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The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>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 die along a lonely stretch of the road heading south out of Lake City to Fort White.</p>
<p>N'oula Romey (نقولا رومي) was the fourth victim of racial terror that year in Florida, and one of ten people who were lynched by white mobs across the US in 1929 alone. Just hours before, his wife Hasna (Fannie) Rahme was fatally shot by Lake City police in their store. Their tragic murders were the most gruesome and violent attacks on Lebanese immigrants in the US, but this was not an isolated incident. Their killing was a part, and the culmination, of a widespread pattern of racially-motivated hostility, vitriol and physical abuse directed at early Arab immigrants who came to, worked, and lived in America between the 1890s and the 1930s.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents note</h4>
<p>The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants collection includes primary sources used in <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/romey-lynchings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings</a> project.</p>
<p>Materials date from 1905-1932 and include newspaper articles and correspondence that contain accounts of anti-immigrant discrimination that predate the Romey lynchings, contextual material from the time period, racial violence, corruption in the law, and personal stories surrounding the tragic deaths of Nola and Hasna.</p>
<p>Researchers should be advised that m<span>aterials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.</span></p>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lynching--Florida
Racism
Emigration and immigration
Lebanese--United States
Lebanese Americans
Creator
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Source
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Sandra Moses Ryland
Teresa Bishop Angove
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1905-1932
Contributor
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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.
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Language
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English
Arabic
Identifier
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KC 0046
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kc0046_1929_carlton_1
Title
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Anonymous Letter From Lake City, Florida to Governor Carlton
Description
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Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
A letter from "one of the sheriff's best friends" in Lake City, Florida to Governor Carlton undated but likely 1929 regarding the deaths of Nola and Hasna Romey. The writer claims Sheiriff Douglass "is no good for a sheriff he is gone now and it is a good time to investigate murder, bootlegging white slavery abd numerous other crimes are going unpunished."
Date
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1929
Subject
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Lynching--Florida
Racism
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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1920s
Crime
Florida
Letter-English
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
Description
An account of the resource
This series contains correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Oussani and Fuleihan families.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1996
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Oussani2018-0339
Title
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Gorra Brothers Letter
Subject
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Correspondence
Description
An account of the resource
A letter written in Arabic to Joseph Oussani from the Gorra Brothers of Shanghai, China.
Date
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1929
Creator
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Gorra Brothers
Language
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Arabic
English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Source
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1920s
China
Letters-Arabic
New York
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
Description
An account of the resource
This series contains correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Oussani and Fuleihan families.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1893-1996
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Oussani2018-1154
Title
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Stadium Programs Season of 1929
Subject
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Music
Description
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An emergency program for Stadium Programs, Season of 1929, the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, August 6, 7, 8, Anis Fuleihan as Guest Conductor.
Date
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1929
Creator
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Isabel Oussani
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Source
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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1980s
Music
Programs
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Creighton Family Papers
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
These materials are digital copies of an original resource held by another institution. The KCLDS Archive often works with other institutions to make digital materials available online to the public. KCLDS is not able to grant permission to use or reproduce these materials. The KCLDS Archive strongly encourages users to contact the holding institution for permission to use or reproduce materials from their holdings.
