In this exhibit, the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections has selected items from their extensive collection of family papers and institutional records to pay tribute to students past and present. View Exhibit
Among the many family treasures of the Thaxter Parks Spencer Collections are photograph albums belonging to the Parks family. Some of the earliest photos are of the family's trips to Brewster in the late 1880's. Frederic Thaxter Parks, his wife Flora and their children stayed at the Elijah Cobb House owned by Helen (Cobb) Dugan, grandaughter of Elijah Cobb. It was some time during the summer of 1888 that the Parks family made the acquaintance of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan who were staying in a nearby house. In honor of Helen Keller's birthday, June 27, 1880, we present the Helen Keller photo along with some of the Parks family photographs of summers spent on Cape Cod.