People in Perkins history Archives – Perkins School for the Blind

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Richard Chapman and Claude Ellis running in a race.

Guide

Richard Chapman oral history (2023)

Portrait of George Roukey, a white man, wearing a suit and tie. He is wearing dark glasses.

Article

The unexpected discovery of a blind ancestor named George

Kevin holds a brailler while a group of people around him take a look, including Shirley Temple.

News

Remembering former Perkins Director Kevin Lessard

Tiled portrait of Augustus Saint-Gaudens painted portrait and photographic portrait of Anna Lyman Gray.

Article

Anna Lyman Gray and Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Article

Lady Campbell

Photo portrait of Ellen Mazel

Guide

Ellen Mazel oral history

Professional portrait of Martha Majors

Story

Martha Majors: Creating waves of impact through mentorship

Portrait of Cora Crocker, a Perkins student with deafblindness, wearing a long white dress and leaning against an ornately carved wooden chair. Portrait studio backdrop has a classical column at the top right.

Article

Cora Crocker

A black and white portrait of Dr. Edward E. Allen. He stands, wearing a white shirt and striped tie under a very dark suit and vest. Allen's hands are in his coat pockets. He has a greying beard and stares at the camera. There is a blurry diamond-shaped pattern in the background. Circa 1910.

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Centenary Address by Dr. Edward E. Allen

Portrait painting of John Dix Fisher circa 1840

Article

Dr. John Dix Fisher

Perkins founding director, Samuel Gridley Howe, a white man, in two-thirds view. Howe is 30 years old. He is wearing a black coat and a white shirt with a high, straight collar that extends above a black scarf cravat around his neck. Howe’s dark hair is styled upwards and he wears long sideburns, both popular mens’ hairstyles in the 1830s.

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Samuel Gridley Howe

Studio portrait of Gazella Bennett, circa 1895.

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Gazella Bennett