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Start Over Creator Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 Subjects Fund raising
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Helen Keller letter to Margie Bourne, 1944

0.03 Cubic Feet One file folder (letter)

This collection contains a single letter, typed to Miss Margie Bourne from Helen Keller. Dated November 25, 1944, the content of the letter is soliciting funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. The leader's header is printed and reads "Helen Keller, 15 West 16th Street, New York 11, N.Y." The letter is signed by Keller in pencil at the bottom right.The letter is intriguing–particularly when you consider that Keller had to develop the skills to type without the ability to see the keys on the typewriter. The bottom of the typed letter also bears Keller's handwritten signature.

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Helen Keller letter to Margie Bourne, 1944 0.03 Cubic Feet One file folder (letter)

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

This collection contains a single letter, typed to Miss Margie Bourne from Helen Keller. Dated November 25, 1944, the content of the letter is soliciting funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. The leader's header is printed and reads "Helen Keller, 15 West 16th Street, New York 11, N.Y." The letter is signed by Keller in pencil at the bottom right.The letter is intriguing–particularly when you consider that Keller had to develop the skills to type without the ability to see the keys on the typewriter. The bottom of the typed letter also bears Keller's handwritten signature.

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