Letters from Helen Keller in Forest Hills, New York, to William Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Letters from Helen Keller in Forest Hills, New York, to William Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the letters, Keller discusses Bankhead's support of a bill promoting the purchase of products made by blind Americans. The legislation was passed, and the resulting Wagner - O'Day Act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1938.

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Letters from Helen Keller in Forest Hills, New York, to William Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874-1940; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968; Blind--Employment; Legislation--United States; United States--Politics and government--1933-1945
description In the letters, Keller discusses Bankhead's support of a bill promoting the purchase of products made by blind Americans. The legislation was passed, and the resulting Wagner - O'Day Act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1938.
spelling Letters from Helen Keller in Forest Hills, New York, to William Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.In the letters, Keller discusses Bankhead's support of a bill promoting the purchase of products made by blind Americans. The legislation was passed, and the resulting Wagner - O'Day Act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 25, 1938.1938 May - July1938-05-191930-1939Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874-1940; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968; Blind--Employment; Legislation--United States; United States--Politics and government--1933-1945TextCorrespondenceBankhead, William BrockmanWilliam Brockman Bankhead papersLPR66Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/21579
title Letters from Helen Keller in Forest Hills, New York, to William Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
titleStr Letters from Helen Keller in Forest Hills, New York, to William Bankhead, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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