NicoleReed

November5th,2015

AnnotatedBibliography

PrimarySources:

HelenKellerandAlexanderGrahamBell.
Digitalimage.
Flickr
.Yahoo!,10Feb.2012.Web.12
Dec.2015.
Inthisphotograph,HelenKellerandgreatfriend,AlexanderGrahamBellholdhands,
thispictureshowsmethetrueloyaltyandstrengthoftheirfriendship.Thissource
representsmyprojectandthepeopleHelenreachedouttoandbecamegreatfriends
withalthoughtheobviousdifferencesintheirlifestyles.

HelenKellerandAnneSullivanPortrait.
Digitalimage.
PerkinsSchoolfortheBlind.
Yahoo!,4
July2011.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisphotographofHelenKellerandAnneSullivandepictsatypicallessonthatthey
wouldsharetogether,withHelentouchingAnneslipstofeelwhatsheisspeaking.
ThroughthisIlearnandseeforthefirsttimewhatalearningexperienceactuallylooked
likeforHelen.ThisisagreatsourcebecauseitisavisualrepresentationofHelens
wholelearningexperienceswhichisverydifferentthanhowotherpeoplewouldlearn.

"HelenKellerFAQ."Interview.Weblogpost.
PerkinsSchoolfortheBlind
.KimberlyFrench,
1829.Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisFAQaboutHelenKeller,lotsofquestionsareansweredaboutherselfthatnota
lotofpeopleknowherbirthplace,herlovelife,herinterestsinschool,etc.Thissource
gavemealotoftidbitsandfactsaboutHelenthatcanfurtherembellishmyproject.

Keller,HelenAdams.
HelenKeller'sJournal.
GardenCity:Doubleday,Doranand,1938.
Internet
Archive
.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisjournalwrittenfromthehandsofHelenKellerwaswrittenafterherfriendand
teacher,AnneSullivan,diedandshehadtodecidewhatshewoulddowithouther.I
learnedmoreabouttherealrelationshipbetweenHelenandAnnethroughHelensgrief
ofherdeath.ThissourcecontinuesmyprojectandisoneofHelensmostpersonal
novels,itshowsherstrengththroughthedeathofherteacher.

Keller,HelenAdams."LetterfromHelenKellertoAlexanderGrahamBell."LettertoAlexander
GrahamBell.9Feb.1907.MS.Wrentham,Massachusetts.Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisletterwrittenbyHelenKellershereachesouttheAlexanderGrahamBellasa
waytoreachoutandinformhimabouthercurrentlifeandaskabouthisownasitwas
commonknowledgethatKellerandBellwerelifelongfriends.Thissourcehelpedinmy
researchinprovidinganothersourcetoreferbacktoHelensclosebondwithBell.

Keller,HelenAdams.LetUsHaveFaith.NewYork:Doubleday,&Doran&,1940.OpenLibrary.
Web.13Nov.2015.

ThisbookbyHelenKellerisaninspirationalpiecethataffirmsherbeliefinthefateof
mankindwhileurgingothertocontinuenevergiveuphopeandfaith.Thissourcehelps
meinreallydefiningHelenscharacterasathoughtfulandconsideratepersonwhich
affectsthewayinwhichIrefertoher.

Keller,HelenAdams.
MidstreamMyLaterLife.
GardenCity:Doubleday,Doran&,1929.
Internet
Archive
.Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisnovelwrittenbyHelenKeller,wereadabouttheyearsafterherstudiesand
learningandhearmoreaboutherteachingothersandworkingwithpeoplewhohavethe
samedisabilitiesasherself.Thissourcehashelpedmetoseeanotherfacetofherstory
andskills.

Keller,HelenAdams.
MyReligion.
GardenCity,N.Y:Doubleday,Page,1927.
HathiTrust.
Web.
13Nov.2015.

ThispersonalnovelbyHelenKellerwasarequestofmanyforKellertowriteabouther
religiousjourneyinwhichsheconnectedherdeeplyspiritualjourneyofthattoEmanuel
Swedenborgs.ThissourcehashelpedmeincontinuingtounderstandwhatHelen
believedandputstrengthintoandhowsheconnectedtoothersthroughherreligion.

Keller,HelenAdams.
OptimismanEssay
.NewYorkCity:NewYork:T.Y.Crowell,1903.
InternetArchive
.Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisessaywrittenbyHelenKellersheimagineshappinessoneveryoneandwhatthe
ideameanstothemcomparedtoherownideas.Thissourcereallyaidsmyprojectby
providingsomerealwritingfromHelenandherthoughtsonhappiness.

Keller,HelenAdams.OurDutiestotheBlind.Boston:Todd,1904.HathiTrust.Web.13Nov.
2015.
Thispaper/pamphletwrittenandpresentedbyHelenKellerwasaspeechshegaveon
behalfoftheblindcommunityandspokeabouthowtobetterourcountryandlifestylesto
accommodatetotheblind.Thissourceimprovesmyprojectbecauseitisapersonal
subjectthatKellernotonlywroteherselfbutalsopresenttoafullaudienceinorderto
makeanimpactonsociety.

