Scope and Content Note
The papers of Helen Keller (1880-1968), author and lecturer, span the years 1842-1954 and include correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, and photographs.
The bulk of the correspondence consists of files of Swedenborgian minister Paul Sperry relating to the publication of Keller's book, My Religion. Also included are reviews of the book. A trip by Keller to South America in 1953 is documented by newspaper clippings, State Department dispatches, and Keller's speeches. The collection also contains drafts of writings by others, in particular the blind author Evelyn M. Watson.