“Philanthropist” Helen Miller Shepard Hand Written 3 Page Letter Dated 1905. This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller Auctions and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity. Helen Miller Gould Shepard. (June 20, 1868 – December 21, 1938) was an. Born as Helen Miller Gould, she was the first-born daughter of. Was another prominent heiress. New York University School of Law. They adopted three children and had one foster child, Louis Seton. The adopted children were. Finley Jay (named for Finley Johnson Shepard and Jay Gould), a three-year-old abandoned child who was found on the steps of Manhattan’s. St Patrick’s Cathedral. Olivia Margaret named for Helen’s dear friend. Helen Anna (named for Helen and her sister, Anna). Helen had also cared for her brother Frank Gould’s twin daughters, Helen Margaret and. 1904 by his first wife. In 1918 she and. At the commencement of the. 100,000 to the United States government in support of the war. She gave an additional. 50,000 toward military hospital supplies and was active in the. Women’s National War Relief Association. Working in a hospital for wounded soldiers. She donated the library building at. 10,000 for the engineering school. She gave additional contributions to. Benefited from her contributions, as well as other organizations. She was a member of the board of the. And of the national board of the YWCA. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “historicsellsmemorabilia” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.