A Token of Japanese American Friendship
Even a simple inquiry about one item in an archive can have a surprising number of highs, lows, twists, and...
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CloseEven a simple inquiry about one item in an archive can have a surprising number of highs, lows, twists, and...
Read moreHave you ever done research in an archive? Maybe for a school project, or just researching a topic of personal...
Read moreYou know those history research shows that trace your family’s history? I love shows like that, and they’re a great...
Read moreI have received some very interesting research questions about Helen Keller during my first year as Archivist in the AFB...
Read moreWhile working my way through a series in the American Foundation for the Blind collection called “Education, Rehab, and Welfare,”...
Read moreWhen the AFB Helen Keller Archive arrived at APH, we found a few boxes labeled “Series 3: Unprocessed.” These unprocessed...
Read morePhotos above from Museum Archives: Hall braillewriter 1892; APH employees typing braille printing plates with stereograph machines, c. 1945; detail...
Read moreMy journey of discovery started when I found two folders in the American Foundation for the Blind Archive folders, both...
Read moreWhen I started working in the AFB (American Foundation for the Blind) Helen Keller Archive at APH in October of...
Read moreMuseum objects and their stories are codependent. The artifact is the real deal. After all, it was there when history...
Read more“Helen,” she said superfluously, “does like beer.” That about sums up Helen Keller… That’s not what people expected to read...
Read moreMay is Teacher Appreciation Month in the U.S., but here in the museum at the American Printing House for the...
Read moreI’ve been a maphead all my life. When I was a kid, I drew maps in crayon of the various...
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