Browse Collections (109 total)
Zaytoun and Murman Family Photographs
Biographical/Historical Note Ellis Zaytoun was born in Hammana, Lebanon on May 30, 1890. He immigrated to the United States in 1906 along with two of…
Contributors: Processed by Celine Shay, 2021-2022. Collection Guide content contributed by Celine Shay and updated by Allison Hall, 2021-2022 and 2023, December.
Wael and Lama Abou-Chakra Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Wael Abou-Chakra, the third of four children, was born in Beirut, Lebanon in December 1968. His family fled Beirut and…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Wadea and Aelyas Kassab Memoirs
Biographical/Historical Note Wadea Kassab was born in Damascus in 1872 to an Orthodox family connected to British and American Protestant…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Center staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Linda Jacobs and Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
The World of Kahlil Gibran Collection
Biographical/Historical note Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), or Khalil Gibran, was born on January 6, 1883 in Bsharri to a Maronite Christian…
Contributors: Processed by Nay Ackhar, 2022 and Sarah Bernstein, 2023. Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
The Syrian World Newspapers
Biographical/Historical Note Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded The Syrian World in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger…
Contributors: Processed by Claire A. Kempa, 2015-2017. Collection Guide written by Claire A. Kempa, 2017., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 August.
The Syrian Spotlight Newspapers
Biographical/Historical note The Syrian Spotlight of the South was a Syrian periodical based in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1935, The Syrian Spotlight…
Contributors: Materials donated by Elaine Viel in memory of her mother Margaret Macey, co-founder and associate editor of The Syrian Spotlight., Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2019. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 October.
The Syrian Society of the City of New York Reports
Biographical/Historical Note The Syrian Society of The City of New York was established in 1892 with the aim of "promot[ing] the welfare of the Syrian…
The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection
Biographical/Historical note In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida. He was shot…
Contributors: Sandra Moses Ryland and Teresa Bishop Angove, Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2019-2020. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes, 2020., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2024 February.
Tanoury Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Dahr Tanoury's paternal grandparents, Dahr Joseph and Rose Nasby, emigrated from Baskinta, Lebanon to the northeastern…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs Records
Biographical/historical note The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs (SFSLAC), known as the Southern Federation of Syrian Clubs…
Contributors: Peggy and Richard Karam, Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2020-2021. Collection Guide written by Celine Shay, 2021., Addition processed by Celine Shay, Rachel Beth Acker, and Laura Lethers, 2022 May-2023 April. Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 May., Addition processed by Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 June-2024 April. Collection Guide updated by Rachel Beth Acker, 2024 April.
Shehdan Family Collection
Biographical/Historical Note Beshara Shehdan Hatem was born in Hammana, Lebanon. He and his brother Shikery (Chick) immigrated to the United States as…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Shapou Family Photographs
Biographical/Historical note Agnes Shapou was born in 1923 in New Bern, North Carolina to Micheal Shapou (1883-1969) and Genevieve Khoury (1894-1987).…
Contributors: Processed by Allison Hall and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 . Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Shadroui Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Joseph and Marianna Shadroui had six sons, Richard, Peter, Alfred, Paul, John, and George. The family immigrated to the…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
SFSLAC Records Series 8: Memorabilia
This series contains the memorabilia of the SFSLAC. Included are hotel room keys from conferences, name badges, and drawings from the…
SFSLAC Records Series 7: Publications and Newsletters
This series contains the newsletters and publications of the SFSLAC. Included are periodicals, such as the Syrian Ark and the Federation Herald, and…
SFSLAC Records Series 6: Photographs
This series contains photographs from the events of the SFSLAC. Included are photographs of Annual and Mid-Winter Conferences, social gatherings, and…
SFSLAC Records Series 5: Affiliated Clubs
Included in this series are the program books, bulletins, and souvenir booklets of clubs affiliated with SFSLAC. Also included are affiliate clubs…
SFSLAC Records Series 4: Administrative Documents
This series contains the official bulletins sent out to all members and affiliated clubs of SFSLAC. Also included are official correspondents,…
SFSLAC Records Series 3: Program Books and Handbooks
This series contains program books from SFSLAC annual and mid-year conventions along with general information handbooks.
Materials in this series…
SFSLAC Records Series 2: Constitutions and Bylaws
This series includes the constitutions and bylaws of the SFSLAC. General information handbooks are included with bylaws for certain years. For other…
SFSLAC Records Series 1: Meeting Minutes and Agendas
This series contains the meeting minutes and agendas of the SFSLAC. Included are executive board meeting minutes, general officers minutes, minutes…
Saleh Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Samir Saleh’s maternal great-grandparents lived in Pennsylvania, and both his grandfather, Majed, and great-aunt,…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Saleeby Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Labibee Courie and Rasheed Saleeby, inspired by relatives and hoping to save their sons from service in the Army of the…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Center staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
Safy Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note In 1894, George Joseph Safy immigrated to the United States at 26 years of age; he lived in New York City for nine years,…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Khayrallah Program staff and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
