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This box list is from the Nella Braddy Henney Collection finding aid. The correspondence is separated into groups by folder number and organized by date, earliest to latest. Nella Braddy Henney has been abbreviated to “NBH” in titles. Perkins Archives Flickr collections provide access to a selection of box 1 digitized letters with transcriptions. These copies on Flickr are directly linked to from the list when available. A digitized copy of box 1 is also available on the Internet Archive in its entirety, but transcriptions may be error-prone or missing altogether when handwritten. Learn more about Perkins Archives digitized text and how to request accessible resources.
Box 1, folder 1
Correspondence to NBH, 1926-1932
- Letter from Mildred Keller Tyson, February 16, 1926
- Letter from Frank W. Goodhue, February 18, 1927
- Letter from Frank W. Goodhue, March 2, 1927
- Letter from Frank W. Goodhue, March 23 1927
- Letter from Laura Richards, April 4 1927
- Letter from Edward E. Allen, April 23, 1927
- Letter from Cora A. Newton, May 23, 1927
- Letter from Edward E. Allen, June 6, 1927
- Letter from Lydia Y. Hayes, June 7, 1927
- Letter from James E. Chamberlain, June 10, 1927
- Letter from Julia Burnham, June 16, 1927
- Letter from Lenna D. Swinerton, June 20, 1927
- Letter from Emilie Poulsson, June 20, 1927
- Letter from Thomas Arthur Humason, June 23, 1927
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 3, 1927
- Letter from Van Wyck Brooks, July 12, 1927
- Letter from John D. Wright, August 17, 1927
- Note about Leila Lasseter
- Letter from Leila Lasseter, December 5, 1927
- Letter from Leila Lasseter, January 3, 1928
- Letter from Bernice V. Brown, January 5, 1928
- Letter from Clifford Moore, January 19, 1928
- Letter from George L. Kittredge, January 20, 1928
- Letter from Ralph S. Perry, January 22 1928
- Letter from John J. Dowling, February 3, 1928 (Note: Medical Records)
- Letter from Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary, February 9, 1928 (Note: Medical Records)
- Letter from Teresa M. Sullivan, February 28, 1928
- Letter from Edward L. Holmes, September 12, 1928
- Letter from Mary Sullivan Hannan, November 12, 1928
- Letter from Edward L. Holmes, November 1928
- Letter from Albert Bigelow Paine, November 15, 1929
- Letter from Albert Bigelow Paine, November 19, 1929
- Letter from S.C. Swift, March 12, 1930
- Letter from Rebecca Mack, April 4, 1930
- Letter from Rebecca Mack, April 7, 1930
- Letter from S.C. Swift, April 9, 1930
- Letter from Anne Sullivan Macy, June 9, 1931 (Note: Leisure letter about her trip with Helen Keller and Polly Thomson)
- Letter from Margaret Deland, November 18, 1931
- Letter from Henry Van Dyke, November 18, 1931
- Letter from M.A. DeWolfe Howe, November 18, 1931
- Letter from Josephine Timberlake, November 19, 1931
- Letter from Lillian K. Egan, November 27, 1931
- Letter from George S. Macrum, November 29, 1931
- Letter from Nina Rhoades, December 6, 1931
- Letter from Thomas Y. Crowell Company, January 4, 1932
- Letter from Francis Trevelyan Miller, February 18, 1932
- Letter from Amelia L. Bond, March 14, 1932
Box 1, folder 2
Correspondence to NBH 1932-1933
- Letter from Geo. L. Raverat, March 2, 1932
- Letter from Polly Thomson, May 4, 1932
- Letter from Edna Porter, June 30, 1932
- Letter from Blanche Colton Williams, September 25, 1932 (Note: On receiving NBH’s letter on the death of Mr. Macy)
- Letter to Charles F.F. Campbell, November 15, 1932 (Note: Letter with enclosed “Recollections of Chas. F.F. Campbell at the time when Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller were at Radcliffe College”)
- Letter from Carl Sandburg, December 16, 1932
- Letter from M.E. Crocker, February 2, 1933
- Letter from Mrs. Geoffrey G. Whitney, March 20, 1933
- Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor, March 23, 1933
- Letter from Mary Louise Bok, March 26, 1933
- Letter from Mildred Keller Tyson, April 4, 1933
- Letter from Gabriel Farrell, April 4, 1933
- Letter from Gabriel Farrell, April 10, 1933
- Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor, April 11, 1933
- Letter from Mildred Keller Tyson, June 1933
- Letter from Edward Newton, June 6, 1933
- Letter from Gabriel Farrell, September 7, 1933
- Letter from Charles B. Hayes, September 7, 1933
- Letter from Charles B. Hayes, September 8, 1933
- Letter from M.C. Migel, September 8, 1933
- Letter from Josephine S. Timberlake, September 8, 1933
- Letter from Blanche Colton Williams, September 12, 1933
- Letter from Paul Sperry, September 12, 1933
- Telegram from Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen Keller & Polly Thomson, September 12, 1933
- Letter from Nina Rhoades, September 14, 1933
- Letter from Lyman Beecher Stowe, September 17, 1933
- Letter from Etta B. Freeman, September 17, 1933
- Letter from Madge L. Watkins, September 18, 1933
- Letter from Biddy, September 19, 1933
- Letter from Dorothy Halbert, August 20, 1933
- Letter from Mildred Keller Tyson, September 21, 1933
- Letter from Albert Paine, September 21, 1933
- Letter from Florence R. Richardson, September 22, 1933
- Letter from Walter G. Holmes, September 22, 1933
- Letter from Walter G. Homes, September 22, 1933
- Letter from Frances Noyes Hart, September 25, 1933
- Letter from Polly Thomson, September 27, 1933
- Letter from Rebecca Mack, September 27, 1933
- Letter from Lenore Smith, September 27, 1933
- Letter from Paul Sperry, September 30, 1933
- Letter from Helen Greow, October 1, 1933
- Letter from Lillian Eichler Watson, October 3, 1933
- Letter from Lenore Smith, October 3, 1933
- Letter from Julian L. Harris, October 3, 1933
- Letter from J. O’Conner, October 4, 1933
- Article from The Helper, October 4, 1933 (Note: “Helen Keller’s Books and the German Black List”)
- Letter from E.C. Gabel, October 5, 1933 (Note: About an interaction with Elberta K. Shipley on NBH’s book. Paired with “The Unseen Statesman, a poem written by Elberta K Shipley, lecturer on the Board of Education City of New York)
- Letter from T.H. Garret, October 5, 1933
- Letter from M.C. Migel, October 9, 1933
- Letter from Eli M. Millen, October 10, 1933
- Letter, 15 October 1933, Sunnyside, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Letter from Paul Sperry, October 18, 1933
- Letter from Louis A. Carlisle, October 18, 1933
- Letter from Willis Kingsley Wing, October 26, 1933
- Letter, November 6, 1933
- Letter from N.R. Bashoo, November 11, 1933
- Letter from Polly Thomson, November 16, 1933
- Letter from Gilbert Grosvenor, November 20, 1933
- Letter from G.T. Keating, December 4, 1933
- Letter from J.E. Chamberlin, December 6, 1933
- Letter from Charles F.F. Campbell, December 8, 1933
- Letter from Annabelle Beers, December 11, 1933
- Letter from Eunice Thomson, December 13, 1933
- Letter from A. Heckscher, December 16, 1933
- Letter from F. Holmgren, December 18, 1933
- Letter from Robert H. Moulton, December 19, 1933
- Letter from Caroline Beuschester, December 20, 1933
- Letter from Dale Carnegie, December 23, 1933 (Note: Invitation for NBH to extend to Helen Keller about doing a segment on radio show “Little Known Facts About Well Known People” on WEAF)
- Letter from Elise, December 25, 1933
- Telegram from Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen Keller & Polly Thomson, December 25, 1933
- Letter from May L. Tool, December 26, 1933
- Letter from F. Holmgren, December 27, 1933
- Letter from Nina Rhoades, December 28, 1933
- Letter from Caroline A Derby, December 31, 1933
- Letter from Polly Thomson, 1933
- Letter from Mrs. Henney, 1933
- Letter from Mrs. Joseph Eldridge Smith, 1933
Box 1, folder 3
Correspondence to NBH 1933-1935
- Notes by Frasier Hunt, February 1933 (Note: On “Anne Sullivan Macy The Story Behind Helen Keller”)
- Letter from Mildred Keller Tyson, June 1933
- Letter from Mrs. Henney, September 1933
- Letter from Mrs. Henney, September 1933
- Letter from Edith Reiden Bach, September 1933
- Letter, 6 September 1933
- Letter from Elizabeth Bain, October 1933
- Letter from Mrs. George Butler, October 9, 1933
- Letter from Mrs. Frank Lawson, January 1, 1934
- Letter from Mrs. Frederick Muller, January 4, 1934
