Copy of the letter sent to Victor Ventre, the Lions Club Youth Exchange Chairman in Paris, regarding the American student to be sent there. The letter, written by Daniel Torres, is in multiple languages and was also sent to Eros W. Pitts, Joseph…
An immigration record from Marseille, France, created on September 16, 1911. The record lists Alice Abdalla [born 1894] as immigrating at age 17 in 1911. On the back of the record there are a series of questions with information including: her…
A letter from a priest, Abraham al Hage, stating that he consulted a copy of the record in the church George Abdalla was baptized in. Abdalla was baptized on May 12th, 1894 in Falougha, Lebanon. This letter was sent for Abdalla's employment and was…
Handwritten extract from a baptism register. It was copied on July 20, 1911 by the church Notre Dame du Secours [Our Lady of Help] in Sakiet-El-Misk, Lebanon. The baptism was of Kalil Constantin Aboud in July of 1895. He was the son of Constantin…
Passport for Rashid Abdelnour, valid for one year. The name on the passport is Rashid Elias Mawad. The travel date is listed as October 27, 1913 and the arrival as November 14, 1913. Within it is written that his age was 18, his father's name was…
Medical document for Yussif [illegible, Akroosh?] indicating the treatment of trachoma infection. The document also states that while it is given on board a ship it did not guarantee acceptance at either a boarding or landing port. It was signed in…
This record, produced in Marseille, France, on August 25, 1910, gives information about Kalil Joseph Assid's immigration in 1910. It provides his age as 17, and birthdate as August 8, 1903. The back of the document gives information about him: he…
International passport of Lamià Boustani [Lamya Bastany], issued in 1920. On the back it is stamped by the American Consulate in Beirut and signed by Frederick Bird on October 30, 1920. Lamia was originially from Lebanon and was born in 1903. It…
An immigration record, produced in Marseille, France on November 8, 1913. It lists Melhem Beseybes as 20 years old. The documet also states that Beseybes left for Chicago. The back of the document has information that states that Beseybes was Syrian,…
An immigration record, produced in Marseille, France on September 15, 1910. It lists Rosa Bon Assaby as 17 years old and her destination as Lawrence, Massachusetts. The back lists information more information that states she can read and write, is…
Permission of travel document issued on April 6, 1920. The front of the document states that he was 16, a resident of Deir-El-Kamar, Lebanon, his destination was New York, and his father's name was Youssouf Bon-Chakra. The back of the document…
Permission of travel document issued on May 3, 1920. The front of the document states that Louis Bou-Sarhal was 21, a resident of Hammana, Lebanon, was travelling to the United States, and his father's name was Boutros Bou-Surrhal. The back lists…
Permission of travel document produced on July 23, 1920. The front of the document states that Hind El Hajj Boutros was 14, a resident of Sakiet-El-Mousk, Lebanon, was travelling to the United States, and her father's name was Najim El Hajj Boutros.…
An immigration passport, produced by the Department of Public Security, Ministry of the Interior, in Egypt on July 2, 1921. The document allows Michel Bistany to travel from Cairo, where he had been living though he was born in Lebanon, to the United…
This record, produced in Marsille, France on October 24, 1912, gives information about the immigration of Nassib Assad. It provides his age as 17, his birthdate as 1895, and immigration date as October 24, 1912. The back of the document states that…
This record, produced in Marseille, France, on August 25, 1910, gives information about Kalil Joseph Assid's immigration in 1910. It provides his age as 17, and birthdate as August 8, 1903. The back of the document gives information about him: he…
Contract for transportation by sea by the Transatlantic General Company out of Marseille issued on April 4,1914. Sabooha F. Hatem was 33 year old Syrian woman and was travelling to New York with three children: Habib, who was 17, and Elase and Najle…
Contract for transportation by sea by the Transatlantic General Company out of Marseille. Phillipe Hatem was travelling to New York and left on October 22, 1910. The liner he was travelling on was called the Florida [Floride]. The back of the…
Tear off portion of a ticket to be kept by the passenger. This ticket was issued by the Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur Cyprien Gabre & Compagnie [The Fabre Line], a French shipping line on July 22, 1913. This ticket belonged to Yousef…
Contract for transportation by sea by the transatlantic general company out of Marseille, created on May 30, 1912. Mary M. Mahboub Bistany was travelling to Lawrence, Massachusett, was 16, and was on board the liner named Florida [Floride]. The back…
Certificate of Vaccination for an 18-year-old immigrant given in Marseille, France, on October 1913. The name, written in pencil, is illegible. He departed from Beirut and arrived in Marseille. Created by the Messageries Maritimes a French shipping…
Contract for transportation by sea for Hatem A. [Adio] Nasser who was travelling to New York on the Touraine and was departing April 20, 1912. The back of the document states that Hatem was 17 born May 1, 1896. He was Syrian, was destined for…
Contract for transportation by sea for Youssef Nassif who was travelling to New York on the Bretagne and was departing on April 29, 1911. He was travelling with his daughter Hafya Nassif [17], and his other child Shekri [11]. On the back of the…
