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  • Collection: Mokarzel Family Papers Series 1: Al-Hoda and the Syrian World

Date: circa 1950s
A photo taken by Rev. Al Maloof of the washing of the feet ceremony. The photos in this folder were intended for publication by Salloum Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_01_12.pdf

Date: circa 1950s
A photo taken by Rev. Al Maloof is identified "Waterfall, Bcharre." However, it depicts a waterfall at a place known as Afqa at the mouth of the Nahr Ibrahim in Batroun, Lebanon. The photos in this folder were intended for publication by Salloum…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_01_36.pdf

Date: circa 1950s
A photo of an after dinner party in the Mokarzel apartment in Flatbush, NY. President Camille Chamoun is "seated next to George," the second from the left.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_02_12.pdf

Date: 1947 Sept 22
An agreement between Sol Osipow and Al-Hoda to discontinue the lawsuit against Al-Hoda (likely related to the Mokarzels' New York real estate).

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_05.pdf

Date: 1998 Dec 3
A checklist of items to be shown at the Centennial exhibition. The Centennial, celebrated in the Museum of the city of NY, marked the 100th year of the publication of Al-Hoda.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_02_19.pdf

Date: circa 1998
A tentative list of artifacts to display at the Al-Hoda Centennial. (Folder 1-3-2-24)

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_02_24.pdf

Date: 1954-1992
A blank Al-Hoda letterhead.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_39.pdf

Date: 1991 Sept
A photo of names on the American Immigrant Wall of Honor at Ellis Island. Circled are the names of Salloum and Naoum Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_46.pdf

Date: circa 1994
An announcement sent out by the Immigration Research Center concerning the publication of the Annotated Index to the Syrian World, 1926-1932. The bottom of the page includes an order form.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_02_04.pdf

Date: circa 1954
A bill for the New York City taxes on the Al-Hoda building in Manhattan.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_04.pdf

Date: 1950-1953
Bills for water and real estate taxes from a range of years to be paid by Al-Hoda.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_14.pdf

Date: 1998
A booklet detailing the history of Al-Hoda and the Mokarzel family. The Centennial, celebrated in the Museum of the city of NY, marked the 100th year of the publication of Al-Hoda.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_01_01.pdf

Date: 1959
A small card advertising the Lebanese Mahrajan of 1959. with notes on the back.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_01.pdf

Date: 1923 April 7
A photo of the Al-Hoda Silver Jubilee held in the Hotel Bossery.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_03_01.pdf

Date: 1954 June
Documents giving Mary Mokarzel the right to conduct business under the name of the Lebanese American Journal.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_03.pdf

Date: undated
A Christmas card from Mabel to Mary Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_18.pdf

Date: 1996 Jan
The collection guide for historian Alixa Naff's Arab American Collection of articles, oral histories, interviews, and books.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_02_25.pdf

A contract to confirm the sale of Mary Mokarzel's NY property. Included are copies of documents concerning the termination of the lease for the company which resided in the building.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_11.pdf

Copied of letters and forms sent between Mary Mokarzel, Henry Wardim and Ray Ganim concerning the sale of Mary Moakrzel's NY property.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_07.pdf

Date: 1968 Dec 27
Copies of letters concerning the printing of the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee book. Included is a signed agreement on the terms of printing.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_11.pdf

Date: circa 1998
Copies of letters from and to Joseph Sfair concerning his family's connection to Al-Hoda and the upcoming Centennial celebration.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_08.pdf

Date: circa 1968
Copies of letters concerning the printing of the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee Book by Brite Offset, Inc.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_07.pdf

Date: 1966 22 June
Copies of letters from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning local and family news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_28.pdf

Date: undated
Copies of letters from Mary Mokarzel to Hugh Hain of McGregor & Werner, Inc. inquiring about an estimate for the cost of printing the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee book.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_14.pdf

Date: 1962 Feb 1
Copies of letters related to the Golden Jubilee. The letter in Arabic is from Mary Mokarzel asking readers for financial support for the Golden Jubilee book. Included is a reply to this letter from Joseph Eid.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_40.pdf

Date: 1972
Copies of letters to Mary Mokarzel from Jane Barton of the Reader's Digest (concerning her subscription, the "Mr." is a typo) and Albert Rihani (concerning a book written by Ameen Rihani).

