Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Card, Identification |
Dates of Creation |
1936-1942 |
Scope & Content |
The photograph on the front of this card shows Anne Sullivan Macy (standing on the left) and Helen Keller (seated on the right). On the front is inscribed, "In Remembrance of My Dearest Friend Anne Sullivan Macy," and is signed "Cordially Helen Keller." Printed on the reverse side is this quote by Miss Keller: " The wise hand of another has led me into the world of nature, art and literature; but I cannot rest happy while my blind fellows are lonely and unhelped, standing outside the gates of light." The card was sponsored by the American Foundation For The Blind headquartered at New York City. As lifelong companions Sullivan and Keller continually lived, worked, and traveled together. In 1924, Anne and Helen began to work for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) as advocates, counselors, and fundraisers. Anne Macy died after a coma at age 70 on October 20, 1936 in Forest Hills, New York , with Keller holding her hand. When Keller herself died in 1968, her ashes were placed in the Washington National Cathedral next to Anne's. |
Year Range from |
1936 |
Year Range to |
1942 |
Subjects |
Autographs Blind persons Foundations Philosophy |
Search Terms |
American Foundation for the Blind New York City, N.Y. |
People |
Keller, Helen Macy, Anne Sullivan |
Collection |
Dr. Elbyrne Grady Gill Collection |
Imagefile |
021\20075456.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Card, Identification |
Object ID |
2007.54.56 |
Extent of Description |
3 1/2" x 5 1/2" |