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Form letter from Alfred E. Smith, NYC advocating for the American Foundation for the Blind.
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Publication entitled "The New York That Helen Keller 'Sees'" with an introduction by Alfred Smith and a letter from Helen Keller to Dr. John Finley, with photographs of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on the Empire State Observation Tower and a view from the top of the building.
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Copy of letter written by Helen Keller to John H. Finley taken from the Ziegler for February 1932 entitled, "Helen Keller 'Sees' Tallest Building," about her experience at the top of the Empire State Building.
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Note quoting The New York Times Magazine article entitled "Atop the City's Great Peak People Looking Out From the Empire State Building Behave in Different Ways" and quoting from Helen Keller's letter to John H. Finley about her experience atop the building.
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Photograph from the New York Times of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson in the observation tower of the Empire State Building, NYC.
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Publication entitled "The New York That Helen Keller 'Sees'" about her visit to the Empire State Building.
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Letter from Helen Keller to John H. Finley about her visit to the Empire State Building.
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Letter from Helen Keller to John H. Finley about her visit to the Empire State Building.
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Letter from John H. Finley to Polly Thomson with photograph from the NY Times of Helen Keller and Miss Thomson at the Empire State Building.
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Correspondence to and from John H. Finley regarding the NY Times, the Empire State Building, and AFB.
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Draft of letter from Helen Keller to John H. Finley about her visit to Scotland
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Article by John H. Finley about Helen Keller, with notes by Polly Thomson on the reverse.
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Letter from John H. Finley to Helen Keller about sharing her letter in the NY Times.
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Letter from John H. Finley to Helen Keller asking to share her letter in the NY Times.
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Article from The New York Times reporting that Helen Keller was character witness at Polly Thomson's citizenship ceremony
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Photograph of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on the Empire State Building, published by Atlanta Journal
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Photograph of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on the Empire State Building, published by The Bethlehem Globe-Times
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Photograph of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on the Empire State Building, published by The New York Times
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Scrapbook entitled "Scrapbook of Helen Keller and The Blind. Book XV." Created by Rebecca Mack containing miscellaneous articles about Helen Keller, the World Conference on Work for the Blind, new technology to aid the blind including the Visagraph and the Teletactor, seeing eye dogs, Keller's visit with President Hoover at the White House, Keller's honorary degree from University of Glasgow, Keller's meeting with King Alexander of Yugoslavia, Helen May Martin, Kathryne Frick, and sculptor Federico Giorgi's gift to Keller inspired by her poem about Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. Includes letter from Helen Keller to Rebecca Mack and various articles written by Keller. Scrapbook clippings circa 1908-1935. Scrapbook created May 1931.
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Article from The New York Times praising Helen Keller's contribution to "The Empire City"
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Letter from Marguerite J. Reese to Helen Keller enclosing a copy of Alexander Klein's "The Empire City".
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Letter from Helen Keller to John Finley about her visit to the Empire State Building, published in a booklet
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Photograph of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on the observation deck of the Empire State Building.; 12/31/1931
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Photograph of Helen Keller and Polly Thomson on the observation deck of the Empire State Building.; 12/31/1931
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Writing by Helen Keller - My Religion/Light in My Darkness (202)
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Writing by Helen Keller - Optimism (137)
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Writing by Helen Keller - Out of the Dark (28)
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Writing by Helen Keller - Peace at Eventide (17)
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Writing by Helen Keller - Teacher (224)
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Writing by Helen Keller - The Open Door (133)
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Writing by Helen Keller - The Song of the Stonewall (54)
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Writing by Helen Keller - The Story of My Life (1126)
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Writing by Helen Keller - The World I Live In (249)
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