Browse Items (371 total)

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

Date: 1959 July 15
A letter from Eva Malik to Mary Mokarzel concerning the tea party given for her at Mary's New York apartment. Photos of the tea party are linked below.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_24.pdf

Date: 1994 Nov 15
A letter from librarian Gamil Youssef of the New York Public Library to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for her gift of microfilm reels.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_04_01.pdf

Date: 1967 Nov 8
A letter from librarian George Atiyeh of the Library of Congress to Mary Mokarzel concerning the Mokarzel Library. The attachment mentioned was not enclosed.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_08.pdf

Date: 1950 June 12
A letter from George G. Shiya to Salloum Mokarzel concerning a mortgage and the resignation of Assad Antoun.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_26.pdf

Date: 1967 Oct 18
A letter from librarian George Atiyeh to Mary Mokarzel requesting a meeting to discuss papers in her family's collection which could be of use to the Near East section of the Library.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_09.pdf

Date: 1947 Sept 23
A letter from attorney George Shiya to Salloum Mokarzel concerning the Sol Osipow vs. Al-Hoda lawsuit.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_24.pdf

A letter from attorney George Shiya to Salloum Mokarzel concerning the Sol Osipow vs. Al-Hoda lawsuit. The release form mentioned is linked below.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_25.pdf

Date: 1974 Apr 18
A letter from an unidentified George of the Society of Jesus to Mary Mokarzel concerning his religious journey in Jerusalem.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_26.pdf

Handwritten note written from Hector Doueihi to Mary Mokarzel with "Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral" stationary. The note wishes Mokarzel a blessed New Year and explains the recent mass that celebrated her family.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_22.pdf

Date: 1954 Nov 11
A letter from Helen Mokarzel to a "George." The letter is written as if one of the Mokarzel daughters wrote it (referring to Salloum Mokarzel as papa, etc), but it is signed Helen Mokarzel.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_07.pdf

Date: 1998 June
A letter from Helen Samhan to Mary Mokarzel expressing concern for her decline in mental and physical health due to the death of Yemna Mokarzel and other events.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_55.pdf

Date: 1998 Nov 4
A letter from Helen Samhan of the American Institute Foundation (niece of Mary) to Mary Mokarzel concerning the plan for the Al-Hoda Centennial.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_01_25.pdf

Date: circa 1998
A letter from Helen Samhan concerning the planning of the Al-Hoda Centennial found in an envelope with notes by Mary Mokarzel concerning the Centennial, including a short draft of her autobiography.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_13.pdf

Date: 1977 Nov 30
A letter from attorney Henry Wardi to Mary Mokarzel concerning a typo in their agreement to split profit from the sale of Mokarzel property.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_06.pdf

Date: 1988 Aug 2
A letter from an unidentified J. O. to Mary Mokarzel concerning personal news.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_34.pdf

Date: 1989 Apr 27
A letter from an unidentified J. O. to Mary Mokarzel concerning personal news and the situation in Lebanon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_19.pdf

Date: 1987 Sept 22
A letter from James Zogby of the Arab American Institute inviting people to their Leadership Conference.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_05.pdf

Date: 1967 Feb 14
A letter from Jennings Wood of the Library of Congress to Mary Mokarzel concerning the receipt of the Al-Hoda papers for microfilming. Included are Mary's notes on a phone call from Charles LaHood.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_16.pdf

Date: 1998 Aug 10
A letter from John Moses to Mary Mokarzel providing requested information on her uncle, Naoum Mokarzel.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_09.pdf

Date: 1998 Sept 14
A letter from John Moses to Mary Mokarzel concerning books she gave to him and Lebanese passengers on the Titanic.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_11.pdf

Date: 1994 Aug 10
A letter from John Moses to Mary Mokarzel concerning the translation and publication of Salloum Mokarzel's writings for inclusion in Moses's Annotated Index to the Syrian World. Moses includes several suggestions for translators in New York and a…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_02_01.pdf

Date: 1974 Feb 4
A letter from John Kourbage to Mary Mokarzel concerning the old Lebanese American Journal. The document mentioned in the letter is linked below.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_11.pdf

