TLS, 1936 November 24, Forest Hills, New York, to Miss Henrietta W. Slicer, Baltimore, Maryland.

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TLS, 1936 November 24, Forest Hills, New York, to Miss Henrietta W. Slicer, Baltimore, Maryland.

Written to a longtime supporter following the death, that year, of Anne Sullivan her friend and teacher of nearly 50 years "...Out of the darkness in which she died and I still am living I thank you, O friend, for the joy of lending a helping hand to those whose eyes seek light in vain..."

1 p. 26.5 x 18.4 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7243083

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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