Letter from Annie Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, May 5, 1887 (pp. 6 & 7 of 10)

Letter from Annie Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, May 5, 1887 (pp. 6 & 7 of 10)

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Annie Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, May 5, 1887 (pp. 6 & 7 of 10)
Description:
... I fear that it is going to be much harder to retain my power over her, than it has been now that the family can give her words. It is very trying, but they do not pay the slightest attention to my request, that I should be the only one to give her new words. They sometimes give her words that it is not well for her to have and that she cannot have the least idea of the meaning. Her father told her the word "gone" the other day of course she does not know what it means. You can see what a bad effect this is going to have on her development. Then there is one other thing I want you to know about, for it may cause trouble, if it continues. Capt. Keller has taken into his head to send for Helen whenever he pleases, and of course this interference is very annoying to me and harmful to Helen. This afternoon he sent...
Creator:
Sullivan, Annie, 1866-1936
Name on Item:
Annie M. Sullivan
Date:
1887
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
letter
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Sullivan / Keller / Anagnos correspondence, 1886-1895
Subjects:
Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/b8516451w
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Handwritten letter from Anne M. Sullivan to Michael Anagnos, director of Perkins Institution, soon after her arrival in Alabama.
Accession #:
AS-007-004