Robert C. McDonald, Commanding Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ with possible dates for Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Captain J. W. Allen, Medical Officer in Command, U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA with a possible date for Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Colonel Robert C. McDonald, Commanding Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ to Robert B. Irwin, NYC proposing alternate dates for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Captain J. W. Allen, Medical Officer in Command, U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to Robert B. Irwin, NYC accepting the proposed date for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Colonel Robert C. McDonald, Commanding Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ with possible dates for Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Captain J. W. Allen, Medical Officer in Command, U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA proposing an alternate date for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Colonel Robert C. McDonald, Commanding Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ to Robert B. Irwin, NYC accepting proposed dates for a visit to the hospital from Helen Keller.
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Letter from the Secretary to Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Captain J. W. Allen, Medical Officer in Command, U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA regarding new date for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Telegram from the U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to Robert B. Irwin, NYC proposing a new date for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from the Secretary to Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Captain William R. Adams, Morale Services Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ confirming travel arrangements for Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the hospital.
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Letter from the Secretary to Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Polly Thomson, Westport, CT regarding travel arrangements for Helen Keller's upcoming visit to the U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA and England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ.
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Letter from Captain J. D. Rives, Acting Medical Officer in Command, U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to Robert B. Irwin, NYC regarding arrangements for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Captain William R. Adams, Morale Services Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ to Robert B. Irwin, NYC in appreciation of Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Major General Norman T. Kirk, U.S. Army, Surgeon General and Brigadier General Fred W. Rankin, U.S. Army, Director of Surgery Division to the Service Command General, Governors Island, NYC enclosing a letter from the American Association from the Blind regarding Helen Keller's hospital visits, lauding their benefits, and proposing visits to Halloran General Hospital and Rhoads General Hospital.
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Letter from Major M. E. Randolph, Chief of Ophthalmology Branch, Surgery Division, Office of the Surgeon General, War Department, Washington, D.C. to Ruth E. Wilcox, NYC regarding arrangements for Helen Keller to visit military hospitals.
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Letter from Major General Norman T. Kirk, U.S. Army, Surgeon General and Brigadier General Fred W. Rankin, U.S. Army, Director of Surgery Division to the Service Command General, Governors Island, NYC regarding a possible visit from Helen Keller to Tilton General Hospital.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, Montclair, NJ to Helen Keller, Westport, CT regarding the possibility of Helen Keller visiting more military hospitals.
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Letter from the Secretary to Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Major M. E. Randolph, Chief of Ophthalmology Branch, Surgery Division, Office of the Surgeon General, War Department, Washington, D.C. regarding progress on Helen Keller's proposed visits to Eastern United States military hospitals.
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Letter from the Secretary to Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Polly Thomson, Westport, CT regarding the arrangements to be made by the War Department for Helen Keller to visit additional military hospitals.
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Letter from Major M. E. Randolph, Chief of Ophthalmology Branch, Surgery Division, Office of the Surgeon General, War Department, Washington, D.C. to Robert B. Irwin, NYC enclosing letters written to Commanding Officers regarding visits of Helen Keller to military General Hospitals.
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Letter from Ida Hirst-Gifford, NYC to Polly Thomson, Westport, CT regarding arrangements for future military hospital visits and inquiring into whether Helen Keller would be interested in visiting the hospitals listed, accompanied by a note labelling the correspondence.
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List entitled "General Hospitals of the United States Armed Forces Visited by Helen Keller," covering the time period of November 1944 - May 1946.
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List entitled "City, Hotel, General Hospital Schedules for Helen Keller - General Hospitals in Armed Forces Seventh, Eighth, Ninth Commands," covering the period of November 15, 1944 - December 30, 1944.
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Press release from the American Foundation for the Blind regarding Helen Keller's "good-will tour" of military hospitals across the country.
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Press release entitled "Helen Keller to Visit Hot Springs" detailing her visit to hospitals across the country.
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Press release entitled "Helen Keller to Visit Texas War Hospitals" detailing her visit to hospitals across the country.
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Letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. F. Lubben, Jr., Medical Corps, Executive Officer, Army & Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, AR extolling the benefits of Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Helen Keller, Mineral Wells, TX enclosing a copy of a letter from Laurence C. Jones, Founder and Principal, The Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, MS requesting a visit from her.
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Letter from Colonel G. V. Emerson, Commanding Officer, Harmon General Hospital, Longview, TX to Helen Keller, NYC in appreciation of her visit and stating his disappointment that he was not present to meet her.
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Letter from James A. Bethea, Commanding Officer, McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, TX to Helen Keller, NYC thanking her for her visit to the hospital.
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Newspaper article from 'The Home Towner' by Walter Humphrey entitled "Helen Keller Brings Hope and Inspiration to (No Suggestions) Men" detailing her visit to the hospital.
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Letter from James A. Bethea, Commanding Officer, McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, TX to Helen Keller, NYC thanking her for her visit to the hospital.
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Photograph printed in the New York Sun of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson visiting Sergeant Jasper Pennington, one of the wounded soldiers at McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, TX.