Relation
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<a href="https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/4/resources/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span>Roy and Clara Creighton Papers</span></a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanon
Photographs
Source
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Phyllis Creighton Danby
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927-1929
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Clara Elise Linn was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1892. In her youth, Clara was involved the Christian Endeavor and the Student Volunteer Movement, two Christian missionary organizations. Clara worked as a secretary for Houghton Mifflin and then for the Ludlow Manufacturing Company in Boston. In 1913, Clara met Roy Creighton through the Christian Endeavor program.</p>
<p>Roy Creighton was born in Arizona in 1889. When he met Clara he was studying architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. At the beginning of 1916, Roy left Harvard to join the YMCA, which stationed him in China. The same year, Clara entered the School of Pedagogy at the Hartford Theological Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, where she met Ruth Hahn, a missionary nurse who had worked in China and was on furlough in Connecticut. In 1916, Ruth and Clara traveled to China to join Roy. Clara and Roy got married in Kuling, China in 1916.</p>
<p>The Creightons served as missionaries for the first half of the twentieth century. Roy's experience in architecture qualified him to become a “missionary architect,” trainhing and supervising local craftsmen in Western construction methods in order to erect YMCA buildings, missions, and schools. The Creightons lived and worked primarily in China from 1915 to 1949. However, after a furlough in the United States throughout the 1920s, the Creightons were stationed in Beirut, Lebanon around 1928. The family lived and worked in Lebanon, where Roy helped construct new buildings at the American University of Beirut, for two years. The Creightons had three children that survived to adulthood: Linn, Roger, and Phyllis. Phyllis Creighton Danby married Dr. Tony Danby, a professor at North Carolina State University. </p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains photographs taken by American missionaries Clara Elise Linn and Roy Creighton in the first half of the twentieth century. The collection documents the lives of the Creighton family while they were stationed in Beirut, Lebanon around 1928, shortly after the country's establishment as an independent nation. The images in this collection depict the family at the various historical and cultural sites that they visited during vacation. In addition to documenting the family life of Clara and Roy Creighton and their three children, these images depict the landscape and culture of Lebanon during this period of transformation. Images include Roy Creighton working with Lebanese builders to construct the American University of Beirut.</p>
<p>To access the original materials contact the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.</p>
Contributor
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Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 December.
Language
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English
Identifier
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KC 0021
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This digital material is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
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Identifier
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kc0021_017
Title
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Holiday Greeting Card from the Dodge Family
Subject
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Photographs
Lebanon
Description
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A holiday greeting card from the Dodge family, probably the family of Bayard Dodge, who was the president of the American University of Beirut at the time.
Source
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Phyllis Creighton Danby
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1929
Rights
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Format
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Image/jpg
Type
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Image
1920s
Christmas
Families
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Amelia and Joseph Salem Papers
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Joseph Ramon Salem was born in Hammana, Lebanon on May 5, 1909, to Freda George and Shikery Salem. Freda and Shikery had four children: Renee (also called Rena), Bertha, Joseph, and Albert. In June of 1912, Shikery Salem immigrated to the United States. He joined members of Freda’s family in New Bern, North Carolina and worked as a peddler in order to gain the funds required to bring his family to North Carolina. The onset of World War I, however, interrupted the family's plans to reunite in the United States as communication between the United States and Ottoman Empire was cut off.</p>
<p>Back in Hammana, Freda and the four children faced isolation from members of their extended family and were forced to work in fields by supporters of the Central Powers. They also felt the effects of the famine suffered during the war. In 1917, Shikery enlisted in the United States Army, becoming the first Lebanese American from Eastern North Carolina to do so. He served in Battery A of the 113 Field Artillery and fought in France, including in the Argonne Forest. He was awarded honors for bravery for saving the lives of two superior officers. In 1918, Shikery re-applied for naturalization and was granted United States citizenship. His military service helped Shikery reunite his family; friends he made in the military, including Robert Haines, fellow soldiers, and the Red Cross, helped Shikery locate his family and bring them to New Bern in 1920.</p>
<p>In partnership with fellow Lebanese-American Frederick Habeeb, Shikery purchased the New Bern Bargain House, the Craven Fruit Store, a gas station, a convenience store, and a taxi service. Although the Salem family were Maronites, they attended the St. Paul's, a Roman Catholic church, in New Bern.</p>
<p>Renee Salem married David Halen of New Jersey. In the 1930s, Renee and her family assisted Shikery in running his businesses; later, they moved to New Jersey, where she lived until her death. Renee and David had five children: Frank, Raymond, Louis, Lucille, and Theresa. Bertha Salem married Charles K. Fadel, a Lebanese American from Charlotte. The couple settled in Fayetteville, where they opened and operated the Palace Grill. They had four children: Sammy, Frieda, Albert, and Shikery. Albert Salem, the youngest son of Freda and Shikery, married Vivian Zaytoun, daughter of Ellis and Isabel Zaytoun, on July 14, 1937. Albert earned seven battle stars working as a radio operator for the United States Navy. Albert and Vivian had four children: Albert, Jr., Richard, Robert, and Mary Isabel. Albert and Vivian lived in North Carolina before retiring to Tampa, Florida.</p>