Keller,HelenAdams.OutoftheDark:Essays,Lectures,andAddressesonPhysicalandSocial
Vision.GardenCity:Doubleday,Page,1920.HathiTrust.Web.13.Nov.2015
Inthiscollectionofessays,lettersandaddressesbyHelenKellershespeaksinmany
waysandformsaboutphysicalandsocialvision.Thissourcecomplimentsmyprojectby
havingmultiplepiecesofwhichshespeaksabouttheissuesthatshehasfaced
throughoutherlife.

Keller,HelenAdams.
PeaceatEventide
.London:Methuen,1932.
InternetArchive
.Web.13
Nov.2015
InthisdramaticmonologuepiecewrittenbyHelenKeller,shespeaksaboutfear,loss,
grief,deathandthemoretrivialandmorbidmattersoflife.Thissourcepullsoutmoreof
anemotionalsideofHelenandprovidesanothersourceofherpersonalwritingformy
website.

Keller,HelenAdams.
TheSongoftheStoneWall.
NewYorkCity:Century,1910.
Internet
Archives
.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThispoemwrittenbyHelenKellerisbasedontheideaofexploringlifethroughlivingit
andreallyunderstandingthingsforwhattheytrulyare.Ilearnedthroughthereadingof
thepoem,adifferentwaytoseethings.Thissourcebenefitsmyprojectasitistheonly
poemfromHelenandthatitisonewithastrongandpowerfulmessage.

Keller,HelenAdams.
TheSpiritofEaster
.Boston:Youth'sCompanion,1904.
HathiTrust.
Web.
13Nov.2015.
ThisbookwrittenbyHelenKellerwasaboutGodandthemeaningandspiritofEaster
thatincorporatedherreligiousbeliefsandviews.Thissourcehelpmeinthewaythatit
addsmoretothereligiousaspectofherlifeandtellsofhowimportantherreligionwasto
her.

Keller,HelenAdams."TranscriptofLetterfromHelenKellertoHerbertHooverRegardingHis
DonationtotheAmericanFoundationforOverseasBlind."LettertoHerbertHoover.18
Dec.1958.
NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration.
NationalArchivesand
RecordsAdministration,Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisletterwrittenbyHelenKellersheaddressesHerbertHooverinregardtohim
donatingmoneytoTheAmericanFoundationforOverseasBlind.Thishasgivenbackto
myresearchthroughherrelationstothepresidentandpeoplethroughdifferent
organizationsthatsupportthedisabled.

Keller,HelenAdams."TranscriptofLetterfromHelenKellertoPresidentHerbertHoover."
LettertoHerbertHoover.4Feb.1955.
NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration.

NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration,Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisletterwrittenbyHelenKellerwritestoHerbertHoover,thankinghimforwriting
backtoherandwishingherwellonanotherofhertripstospeakandenlightenthe
disabled.Thissourcestellsmemoreaboutherspeakingtoursandherfriendsand
allies.

Keller,HelenAdams.
WeBereaved
.NewYorkCity:LeslieFulenwider,1929.
InternetArchive.

Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisfuneralreadingbyHelenKellertellsaboutlossandsufferingandconnectingto
thosewhoaregoingthroughroughtimes.Thissourceaddstomyresearchinhow
peoplenowandthenareabletoeasilyconnectandrelatetoHelensemotional
experiencesandcomparethemtotheirown.

Keller,HelenAdams.
TheWorldILiveIn
.NewYorkCity:NewYorkTheCentury,1908.
Internet
Archive
.Web.13Nov.2015.
InthisnovelwrittenbyHelenKellerwegetanactualfeelforhowsheexperiencesthings
andhowshefuelsherimagination.ThissourcehashelpedmetounderstandHelens
actualfeelingsandthoughtsandprovidedagreatsourceforintextquotes.

Mrs.Macy&HelenKeller
.1913.
TheLibraryofCongress.
ByBainNewsService.Web.13Nov.
2015.
ThisoriginalnegativeofHelenKellerandherteacher,AnneSullivanshowsthem
acceptingflowersattheInternationalFlowerShowinNewYorkCityonApril7,1913.

ThispicturehasgivenmeoneoffewactualpicturesIhaveseenofthetwoofthemand
aphotographthatIcandisplayonthewebsiteIamcreating.

TheStoryofMyLife."
NonfictionClassicsforStudents:

PresentingAnalysis,Context,and
CriticismonNonfictionWorks
.Ed.DavidM.Galens,JenniferSmith,andElizabeth
Thomason.Vol.2.Detroit:Gale,2001.340360.
GaleVirtualReferenceLibrary.
Web.13
Nov.2015.
ThisnovelbyHelenKellerspeaksaboutherownpersonalexperiencesthroughouther
moreearlylifethroughevenherearlymemoriesasachildbeforeshelosthersightand
hearing.ThissourceisveryimportantasitisrightfromHelenaboutherownpersonal
lifeandexperiences.