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_53.pdf

Date: 1967 Mar 30
Papers concerning the money that Mary Mokarzel sent Badie Mokarzel for building of the Mokarzel tomb in Freike, Lebanon.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_24.pdf

Date: undated
A photocopy of a February 1958 printing of Al-Hoda. This edition was published on the paper's 60th anniversary.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_02_26.pdf

Date: 1987 Oct 17
A copy of a flyer advertising the 1987 Leadership Conference by the American Arab Institute.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_01.pdf

Date: 1960 Mar 14
A copy of a letter from attorney Abe Siegel to Mary Mokarzel concerning financial and legal matters related to Al-Hoda.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_42.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of a letter from Ann Tanous, Rose Mokarzel Tanous' daughter in law, to Mary Mokarzel concerning news of their life in Paris.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_20.pdf

Date: 1968 Feb 6
A copy of a letter from Arthur Foughty to Mary Mokarzel giving an estimate for the cost of printing the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee book with handwritten notes most likely taken by Mary Mokarzel.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_13.pdf

Date: 1968 June 26
A copy of a letter from Arthur Foughty of McGregor & Werner, Inc. to Mary Mokarzel giving a second estimate for the cost of printing the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee book.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_12.pdf

Date: 1971 Jan 15
A copy of a letter from Bechara Nehme of the Librairie Orientale to Mary Mokarzel concerning an unpaid invoice for books they purchased from the Library.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_50.pdf

Date: 1958 Dec 5
A letter from Camille Chamoun to Mary Mokarzel denying her offer to take over Al-Hoda.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_08.pdf

Date: 1986 Feb 8
A copy of a letter from entertainer Danny Thomas (founder of St. Jude's Hospital) to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for a speech transcript.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_21.pdf

A copy of a letter from secretary Delia Akoury of the Ehden American Lebanese Club to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for a gift.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_45.pdf

Date: 1968 Nov 30
A copy of a letter from professor Edward Wakin of Fordham University to Mary Mokarzel concerning the edited copies of the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee book.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_10.pdf

Date: 1969 Jan 29
A copy of a letter from professor Edward Wakin of Fordham University to Mary Mokarzel concerning the issues with the printing of the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee Book.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_09.pdf

Date: 1945 Nov 10
A copy of a letter from former Lebanese president Emile Edde to Salloum Mokarzel offering him the pen that Naoum Mokarzel used to sign the Franco-Lebanese peace treaty.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_28.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of a letter from Emile Mattar (ambassador to Lebanon) to the Lebanese Consul General in NY concerning the issuing of a medal of honor from the National Cedars (Wisam al-Arz al-Watani) for Fouad Khoury in the degree of Knight.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_56.pdf

Date: 1971 Nov 17
A copy of a letter from Eugenia Swydea to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for sending Al-Hoda books to her father, who knew Naoum and Salloum Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_47.pdf

Date: 1944 May 1
A copy of a letter from Gene T. Gunn Realty to B. & M. Novelty Company concerning their tenancy (their loft was probably a part of Mary Mokarzel's NY property).

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_55.pdf

Date: 1954 Feb 4
A copy of a letter from George Betros to Mary Mokarzel concerning the late Salloum Mokarzel, the upcoming Mahrajan, and other matters.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_35.pdf

Date: 1967 July 27
A letter from Harry Siskind of Brite Offset, Inc concerning the printing of the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee Books.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_08.pdf

Date: 1972 Aug 19
A letter from John Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Ed Hellew concerning the shipping of Mary Mokarzel's books to Beirut.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_02.pdf

Date: 1959 June 7
A copy of a letter from Kamal Yazbek detailing the cost of the Mokazel tomb.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_32.pdf

Date: 1966 Sept 28
A copy of a letter from Khalil Sarkis to Mary Mokarzel concerning customs she paid on a package sent to Lebanon.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_31.pdf

A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning news of themselves and Eugene's health.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_21.pdf

Date: 1967 July 17
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning the Six-Day War in Lebanon, money for the Mokarzel tomb, and other news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_18.pdf
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