Florence Boylston Pelo letter : New York, N.Y., to S. Hooper Hooper, Boston, Mass., 1917 April 17.

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Florence Boylston Pelo letter : New York, N.Y., to S. Hooper Hooper, Boston, Mass., 1917 April 17.

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Typewritten correspondence, signed by Pelo, on official letterhead stationery of the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors.The subject of the letter concerns her gift to of an unpublished essay by Arthur Symons in appreciation for Hooper's assistance in Boston "during my three month's sojurn in the interest of the Fund in Boston." The letterhead contains an illustration sketch of a male hospital patient wearing a blindfold and a nurse comforting him with the caption "Les Remplaçants. His New Eyes." It also lists the names of the committee members, vice-presidents, and other dignitaries of the American, British, French, and Belgian sections.

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Pelo, Florence Boylston,

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In November 1915, George Kessler and his wife Cora formally organized the British, French, and Belgian Permanent Blind Relief War Fund in Paris. The Kesslers asked Helen Keller, then 35 years old, for her support and the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers & Sailors of the Allies was incorporated in New York State in 1919. The Fund opened a school and workshop for the blind in Belgium; schools in France taught blind veterans how to make chairs and brushes, and how to knit. ...

Permanent Blind Relief War Fund for Soldiers and Sailors of the Allies

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Hooper, S. Hooper

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Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945

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Arthur Symons was an English critic and poet. From the description of Arthur Symons collection. [1906-1929]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676800282 Epithet: poet and critic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001035.0x0001cd Arthurs Symons was an accomplished poet, critic, short story writer, travel writer, playwright, and editor. An important figure in the developmen...