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  • Collection: Michel and Georges Saykali Letters

Date: 1928 June 15
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tells him that their mother is worrying all the time about him. He also informs him that Victoria will get married at the end of the summer.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280615_001.pdf

Date: 1947 Aug 20
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He sends greetings. He informs him that they are in Bhamdoun until the end of September. He tells him that life cannot be measured just by material fortune but that a man has spiritual and emotional duties…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19470820_001.pdf

Date: 1928 Mar 24
Letter from Georges to Michel. He asks him to return to his family especially since their mother can't support his absence.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280324_001.pdf

Date: 1936 Dec 25
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tries to comfort his brother hoping that he will return soon to be able to see their aging mother.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_18_19361225_001.pdf

Date: 1947 Aug 20
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He expresses his concerns about Michel and urges him to come back to see his mother before she dies.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19471025_001.pdf

Date: 1928 Nov 28
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tells him that he has received the $500. He also tells him about the preparations for their sister's marriage.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19281128_001.pdf

Date: 1928 Sept 30
Letter from Georges to Michel. He sends his kisses. He informs him that he has received the photos of Michel and Mr. Edmond Menassa. He tells him about the healing of their mother from her sickness. He also tells him that the wedding of Victoria will…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280930_001.pdf

Date: 1926 Oct 9
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel asking him to take care of himself and to enjoy his life and his wealth.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_09_19261008_001.pdf

Date: 1940 Apr 30
Letter from Georges to Mr. Rizk asking him to reassure him about his brother's (Michel Saykali) conditions.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_22_19400430_001.pdf

Date: 1967 May 11
Letter from Gilbert Saykali to his father Georges Saykali and other members of his family, including his mother Salwa, Huguette, Roger, Pierrot, Chaffoul, Joe, Marcelle, Georgy, and Michel-Christian. He tells them how interesting his visit to…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_05_19670511_002.pdf

Letter from Gilbert Saykali to his father Georges Saykali asking him to transfer money or send a check to Frankfort.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_38_19611006_001.pdf

Date: 1967 May 11
Letter from Gilbert Saykali to his father Georges Saykali. He tells him about his work development.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_05_19670511_001.pdf

Letter from Gonzalo Fernandez to Georges Saykali informing him that he is sending him a check with the amount of 1000 US dollars as requested by his brother Michel Saykali.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500925_001.pdf

Date: 1912 Dec 3
A letter from Jerji Nicola Khattar al-Chuayri to Jerji Yunan Saykali. He sends his greetings and asks about his parents. He asks him if he has been conscripted into military service. He also informs him about the difficulty of learning a new language…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_01_19121203_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his brother Jiberto Saykali. He sends greetings and kisses to the family and tells him about his fishing trip.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_33_19551011_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali, mother Salwa Saykali, brothers Gilbert, Roger, Pierrot, sister Huguette, grandmother and aunts. He sends greetings to the family. He tells them about the possibility that the Society of…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19571123_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali, mother Salwa Saykali, brothers Gilbert, Roger, Pierrot, sister Huguette, grandmother and aunts. He sends greetings to the family, and asks them about the political crises in the Middle East.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19571018_001.pdf

Date: 1958 June 19
Letter from Joe Saykali to his father, mother, Gilbert, Huguette, Roger, Peter, grandmother and aunts. He asks them about what is happening in Lebanon and why the people still confuse religion and politics.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580619_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali. He sends greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_34_19560320_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and tells them about his fishing trips with two of his American friends.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_33_19551008_001.pdf

Date: 1954 June 28
Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and tells them about his journey to Saint Cristobal.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_32_19540628_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his parents informing them that he will arrive in Beirut on Saturday, December 19 on a K.L.M. plane.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_37_19591213_001.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Joe Saykali to his parents. He tells them about his studies.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and wishes them Happy Easter.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_34_19560326_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings to the family, and tells them about his arrival at Greer Institute in Chicago.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19570410_001.pdf

Date: 1957 March 3
Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings to the family, to his grandmother, his aunts and their respective families. He tells them about the new workshop he has established with his uncle Michel Saykali.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19570303_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and reassures them about his health and his studies in Chicago. He also tells them about his meeting with the Chief Engineer in the Engineering Society.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580323_001.pdf

