Correspondence and Writings

Read Helen Keller's letters, articles, and speeches in this selection of materials from the Helen Keller Archival Collection at the American Foundation for the Blind.

The documents on this web site span from 1901 to 1966. One can read a poignant series of correspondence between Keller in her home town of Tuscumbia, AL, and her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy in Puerto Rico c. 1917, as well as letters and articles reflecting her ideas on subjects such as education, women, war, faith, politics, birth control, legislation, advocacy, and talking-books for the blind that span six decades and include correspondents such as Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Margaret Sanger, and seven US Presidents.