Browse Collections (104 total)
Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940) Collection
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Contributors: Ameen Rihani Organization
Oussani-Fuleihan Family Collection
The Oussani-Fuleihan family collection consists of materials related to the family and descendants of Joseph Oussani (1865-1934). The collection…
Moses Family
This collection represents three families who lived in Valdosta, Georgia and Lake City, Florida. Items were donated by two granddaughters of …
Contributors: Teresa Bishop Angove; Sandra Moses Ryland
Romey: Reaction Activism
The injustice of the Romey's deaths hit Americans throughout the country from local citizens of Lake City, to anti-lynching organizations, and the…
Romey: Correspondence Carlton
In the aftermath of Nola Romey's lynching and Hasna Romey's death at the hands of policemen, many concerned citizens of Lake City, Florida as well as…
Romey: Previous Law Encounters
Nola Romey was lynched by a mob in Lake City, Florida in 1929. However this was not his first encounter with violence. 10 years earlier, in Valdosta,…
Romey: Syrians in the News
Nola and Hasna Romey were not the only Syrian-Lebanese immigrants in America to face racial anti-immigrant discrimination. Read other accounts of…
Romey: Lynchings in Florida
Nola Romey was not the only person lynched in Florida in 1929. Moreover, the citizens of North Florida experienced and participated in multiple…
Romey: Corruption
Surrounding the context of the lynching of Nola Romey and the murder of Hasna Romey at the hands of police, was a context of deeper corruption and…
Romey: Newspaper Reports
Accounts of Nola Romey's lynching and his wife, Hasna's death at the hands of local police made headlines throughout the United States. Browse…
Primary Source Archive for The Nola and Hasna Romey Project
In the early morning hours of Friday, May 17th, 1929, a Lebanese immigrant was lynched in Lake City, Florida. He was shot multiple times and left to…
Al-Fatat Boston [Not Available Online]
Al-Fatat Boston was published in Boston, Massachusetts by W.E. Shakir from 1914 to 1922.The center holds December 28 1917-May 8 1919. THIS ITEM NOT…
Al-Bayan البيان [Not Available Online]
Al-Bayan, or البيان, or The Explanation, was published by Suleiman Baddour out of Brooklyn, New York. The newspaper was begun in 1911 and lasted until…
Al-Ayyam [The Chronicle] الأيام [Not Available Online]
Al-Ayyam, الأيام, or The Chronicle, was published by Ussef Namaan Malouf in New York City from 1897 to 1902. The center holds January 1 1898-May 17…
Father Nicola Yanney: A Timeline of his Life and Missionary Journeys
This timeline of the life of Father Nicola Yanney was written and compiled by Fr. Chirstopher Morris of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in…
Albert J. Ellis (1913-1969) Collection
The Albert J. Ellis (1913-1969) Collection contains items pertaining primarily to the passing of State Senator Albert Joseph Ellis. Ellis was born to…
As-Sameer, السمير
Introduction السمير, As-Sameer, (also known as Al-Samir and translated to English as The Entertainer) was an Arabic-language newspaper published in…
Birth Records from Lawrence, Massachusetts
These records were digitized by the Khayrallah Center in collaboration with the Lawrence Public Library Special Collections. They pertain only to…
Contributors: Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
Al-Kown [The Universe]
Introduction Al-Kown [The Universe] was an Arabic-language newspaper published weekly in New York City by Najeeb Sawaya, Nafi Adham, and Hafiz Malik.…
Contributors: Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa and Marilyn M. Drath
Mira’at al-Gharb [Mirror of the West]
Introduction Mira’at al-Gharb, [Mirror of the West], was one of the longest-running Arabic newspapers in the United States, published from 1899 until…
Contributors: Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
Al-Funun, الفنون
Introduction الفنون, Al-Funun [The Arts] was an Arabic-language literary journal published in New York City by Nasib Arida (1887-1946). Arida was born…
Contributors: Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
‘Afīfa Karam
‘Afīfa Karam (1883-1924) was fourteen years old when left her homeland of ‘Amshit, Lebanon and made a new life for herself in the American South. It…
Contributors: Biography by Dr. Elizabeth Saylor
Salmā Sā’igh
Salmā Sā’igh (1889-1953) was a writer, orator, and literary figure born in Beirut. A member of the wealthy and prominent Sā’igh family, Salma grew up…
Contributors: Biography written by Dr. Elizabeth Saylor
Salwā Salāma Aṭlas
Salwā Salāma was born in Homs, Syria in 1883. As a young girl, her avid interest in reading and writing was encouraged by her brothers, Ḥabīb and…
Contributors: Biography written by Dr. Elizabeth Saylor