SecondarySources:

"HelenKeller:OurChampion."Review.Weblogpost.
AmericanFoundationfortheBlind.
M.C.
Migel,1926.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThiswebsiteincorporatedHelenKellerstimeofworkwiththeAmericanFoundationfor
theBlindandallthehelpandinspirationshebroughttothefoundation.Thissource
helpedaidmyprojectasIwasabletoseehowHelenworkedwithothersaswellashow
sheenlightenedmany.

HELENKELLERTHESTORYOFMYLIFE
.
YouTube.
YouTube,24Sept.2013.Web.13Nov.
2015.
InthismovieaboutHelenKellersjourney,itfocusesonherasastudent,onhowshe
learnedandcommunicatedbutalsolearnthethingsthateveryoneelsehastolearnin
life.ThissourcecontributesmoreinformationonHelenandtherealstoryaboutherlife.

"HelenKeller."
UXLBiographies
.Detroit:UXL,2003.
ResearchinContext.
Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisbiographybasedonHelenKellertellsaboutherlifeinpieces.Startingfrom
inventingherownsignsandsignalstodiscoveringandlearningnewlanguagesspoken
andunspokenthroughherlimitedspeakingtoteachingotherphysicallychallenged
people.ThissourcehastoldmemoreaboutHelenstimeasaspeakerandhowmuchof
ourlanguageshehaslearnedwhichwasverysurprisingtoreadabout.

Herrmann,Dorothy.
HelenKeller:ALife
.Chicago:UofChicago,1999.
TheUniversityof
ChicagoPressBooks
.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisbiographyaboutHelenKellerfocusedonthehardshipsofherlife:hertough
instructor,hertrialswithloveaswellaswithlearning.Fromthissource,Igatheredthat
whileshehasgivenalotofhopeandlighttoothers,herlifehasbeenarealstruggleand
shehadtoworkandstriveforthegreatnesshernameholdstoday.

Lash,JosephP.
HelenandTeacher:TheStoryofHelenKellerandAnneSullivanMacy.

Reading,MA:AmerFoundationfortheBlind,1981.
Questia.
CengageLearning.Web.
13Nov.2015.
ThismemoiraboutHelenKellerandteacher,AnneSullivanfollowedtheirstoriesfor100
combinedyears,fromtheirchildhoodstotheirdeaths.Thiswasinterestingtometoread

aboutthepeopleshegottomeetandbecomeacquaintedwith,thisalsoprovidedme
withmoregroundedknowledgeHelenandAnnesrelationship.

"MiracleWorker(HelenKellerStory)FullMovie."
YouTube.
YouTube,1979.Web.13Nov.
2015.
InthismovieadaptationofHelenKellerslife,weseeavisualrepresentationofher
learningandprogressionthroughcommunicationandunderstanding.Thissourcehelped
mewithgatheringyetmoreinformationaboutherpastandstoryandseeingitonthe
screengaveitamoreclearunderstandingforme.

Nielsen,KimE.
TheRadicalLivesofHelenKeller.
GardenCity:NYU,2009.
NYUPRESS.
Web.
13Nov.2015.
ThispoliticalbiographywasfoundedonHelenKellerspoliticalbeliefswhichshowcased
awholenewsideofher.IlearnedthatHelenwasinterestedinradicalism
and
anticapitalistactivism.ThissourcereallyaidedmyresearchinthatIlearnedabouta
wholenewideaandmajorhobbyofHelenspersonallife.

"OverviewofHelen(Adams)Keller."
DISCoveringAuthors
.Detroit:Gale,2003.
Researchin
Context
.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisoverviewonHelenKelleraidedmyresearchthroughtellingmethestoryofhowshe
learnedtoreadandunderstandbrailleandsignlanguageandaboutherpartnershipwith
teacher,AnneSullivan.Thissourcegavemeaclearunderstandingofherstoryandhow
shewasabletoleadalifewhilebeingdisabled.

Tibble,JohnWilliam,andAnneTibble.NewYork:Putnam,1901.
HathiTrust.
Web.13Nov.
2015.
InthisnovelinspiredbyHelenKeller,Ilearnedmoreaboutthedifficultiesinthelearning
processforHelenandherteacherAnneSullivansstrugglewithteaching.Thissource
reallyfocusedonthehungeranddeterminationHelenhadinsideofhertokeepon
learningmore.

"WhatHelenKellerSaw."
GaleStudentResourcesinContext.
Detroit:Gale,2007.
Researchin
Context
.Web.13Nov.2015.
ThisoverviewonHelenKellerwasapieceaboutherlifeandherstory,givingavery
descriptiveoverviewofherlifeandanideaofhowshewasviewedbyothers.This
sourcehelpedmegreatlyingivinganotherviewonhowHelenwasperceivedbyothers
inhertime.