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Collections list

Explore the Perkins Archives digital collections arranged in alphabetical order. Note collections that start with Perkins are listed under the letter p. 

A

Annual Reports, Perkins
Perkins annual reports can include detailed reports of the various departments, student lists, and fiscal information. This collection spans 1833 to 2010.

F

Frederick M. Logan WPA scrapbook

Unbound scrapbook of photographs and clippings related to the WPA projects executed at Perkins' Howe Press circa 1935-1938, compiled by Frederick M. Logan who worked on the project.

L

Lantern, The

The Lantern was a Perkins newsletter that shared the latest news and events going on at the school and in the greater Perkins community. It was published from 1931 to 1999.

Lens, The
The Lens was a monthly literary magazine with work by students sold to the general public to raise funds for Perkins that was published from 1903-1905.

M

Mentor, The
A monthly magazine devoted to the interests of people who are blind and those working in the field, published by the Perkins Alumni Association from 1891-1894.

N

Nella Braddy Henney collection

The Nella Braddy Henney collection includes original correspondence, photographs, articles, clippings, publications and other materials related to the lives of Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan Macy, Polly Thomson, and Nella Braddy Henney.

O

Oral histories
Oral histories of alumni, staff, relatives, trustees and members of the Teacher Training Program and the Educational Leadership Program. The interviewees include alumni who attended as early as the 1930s to staff who recently retired.

P

Perkins paintings
The Perkins School for the Blind is home to a notable paintings collection.

R

Roy Cloukia photographs and postcards

Primarily photographs and photo postcards collected by Perkins alumnus Roy Joseph Cloukia documenting his friendships during and shortly after his graduation in 1913. The collection documents the South Boston campus, social life of Cloukia, and graduation from Perkins and includes his diploma.

S

Samuel Gridley Howe collection

Samuel Gridley Howe's personal papers and correspondence from 1820 to 1839 that includes many handwritten copies of his papers and correspondence copied by his daughter, Laura E. Richards who edited 2 volumes of Letter and Journals of Samuel Gridley Howe published in 1906 and 1909.