- Flyer for Frederick Muller Publishers, January 1934
- Letter from R. C. Cabot, January 8, 1934
- Letter from Carl Sandburg, January 12, 1934
- Letter from Agnes Rothery, January 24, 1934
- Letter from Ruth Hampton Duncan, January 26, 1934
- Post card from Edna Porter, January 26, 1934
- Letter from Elizabeth Bain, February 4, 1934
- Letter from Polly Thomson, February 5, 1934
- Letter from Christine Broome, February 12, 1934
- Letter from Iva Ettor, February 14, 1934
- Envelope from Mary, March 20, 1934
- Letter from Mary, March 20, 1934
- Envelope from Maude Myers, March 20, 1934
- Letter from Maude Myers, March 20, 1934
- Letter from Edna Porter, March 21, 1934, (Note: Newspaper clipping pasted on for “Book Marks for Today” from “New York World-Telegram, Tuesday, February 27, 1934”)
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 21, 1934
- Letter from Edward Allen, March 23, 1934
- Letter from Helen Hahn, March 24, 1934 (Note: on the false report of the burning of Helen Keller’s books in Berlin, Germany.)
- Letter from Helen Hahn, March 24, 1934
- Letter to D. W. Nye, March 26, 1934
- Letter from D. W. Nye, March 28, 1934
- Letter from D.W. Nye, March 28, 1934
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 29, 1934
- Letter from Irene B. Munro, May 1, 1934
- Letter from Eugene Murphy, May 7, 1934
- Letter from Mrs. E.M. McAfee, May 11, 1934
- Letter from Ron & P. Pree, May 14, 1934
- Letter from Eugene Baldwin, May 20, 1934
- Letter from Polly Thomson, May 28, 1934
- Letter from Mary H. L., June 5, 1934
- Letter from Carlene Taylor, June 11, 1934
- Letter from Irene Powell, July 2, 1934
- Letter from Edward Allen, July 6, 1934
- Letter from Polly, July 21, 1934
- Envelope from Polly Thomson, July 21, 1934
- Letter from A.P. Tedesco, October 4, 1934
- Letter from Alexander Woollcott, November 2, 1934
- Letter from Uncle Thad, 1934
- Postcard from International Mark Twain Society, January 6, 1935
- Letter from Nellie White, February 1935
- Envelope, February 10, 1935
Box 1, folder 4
Correspondence to NBH 1935-1938
- Letter from Nellie White, 1935
- Letter from Susey Frazer, February 13, 1935
- Letter from Alfred S. Dashiell, March 4, 1935
- Letter from Duncan Burnet, March 5, 1934
- Letter from Carl Sandburg, June 13, 1936 (Note: contains copies of passages from “From the Notebook of Carl Sandburg” from November 9 and November 16, 1929)
- Envelope from Polly Thomson, July 14, 1936
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 14, 1936
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 23, 1936
- Letter from Edgar Fletcher Allen, July 26, 1935
- Letter from Polly Thomson, September 6, 1935 (Note: Regarding the hospitalization of Anne Sullivan)
- Card of thanks from Helen Keller & Polly Thomson, 1936 (Note: Card of thanks after the death of Anne Sullivan)
- Letter from Polly Thomson, October 1936
- Letter from Evelyn C. McKay, October 29, 1936
- Letter from Polly Thomson, November 19, 1936
- Letter from Mrs. Julia Harris, November 21, 1936
- Letter from Polly Thomson, November 25, 1936
- Letter from Herbert Haas Thomson, November 26, 1936
- Letter from Polly Thomson, December 13, 1936
- Cable from Helen Keller, December 21, 1936
- Cable from Helen Keller, December 21, 1936
- Cable from Helen Keller & Polly Thomson, December 25, 1936
- Letter and Envelope from Edwin N. Lewis, December 29, 1936
- Letter from Polly Thomson, January 1, 1937
- Letter from Polly Thomson, January 12, 1937
- Letter from Caroline Slade, January 16, 1937
- Letter from Alexander Woollcott, February 5, 1937
- Letter from Edward Allen, March 1, 1937
- Letter from Polly Thomson, April 8, 1937
- Letter from Caroline Derby, September 20, 1937
- Cable from Polly Thomson, October 4, 1937
- Letter from Bert Thomson, November 8, 1937
- Note on Business Card from J. Stewart Nagle, 1937
- Letter from Polly Thomson, December 19, 1937
- Article “Makers of Circumstances by Helen Keller” (Note: “Not by Helen Keller – what Nagle thought Helen might say”)
- Postcard from Polly Thomson & Helen Keller, January 1, 1938