Date: 1958 May 4
Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings, especially to his grandmother, and reassures them about his studies. He also tells them his uncle, Michel Saykali, is in a good shape.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580504_001.pdf

Date: 1926 Jan 28
Letter from Mariam Srour to her cousin Jerji Saykali. She sends greetings and tells him about the state of Cartagena regarding weather and business.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_09_19260128_001.pdf

Date: 1928 July 18
Letter from Maria Terese to Georges. She sends her kisses and greetings to her relatives. She sends her congratulations to Victoria and Tanios for getting engaged. She also tells him about the bad economic situation.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280718_001.pdf

Date: 1927 Sept 4
Letter from Maria Terese to Georges. She sends her kisses and greetings. She tells him that she will come back with her kids to work in Beirut and to live in the beautiful town of Bhamdoun.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280904_001.pdf

Date: 1927 Apr 18
Letter from Marie Térèse to the spouse of her uncle. He expresses how much she is missing them. She asks about the news of her cousins, Michel, Georges, Shafika, Zakiyi and Victoria. She expresses her feelings about living abroad. She says that…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_11_19280418_001.pdf

Letter from Mari to Georges and Salwa Saykali offering her condolences on the death of Georges's mother.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580920_001.pdf

Date: 1951 May 25
Letter from Metri Karam to Georges Saykali about the land in Bhamdoun.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_19510525_023.pdf

Date: 1926 May 1
Letter from Michel Hayek to his cousin Georges Saykali. He sends greetings to the family. He advises him to come alone to Paris.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_09_19260501_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Rbeiz to his uncle Georges Saykali. He asks about the relatives and tells him that he has proposed to Boulos Rbeiz's daughter. He also asks Georges his blessings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_01_19640119_001.pdf

Date: 1921 Apr 2
Letter from Michel Saykali to his mother. He sends his kisses, and he expresses his love for her. He asks her to write to him. He sends his greetings to his relatives, friends, and neighbours.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210402_001.pdf

Date: 1923 Nov 29
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He also tells him about a journey [location not disclosed].
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_06_19231129_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Alfred and Adel Kaadi. He presents his condolences on the death of their son Michel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_06_19640815_001.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Michel Saykali to an unknown person. He describes in numbers the financial state of his store.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_16_00000000_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Georges and Salwa Saykali. He expresses his pride in what their children accomplished on the personal and professional level.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_40_19611219_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Georges and Salwa Saykali. He sends greetings to everyone and tells them that he has arrived in Colombia in very good shape and that everything is going well.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_40_19621114_002.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 11
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends his greetings to his mother and sisters. He tells them about his arrival in Paris and how the weather is bad. He tells them also about his search for an agency to travel from Paris to Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201111_001.pdf

Date: 1920 Nov 9
Letter from Michel to Georges. The author describes his maritime journey via Malta and Marseille and his arrival in Paris and how the city looks. He also describes his walk in Marseille, and his visit to its palace and gardens.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_03_19201109_001.pdf

Date: undated
Letter most likely from Michel Saykali to his sister Zakiyya Saykali. He congratulates them on their marriage.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_00000000_044.pdf

Date: 1921 July 12
Letter from Michel to Georges. He asks him to take care of himself and his health. He promises him that he will save him from the endless disasters hitting their homeland. He informs him that they will be meeting very soon as a family. At the end, he…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210712_001.pdf

Date: 1921 June 25
Letter from Michel to his beloved brother. He thanks him for his advice. He tells him that work is not going very well. However, he does have regular clients who work with him. He also informs him that he has bought some oil stocks. At the end, he…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210620_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges and his wife Salwa. He expresses his great sadness at the loss of Tanios, his sister's husband. He asks them also to reassure him about the health of Georges and their mother.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_30_19521115_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali and his wife Salwa Saykali. He reassures them about their son Joe who will join him in Colombia in order to work with him.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_00000000_032.pdf

Date: 1921 Aug 1
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him about the location of his store on the commercial street. He informs him that the economy is bad. He also tells him about the prices of the cows. He describes the poverty of the local population…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_04_19210801_001.pdf
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