Browse Collections (104 total)
‘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
Abed Family
These materials were provided by Charles Abed. Biography Charles “Charlie” Ibrahim Abed was born in Kano, Nigeria, in 1959, to Lebanese immigrants.…
Contributors: Charles Abed, Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
Abou-Chakra Family
These materials were provided by Wael and Lama Abou-Chakra.Biography Wael Abou-Chakra, who goes by Al Chakra in America, was born in Beirut, Lebanon,…
Contributors: Wael and Lama Abou-Chakra, Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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…
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-Chacar Family
These materials were provided by Bearta Al-Chacar Powell.Biography Bearta Al-Chacar Powell was born in Ma’asser El Chouf, to Ramiz Al-Shakar and…
Contributors: Bearta Al-Chacar Powell, Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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-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
Al-Hoda, الهدى
Introduction Al-Hoda, or الهدى, [The Guidance] was the longest-lived of the early Arabic newspapers, published from 1898 until 1972. It was…
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
al-Majalla al-Tijarriya [The Syrian-American Commercial Magazine]
Introduction Al-Majalla al-Tijarriya [المجلة التجارية], or The Syrian-American Commercial Magazine, was an Arabic-language monthly journal published…
Contributors: Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
Al-Wafa, الوفاء
Al-Wafa was digitized by the Khayrallah Center in collaboration with the Lawrence Public Library Special Collections and with thanks to Dr. Linda K.…
Contributors: Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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…
Alex Dayyeh Census for Maronite Patriarch
Introduction This collection contains letters sent from Alex Daye (Dayyeh) in North Carolina to the Maronite Patriarchate in Lebanon, May-June 1921.…
Contributors: Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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
Ameen Rihani Audio
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Contributors: Richard Toth, Audio Cleaning Online
Ameen Rihani: Arabic Letters
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Contributors: Ameen Rihani Organization
Ameen Rihani: Arabic Manuscripts
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Contributors: Ameen Rihani Organization
Ameen Rihani: Documents
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Contributors: Ameen Rihani Organization
Ameen Rihani: English Letters
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Contributors: Ameen Rihani Organization
Ameen Rihani: English Manuscripts
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Contributors: Ameen Rihani Organization
Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Ameen Rihani: Press Clippings
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings,…
Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection
Materials in the Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection primarily relate to Angele Ellis and her family, who sustained a correspondence of over 300…
Contributors:
Ellis family
The letters and other documents have been translated from Arabic to English with the incredible help of two gifted translators, Dr. Hadia Harb of the Lebanese American University in Beirut and Lala AlSaeedi. Translations by Hadia Harb and Lala AlSaeedi
Description by Samantha Aamot