- Postcard from Polly Thomson, January 8, 1938
- Postcard from Polly Thomson & Helen Keller, January 1938
- Postcard from Polly Thomson, January 1938
- Postcard from Polly Thomson, January 1938
- Letter from Marion Holbrook, January 5, 1938
- Letter from J.S. Nagel, January 8, 1938
- Letter from Marion Holbrook, January 10, 1938
- Letter from J.S. Nagel, January 14, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, February 1938
- Note from Polly Thomson, February 1938 (Note: Written on pamphlet “A Helen Keller Portfolio” which contains annotations)
- Letter from Dr. Fraser Bond, February 2, 1938
- Memorandum from Frank Jenkins, February 24, 1938
- Letter from Cedric R. Crowell, February 28, 1938
- Letter from Helen Keller & Polly Thomson, March or February 1938
- Letter from Brooks Darlingoton, March 1, 1938 (Note: On the Cavalcade of America radio program, which offered a piece called “Anne Sullivan Macy…Teacher of Helen Keller”)
- Pamphlet from The Cavalcade of America (Note: Pamphlet identified as for “Broadcast No. 124 Anne Sullivan Macy March 2, 1938”)
- Letter from Dr. Fraser Bond, March 2, 1938
Box 1, folder 5
Correspondence to NBH 1938-1939
- Dinner Invitation from Mrs. William H. Moore, March 1938
- Seating plan, March 1938 (Note: Seating plan for March 3, 1938 Anniversary dinner in honor of Helen Keller)
- Letter, March 3,1938 (Note: Account of the anniversary dinner held on March 3, 1938)
- Letter, Mar 11, 1938
- Letter from Richard C. Cabot, March 12, 1938
- Letter from H.D. Gibson, March 30, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, June 14, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, June 22, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, June 27, 1938
- Letter from Harry Maule, June 29, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 1, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 4, 1938
- Letter from Helen Keller, July 11, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, August 11, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, August 22, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, August 22, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, August 30, 1938
- Letter from W. Mc G. Eager, September 22, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, October 5, 1938
- Letter from Helen Keller, November 7, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, November 17, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, November 22, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, December 12, 1938
- Letter from E. Porter, December 13, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, December 19, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, 1938
- Letter from Polly Thomson, January 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, January 27, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, February 1939
- Letter from Alexander Woollcott, February 22, 1939
Box 1, folder 6
Correspondence to NBH 1939-1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 4, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, March 14, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, April 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, April 3, 1939
- Letter from Benjamin Dagwell, May 17, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, June 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 14, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, July 19, 1939
- Letter from Mrs. Leslie Fulenwilder, August 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, September 1, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, September 4, 1939
- Letter from Mrs. Leslie Fulenwilder, September 20, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, September 24, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, September 27, 1939
- Letter from – Robbie, October 2, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, October 22, 1939
- Letter from Polly Thomson, November 18, 1939
- Letter from Nellie O’Connell White, circa 1930-1939
- Letter from Mrs. Henney, circa 1930-1939
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