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Letter from M. C. Migel, NYC to Helen Keller, Dallas, TX passing along praise from the Army & Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, AR.
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Letter from James A. Bethea, Commanding Officer, McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, TX to Helen Keller, NYC thanking her for her visit to the hospital, accompanied by a transcription of a newspaper article from 'The Home Towner' by Walter Humphrey entitled "Helen Keller Brings Hope and Inspiration to (No Suggestions) Men" detailing her visit to the hospital.
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Press release about Helen Keller's visits to military hospitals across the country.
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Press release from the Public Relations Office of Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, TN lauding the benefits of Helen Keller's visit to the hospital and her impact on morale among the patients.
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List of information to, presumably, accompany photographs of Helen Keller's visits to military hospitals.
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Press release about the "fan mail" received by Helen Keller after her visits to military hospitals across the country.
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Letter from Second Lieutenant Barton E. Buck, Special Service Officer, Baxter General Hospital, Spokane, WA to Helen Keller, Westport, CT lauding the benefits of her visit to the hospital and enclosing a copy of an article from The Chronicle about her visit.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin to Helen Keller regarding continued contact with the war-blinded she has visited, the special watches given to them, and the possibility of future hospital visits.
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Letter from Polly Thomson and Helen Keller, Mineral Wells, TX to Robert B. Irwin regarding their visit with General James A. Bethea and their next hospital visit in San Antonio, TX.
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Memorandum from Evelyn M. Davidson, NYC to Ruth E. Wilcox, NYC regarding the purchase of a wrist watch for Sergeant Leonard Foulk from N. H. White & Co.
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Letter from the Secretary to Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Gloria Rich, Field Director, The American Red Cross, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, CA regarding the purchase of a watch for Sergeant Leonard Foulk by Constance Edwards.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to the Commanding Officer at Deshon General Hospital, Butler, PA regarding a possible visit from Helen Keller to the hospital.
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Letter from Major L. L. Weissmiller, Executive Officer, Deshon General Hospital, United States Army, Butler, PA to Robert B. Irwin, NYC accepting Mr. Irwin's proposal for a visit from Helen Keller.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Helen Keller regarding a visit to Deshon General Hospital and when she would be available to visit.
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Letters from Polly Thomson, Mineral Wells, TX to Ida Hirst-Gifford regarding Helen Keller's tour of military hospitals across the country.
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Letter from Robert B. Irwin, NYC to Helen Keller, Mineral Wells, TX enclosing a copy of a letter from James A. Bethea, McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, TX and the positive effects her visit has had on the soldiers at the military hospitals she has visited.
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Press release entitled "Helen Keller to Visit New Mexico," in particular the Burns Hospital in Santa Fe.
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Letter from Colonel James B. Anderson, Medical Corps, Commanding Officer, Ashburn General Hospital, McKinney, TX to Helen Keller and Polly Thomson, Westport, CT in appreciation for their visit.
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Letter from Captain Walter P. Work, Medical Corps, Director of Aural Rehabilitation, Borden General Hospital, Chickasha, OK to Helen Keller, Santa Barbara, CA in appreciation for her visit and enclosing an outline of Borden General Hospital's Aural Rehabilitation Program.
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Letter from Colonel Robert M. Hardaway, Medical Corps, Commanding Officer, Bushnell General Hospital, Brigham City, UT to Helen Keller and Polly Thomson, Menlo Park, CA in appreciation of their visit.
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Letter and its copy from Colonel H. D. Offutt, Medical Corps, Commanding Officer, Hoff General Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA to Ida Hirst-Gifford, NYC in appreciation for Helen Keller's visit to the hospital.
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Letter from James A. Bethea, McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, TX to Helen Keller in thanks for her gift of a book and relating the Christmas festivities at the hospital.
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Letter from Polly Thomson and Helen Keller, Portland, OR to Ida Hirst-Gifford regarding Helen Keller's tour of military hospitals across the country.
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Transcription of newspaper editorial article from The Oregonian entitled "Miss Keller Visits the Wounded," detailing her visit to Barnes General Hospital, Vancouver, WA.
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Transcription of newspaper editorial article from The Oregonian entitled "Miss Keller Visits the Wounded," detailing her visit to Barnes General Hospital, Vancouver, WA.
- Folder 3: Events: Military - Visit to Armed Forces, Jan-Aug
- Folder 4: Events: Military - Visit to Armed Forces, Sep 1945-Jan 1982
- Folder 5: Events: Visit to Empire State Building, NYC
- Folder 6: Events: Visits to Bell Telephone Laboratories
- Folder 7: HK Room at American Foundation for the Blind
- Box 36: Legislation to Travel: 1932
- Box 37: Travel: 1933 to 1948
- Box 38: Travel: 1948
- Box 39: Travel: 1948 to 1949
- Box 40: Travel: 1950 to 1952
- Box 41: Travel: 1952 to 1953
- Box 42: Travel: 1954 to 1955
- Box 43: Travel: 1955 to 1957
- 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