<p>Joseph Salem graduated high school as valedictorian in 1929 and then attended the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University), where he studied electrical engineering. In 1942, Joseph married Amelia Wehbie, daughter of Mickel Mettrey and Mary Saliba Wehbie, with whom he had four children: Jay, Michael Ray, Donna, and Ronald. The same year, he joined the United States Army and served as a cryptanalytic officer at Arlington Hall during World War II. Joseph remained in the Army Reserve until 1963, when he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. Joe had a career as an electrical engineer in Raleigh, and also served as City Electrical Engineer for the town of New Bern. After retiring, Joe became a substitute teacher. He died at age 102.</p>
<p>Amelia Mettrey Wehbie Salem graduated from Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh and Hardbargers Business College. She worked for the Red Cross during World War II, Craven Regional Medical Center, Raleigh News and Observer, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Amelia was known for her Lebanese cooking, her greenhouse propagation of camellias, Japanese maples, and hybrid tea roses. She passed away on February 5, 2009.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials related to the lives of Joseph Ramon Salem and Amelia Mettrey Wehbie Salem. The collection contains photographs, certificates, and newspaper articles documenting the lives of family members in North Carolina.</p>
Source
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Ronald Salem
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1919-2009
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
Relation
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joseph and Thelma Knuckley Zaytoun Papers</a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kahdy and Wehbie Family Papers</a>
Contributor
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese--United States
Military
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0048
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Digital material in this collection is only provided in limited quantities upon request for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
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kc0048_002
Title
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Joe Salem Leads Local Senior Class (From May 1929 New Bern Sun Journal)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese--United States
Description
An account of the resource
Clippings from the New Bern Sun newspaper detailing Joseph Salem's academic achievements: from the point he entered school as a non-English-speaking eleven-year-old, Salem advanced rapidly in his studies to graduate from high school as valedictorian. The article additionally references the academic achievements of Joe's younger brother, Albert, as well as the war service of their father, Shikery Salem and the family's experience of Syria during the war.
Creator
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New Bern Sun Journal
Source
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Ronald Salem
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1929
Contributor
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Joseph Salem (handwritten corrections)
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Type
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Image
Format
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Image/pdf
Language
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English
1920s
Immigration
Newspapers
North Carolina
Syria
World War I
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Title
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Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world. <br /><br />This collection includes: <br /><ul><li>Photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940.</li>
<li>Portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen Rihani by various artists.</li>
<li>Sketches created by Ameen Rihani of various figures including Shakespearean characters, charicatures, Arab figures, nudes, and female figures.</li>
</ul>
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2019AR70_027
Title
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Ameen Rihani with Cigar, 1929
Description
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A photograph of Ameen Rihani standing on the steps of a house or building holding a cigar, taken in Michigan 1929.
Date
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1929
Coverage
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Michigan
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Type
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Image
Format
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Image/jpg
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1920's
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Ameen Rihani: Photographs, Portraits, & Sketches
Source
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Ameen Rihani Organization
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
Description
An account of the resource
The Ameen Fares Rihani collection contains the personal correspondence, English and Arabic manuscripts, papers, notebooks, articles, press clippings, and other documents of Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940), a formative and influential Arab-American author, poet, political activist, and intellectual who dedicated his life to promoting and advocating for Arab culture and history across the world. <br /><br />This collection includes: <br /><ul><li>Photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940.</li>
<li>Portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen Rihani by various artists.</li>
<li>Sketches created by Ameen Rihani of various figures including Shakespearean characters, charicatures, Arab figures, nudes, and female figures.</li>
</ul>
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Rihani2019AR70_113
Title
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Rihani Female Figure Sketches, 1929
Description
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A sketch of "the Woman with a Bathing Suit"
Date
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1929
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Ameen Rihani
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Ameen Rihani Organization
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Image
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1920's
female figure sketch
sketches
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Mokarzel Family
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Arabic literature--History and criticism
Lebanese-Americans--United States
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<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Parts of this collection are restricted due to copyright law as well as restrictions placed by the donor on personal documents.
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Black & white photograph
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Alice Mokarzel and Friend in Asbury Park
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A photo of Alice Mokarzel and a friend on the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey. (2-1-5-10)
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Unknown
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Helen Samhan
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1929
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Vacations--United States
Women--Lebanese American
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Mokarzel 2-1-5-10 Beach_wm
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Ashbury Park, New Jersey
1920's
Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Beaches
Mokarzel
New Jersey
Tanous