Adele C. Brockhoff letters, 1946-1981
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0148
- Bib ID:
- 4079484 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Brockhoff, Adele C.; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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The books are cataloged in the Rare Book Collection.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Correspondence including twenty letters from Helen Keller and her companion Polly Thomson, letters from Pauline Hemingway and her son Patrick M. Hemingway, from Patricia Nixon, Nancy Reagan, and from Harry Emerson Fosdick. These are all of a personal nature. There are also several books by and about Helen Keller and by Ernest Hemingway, some of which are first editions and some inscribed by the author.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
The books are cataloged in the Rare Book Collection.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Adele C. Brockhoff letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Brockhoff, Adele C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984. Accession number--M-84.
Gift of Adele C. Brockhoff, 1984.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/12/89.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2012-02- 13 EAD created by PTL
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
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| Genre/Form |
|---|
| Autographs (manuscripts) |
| Correspondence |
| Name |
|---|
| Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1878-1969 |
| Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 |
| Hemingway, Patrick |
| Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993 |
| Pfeiffer, Pauline |
| Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016 |
| Thomson, Polly |
Box 1
Fosdick. Harry Emerson. New York. 27 Jan 1953. To Adele C. Brockhoff. t.l.s. 1p. (with t.copy of letter from Helen Keller to Fosdick. 18 Feb 1953. and t.copy of his reply, 27 Feb 1953)
Box 1
Hemingway. Patrick M. and Henriette Broyles Hemingway (Mrs. Patrick M.) East Africa [ca.1952) To Adele C. Brockhoff. a.l.s. (in the hand of Mrs. Hemingway)
Box 1
Hemingway. Pauline Pfeitter (Mrs. Ernest) Key West, Fla., 2 June 1951 & [n.d.], To Adele C. Brockhoff, 1 a.l.s., 3 t.l.s., June 1951
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Keller, Helen. Seattle. 27 May 1946. To Gustevus A. Pfeitter. t.l.s., 2p.
Box 1
Keller, Helen. Westport. Conn. 1949 -1957. To Adela C. Brockhoff. a.1.s., 7 t.l.s., 1949
Box 1
Keller, Helen. [Westport. Conn.] Christmas 1949 -1950. To [Adela C. Brockhoff) 2 p.c.s. (2 Christmas cards, signed by Miss Keller and Polly Thompson), 1949
Box 1
Nixon. Patricia Ryan (Mrs Richard N.) Washington, 12 July 1972. To Adela C. Brockhoff t.l.s, 1p. (with envelope)
Box 1
Reagan, Nancy (Mrs Ronald) Washington, 16 November 1981. To Adela C. Brockhoff t.l.s., 1p.
Box 1
Thompson, Polly. Westport, Conn., 1952 - 1957 & n.d. To Adele C. Brockhoff a.1.s. (written on behalf and signed for Helen Keller and herself), 1952, 1957, n.d.
Box 1
Thompson, Polly. n.p., n.d. To Adele C. Brockhoff. a.l.s., 1.p. (With envelope; removed from Helen Keller, My Religion, 1927), n.d.
Braddy, Nella. Anne Sullivan Macy: the story behind Helen Keller. Garden City: Doubleday, 1934. Inscribed to Adele C. Brockhoff abd signed by Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and Polly Thomson
Hemingway, Ernest. For whom the bell tolls. New York: Scribner's, 1940. First edition, first printing. Inscribed to Adele C. Brockhoff and signed by the author
-------. Winner take nothing. New York: Seribner's, 1933. Signed by the author.
Keller, Helen. Let us have faith. New York: Doubleday, 1940. First edition. Inscribed to Adele C. Brockhoff and signed by the author. Dec 1940. With a.n. to Miss Brockhoff by Gustavus A. Pfeifter, 28, July 1942
-------. My religion. Garden City: Doubleday, 1927
-------. Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy. A tribute by the foster-child of her mind. Introduction by Nella Braddy Henney. Garden City: Doubleday, 1955. First edition.