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

Date: 1967 July 18
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning money for Alice Mokarzel, money for the Mokarzel tomb, and other news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_19.pdf

Date: 1967 Aug 9
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning money related to the Mokarzel tomb and other news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_17.pdf

Date: circa 1960s
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning the design, cost, and building of the Mokarzel tomb.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_16.pdf

Date: 1966 31 July
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning family and local news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_29.pdf

Date: 1966 Aug 26
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning family and local news. Included is a letter from Elie Haddad, who wanted (and was denied) a job at Al-Hoda as a linotypist.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_30.pdf

Date: 1966 Oct 6
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning the cost and building of the Mokarzel tomb and other news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_25.pdf

Date: 1966 Nov 3
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning the cost of the Mokarzel tomb and other news. Included is a detailed estimate for the cost of the tomb.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_27.pdf

Date: 1967 22 Jan
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning family news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_22.pdf

Date: 1967 Mar 25
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel with an update on the money for the Mokarzel tomb and other news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_23.pdf

Date: 1967 Mar 31
A copy of a letter from Lily and Eugene Szegoe (Lily is Mary's cousin who lives in Lebanon) to Mary Mokarzel concerning the money Mary sent to Badie Mokarzel for the Mokarzel tomb and other news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_15.pdf

Date: 1971 Sept 23
A copy of a letter from Marsha Fraiha to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for helping her husband in the past.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_43.pdf

Date: 1962 Jan 29
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to the readers of Al-Hoda asking for support of her petition to use their donations to publish the Golden Jubilee Book.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_39.pdf

Date: 1966 June 27
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Badie Mokarzel including directions for the Mokarzel tomb and other news. Mary also gives Badie power of attorney over affairs in Freike, Lebanon.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_33.pdf

Date: 1961 June 2
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to George Shiya concerning financial matters related to Salloum Mokarzel's estate.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_36.pdf

Date: 1993 Oct 6
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Helen Samhan concerning the condition of her sister, Rose Mokarzel Tanous. The 'Helene' referenced in the letter is Rose's daughter.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_53.pdf

Date: circa 1994
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Helen Samhan concerning the Mokarzel tomb and property in Freike, Lebanon and the donation of Al-Hoda microfilm to the NY public library.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_52.pdf

Date: 1977 Nov 27
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to attorney Henry Wardi and Ray Ganim concerning problems with the sale of her property.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_08.pdf

Date: 1966 Sept 23
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Im Nasri Lebbos concerning the Mokarzel Tomb affairs in Freike and other family news.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_26.pdf

Date: 1958 Oct 6
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Jack Mints firing him from the Al-Hoda office.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_41.pdf

Date: 1987 June 24
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to James Zogby and Anis Barghouti of the Arab American Institute concerning their upcoming Leadership Conference.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_03.pdf

Date: 1971 Dec 9
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Sheikh Pierre Gemayel concerning business related to Al-Hoda.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_48.pdf

Copy of a Letter from Nathan R. Einhorn of the Library of Congress to Ed Hellew of Bridge Packers concerning the shipping of material from Mary Mokarzel (probably Al-Hoda papers). This letter was an attachment to another letter which is linked below.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_04.pdf

Date: 1972 April 7
A copy of a letter from Nishan Basmadjian of the Haigazian College Library to Mary Mokarzel (the letter is addressed to the Gentlemen of Al-Hoda, but in 1972 Mary owned the paper and likely sent the books) concerning volumes of Al-Hoda.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_46.pdf

Date: 1964 July 22
A copy of a letter from William Kunstler to Mary Mokarzel concerning the donations for the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee. Included in the final order for her case.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_04.pdf

Date: 1964 Nov 18
A copy of a letter from William Kunstler concerning the financial affairs (related to the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee) of the deceased Salloum Mokarzel.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_03.pdf

Date: 1958 Oct 10
An incomplete copy of a letter to Mary Mokarzel concerning the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee Book.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_37.pdf

Date: 1971 Nov 8
A copy of a list of books purchased by Al-Hoda from the Librairie Orientale in Beirut, Lebanon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_51.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of a note from Mary to Lila Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_56.pdf

Date: 1965 Feb 25
A note from Mary Mokarzel to attorney William Kunstler referencing another letter related to the Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee donations.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_02.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of a report written by Al-Hoda employee Yousef Sharbel to Naoum Mokarzel's creditors concerning his estate.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_01.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of a speech written by Helen Samhan praising her aunt Mary Mokarzel to be given at the October 1987 Arab American Institute Leadership Conference.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_02.pdf

Date: 1972 Feb 10
A copy of an agreement between Mary Mokarzel and Fares Stephen to split profits from the sale of Al-Hoda Golden Jubilee books.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_49.pdf

Date: 1971-1972
Copies of letters between Mary Mokarzel and Bechara Nehme of the Librairie Orientale concerning the books that Mary purchased from them.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_52.pdf

Date: 1953 July 29
A copy of Mary Mokarzel's statement on the events leading up to the Habib Issa lawsuit brought against Al-Hoda.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_38.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of notes taken by Mary Mokarzel about a meeting chaired by NY Consul General Edward Ghorra.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_54.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of poems written by Aida Marini, given to Mary Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_50.pdf

Correspondence between Mary Mokarzel and Rev. Skaff concerning the unprecedented cost of a subscription to Al-Hoda for the Church.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_13.pdf

Date: 1995 July 17
A deed of gift to the National Museum of American History from Helen Samhan and Mary Mokarzel listing the specific journals, photographs, and other documents that they donated to the museum. The Deed was enclosed in letter 1-1-1-2.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_01_03.pdf

Date: 1973 Nov 2
A deed of sale showing property purchased by Mary Mokarzel from Marmura, Inc. Included is the property transfer tax return.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_02.pdf

A photo of a dinner in honor of Sheikh Pierre Gemayel, founder of the Al Kataeb party. The dinner was hosted by the Lebanese American Society of Greater New York and Al-Hoda at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_02_11.pdf

Date: 1971-1972
Letters and other documents concerning Mary's property and papers.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_20.pdf

Date: 1977 Dec 4
A draft of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to Henry Wardi concerning her dissatisfaction with Henry Wardi and Ray Ganim's business practices.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_09.pdf

Date: 1998 Oct 14
A draft of a letter from Mary Mokarzel requesting information about Al-Hoda's past from Lindbergh Goldson, a former editor and linotype operator for Al-Hoda. Goldson's reply is linked below.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_01_23.pdf

Date: 1998 Dec 3
A draft of a speech (likely given at the Al-Hoda Centennial) written by Mary Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_02.pdf

Date: circa 1973
A speech draft by Mary Mokarzel to be given at the Al-Hoda Diamond Jubilee.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_07.pdf

Date: circa 1998
Drafts and notes for a speech by Mary Mokarzel to be given at the Al-Hoda Centennial.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_03.pdf

Date: 1991 Sept
A photo of Edmond Jaoudi (Alice Mokarzel Jaoudi's husband) at the American Immigrant Wall of Honor at Ellis Island.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_47.pdf

Date: undated
A photo of Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rahid in the Al-Hoda office. Elizabeth was the sister of Naoum and Salloum Mokarzel.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_04_03.pdf

Date: 1998 Oct 12
An email from curator Souhad Rafey concerning the Al-Hoda Centennial exhibition costs and logistics.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_02_30.pdf

Date: 1998 Nov
Emails concerning donation of artifacts for the Al-Hoda 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_21.pdf
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