Perkins administration general correspondence collection

Creator:

Fisher, Anna Gardner, 1869-1941, author

Date Range:

1931-1940

Call Number:

AG114

Abstract:

The Perkins Administration General Correspondence Collection contains letters sent to the Perkins School for the Blind Administration by various persons and organizations. Responses are primarily authored by Anna Gardner Fisher. Most letters refer to requests for braille resources, advice for the education of the blind, admission questions, and inquiries of past students.

Extent:

1 manuscript box (2.5 linear feet)

Language:

Collection is predominantly in English. Some correspondence in French and German with English translations

Processed by:

Ashley Williams, 2017

Biographical/Historical notes:

Anna Gardner Fish (1869-1941) was born in Nantucket, MA. She entered Perkins School for the Blind as an administrative assistant to Michael Anagnos in 1897 and eventually Edward E. Allen. She became the institution’s registrar in 1931. She served the school for 44 years and was known as the primary authority for all Perkins related history. She was also an avid writer and authored almost every edition of The Lantern printed during her time at the School.

Sources of information:

Farrell, Gabriel, and Perkins Institution. “Anna Gardner Fish A Devoted Servant of Perkins.”The Lantern. Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, 3 Feb. 2011. Web. 01 Nov. 2017. Internet Archive

Restrictions:

None

Copyright:

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Perkins School for the Blind, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Credit line/Citation:

AG114 Perkins Administration General Correspondence Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

Scope/Contents:

The collection documents correspondences between Perkins Administration and various other persons and organizations including the National Red Cross, Maude Howe Elliot, the Bureau of Old Age Assistance, Albert Thorndike, Silver, Burdett and Company, various associations for the blind such as the National Welfare Association for Colored Blind and various national and international schools for the blind. Administration responses are authored by Registrar Anna G. Fish, Dr. Edward E. Allen, and Dr. Gabriel Farrell with the bulk being written by Anna G. Fish. Correspondence topics include but are not limited to requests for braille resources, advice for education of the blind, admission questions, and inquiries of past students. Correspondence formats include letters, one in French and one in German, postcards, and a telegram.

Arrangement:

B1:F1 = Box 1: Folder 1

1 box maintained in original order, arranged alphabetically by the last name of non-Perkins affiliated correspondent followed by Perkins Administration responses.

Related collections:

AG31 Anna Gardner Fish Papers. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

AG1 Edward E. Allen Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

AG5 Gabriel Farrell Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

AG58 Kindergarten for the Blind Correspondence Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

AG53 Perkins Correspondence Collection. Perkins School for the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

Container List:

Box: 1

• B1:F1: Correspondence A, 1933-1938
• B1:F2: Correspondence B, 1932-1939
• B1:F3: Correspondence C, 1933-1939
• B1:F4: Correspondence D, 1932-1940
• B1:F5: Correspondence E, 1931-1940
• B1:F6: Correspondence F, 1935-1940
• B1:F7: Correspondence G, 1934-1940
• B1:F8: Correspondence H, 1932-1940
• B1:F9: Correspondence I-J, 1932-1937
• B1:F10: Correspondence K, 1932, 1936
• B1:F11: Correspondence L, 1933-1934
• B1:F12: Correspondence M, 1931-1938
• B1:F13: Correspondence N, 1934-1936
• B1:F14: Correspondence O-P, 1932-1938
• B1:F15: Correspondence Q-R, 1932-1938
• B1:F16: Correspondence S, 1932-1938
• B1:F17: Correspondence T, 1931-1940
• B1:F18: Correspondence U-V, 1933
• B1:F19: Correspondence W, 1932-1936
• B1:F20: Correspondence X-Z, 1935  

Provenance:

Unknown

Subject headings:

• Perkins School for the Blind.
• Perkins School for the Blind–History.
• Fish, Anna Gardner
• Elliott, Maud Howe, 1854-1948
• Allen, Edward E. (Edward Ellis), 1861-1950
• Farrell, Gabriel