These materials were provided by Marsha El-Khouri Shiver and primarily relate to the life of her father, Joseph Maroun El-Khouri, and his family in Lebanon and in the United States.
Biography
Joseph Maroun El-Khouri was born in 1924 in Kour,…
Back Row Right to Left: Joseph Maroun and Rose El-Khouri; Middle Row second from Right: Marsha El-Khouri Shiver. Others in Picture: George, Theresa, Mariam, Barbara, Anthony and Catherine El-Khouri.
An article published in a Catholic periodical, Glenmary Challenge, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the El-Khouri family's arrival in Andrews, North Carolina. The article describes the family's history, community involvement, and participation…
An interior photograph of Joseph El-Khouri working in Jabaley's Department Store with three unidentified clerks. The store belonged to Rose Isaac El-Khouri's relatives and managed by Joseph El-Khouri. Joseph purchased the business in 1965, renaming…
An interior photograph of Joseph El-Khouri working in Jabaley's Department Store with four unidentified clerks. The store belonged to Rose Isaac El-Khouri's relatives and managed by Joseph El-Khouri. Joseph purchased the business in 1965, renaming it…
A photograph of the El-Khouri family's visit with Vice President Hubert Humphrey at The White House, Washington, D.C. in 1966. Joseph El-Khouri and Humphrey met in Minnesota in the 1950s after El-Khouri's immigration to the United States.
An exterior photograph of Jabaley's, the department store in Andrews, North Carolina, belonging to Rose Isaac El-Khouri's relatives and managed by Joseph El-Khouri. Joseph purchased the business in 1965, renaming it Khouri's. The business remained…
An exterior photograph of Jabaley's, the department store in Andrews, North Carolina, belonging to Rose Isaac El-Khouri's relatives and managed by Joseph El-Khouri. Joseph purchased the business in 1965, renaming it Khouri's. The business remained…
An interior photograph of Jabaley's, the department store in Andrews, North Carolina, belonging to Rose Isaac El-Khouri's relatives and managed by Joseph El-Khouri. Joseph purchased the business in 1965, renaming it Khouri's. The business remained…
Two articles found in the same issue of the Asheville Citizen-Times. One is a photo of the El-Khouri family meeting Vice President Hubert Humphrey and the other is an article concerning Joseph El-Khouri's appointment as Chairman of a State Lions…
Two variations of photographs taken of Joseph with his seven children in a swimming pool during the El-Khouri family vacation to Miami, Florida. The trip was taken in part so that Joseph El-Khouri could attend the 1963 Lion's Convention.
A photograph of the taken of the seven El-Khouri children at the Seaquarium in Miami, Florida. The trip was taken in part so that Joseph El-Khouri could attend the 1963 Lion's Convention.
Caption: "Joseph El-Khouri (second from left) with Father (Rev. Maroun El-Khouri) & Brothers & Sisters in front of their home in Kour, Batroun Lebanon (1945?)". Sister Victorine El-Khouri stands on the far right, but Joe and Sr. Victorine's other…
Gift box from the Khouri's department store, previously the Jabaley's Department Store, displaying a phone number (321 - 5617) and city location (Andrews, N.C.).
