Edward and Callie Saleeby Papers

Autobiography

Emigration and immigration

Lebanese--United States

Biographical/Historical Note

The Saleeby-Saliba Relief Association was created in 1916 with the objective of unifying and supporting members of the Saleeby-Saliba family across the Lebanese diaspora. The association sponsored members who emigrated from Syria and Lebanon, aiding them in their transitions to new countries. The association (now called the Saleeby-Saliba Association of Families) focuses on preserving family history and culture, especially through genealogy. Members of the extended Saleeby-Saliba family have documented the family’s diasporic history, including N.D. Saleeby's A Brief History of the Saleeby/Saliba Clan and Their Branches, published in 1950, and its updated version, Worldwide Saleeby-Saliba Family from Ancient to Modern Times, published by Callie R. Saleeby Stanley in 2008.

Scope/Content Note

This collection contains three autobiographical accounts of members of the North Carolina branch of the Saleeby-Saliba Family, including iral history and written testimony. The collection represents inter-generational experiences of members of the Saleeby family in North Carolina. The subjects are descended, by blood or marriage, from the same Saleeby ancestor who lived in Souk-el-Gharb in modern-day Lebanon.

Edward Saleeby

Callie Saleeby Stanley

Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies

2001-2013

Processed by Khayrallah Center staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 December.

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