Date: 1977 July 15
A letter from John Nolan of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for her donations.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_10.pdf

Date: 1973 June 6
A letter from Rev. John Williams of the University of St. Joseph to accountant Irving Yellin concerning information related to Mary Mokarzel's donation of the Mokarzel Library.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_09.pdf

Date: 1972 Apr 6
A letter from John J. Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Mary Mokarzel concerning the transport of Al-Hoda microfilms and an update on Lilly Szegoe. The estimate mentioned is linked below.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_16.pdf

Date: 1972 Apr 14
A letter from John Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Mary Mokarzel concerning the shipping of her donation of the Mokarzel Library and news of Lilly Szegoe.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_15.pdf

Date: 1972 Oct 12
A letter from John Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Mary Mokarzel about getting in touch.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_01.pdf

Date: 1972 Nov 15
A letter from John J. Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Mary Mokarzel concerning microfilms of Al-Hoda and personal affairs.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_11.pdf

Date: 1973 Jan 10
A letter from John Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Mary Mokarzel concerning the arrival of the Mokarzel Library in Beirut.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_10.pdf

Date: 1973 Dec 14
A letter from John J. Williams of the University of St. Joseph to Mary Mokarzel concerning Lilly Szegoe's health as well as Mary's donation and tax exemption. Mary's reply is linked below.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_08.pdf

Date: 1975 Jan 15
Letter from Rev. Joseph Paquet of Jesuit Foreign Missions to Mary Mokarzel concerning tax exemption.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_04.pdf

Typed letter from Joseph K. Safair to Helen discussing Al-Hoda. Dated 1998 September 8.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_09.pdf

Date: 1998 Sept 8
A letter from Joseph Sfair to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for her letter.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_07_01_10.pdf

Date: 1971 Oct 17
A letter from Lily Szegoe to Mary Mokarzel concerning the Mokarzel Library and personal affairs.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_19.pdf

Date: 1971
A letter from Lily Szegoe (Mary Mokarzel's cousin in Lebanon) concerning where to donate the Mokarzel Library.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_18.pdf

Date: 1972 Feb 15
A letter from Linda Sadaka to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for her gift of Al-Hoda issues.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_03.pdf

Date: 1998 Oct 26
A letter from Lindbergh Goldson to Mary Mokarzel giving news of himself and reminiscing about the time he worked at Al-Hoda as an editor and linotype operator.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_01_22.pdf

Date: 1958 Oct 11
A letter from M. Abrahom Hosenian to Mary Mokarzel concerning his trip to Rome and the crisis in Lebanon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_12.pdf

Date: 1998 Nov 9
A letter from the Smithsonian to Souhad Rafey agreeing to loan a few artifacts for the Al-Hoda Centennial exhibition. The note from Souhad to Helen expresses displeasure that the artifacts were never displayed.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_03_02_20.pdf

Date: 1954
A letter from Marie El-Khoury to Mary Mokarzel concerning her trip to Paris and meeting in the future.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_08_01_25.pdf

Date: 1994 Sept 26
A letter from Marisol Saks of the NY Public Library to Mary Mokarzel acknowledging receipt of the Lebanese American Journal on microfilm.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_04_07.pdf

Date: 1994 Oct 5
A letter from Marisol Saks of the New York Public Library to Mary Mokarzel thanking her for the Syrian World Encyclopedia. Included are Mary's notes.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_04_04.pdf

Date: 1989 Sept 7
A letter from Mary Mokarzel to Eugene Paul Nassar concerning an upcoming project-- probably the publication of the Annotated Guide to the Syrian World.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_02_06.pdf

Date: 1974 Jan 4
A copy of a letter from Mary Mokarzel to John Williams of the University of St. Joseph concerning Lilly Szegoe's illness and Mary's tax exemption.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_06_07.pdf

Date: 1992 Feb 3
A letter from professor Michael Suleiman to Mary Mokarzel cancelling their meeting .

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_44.pdf

Date: 1958 Sept 9
A letter from accountant Milton Cohen to Mary Mokarzel concerning the financial gain and liability related to a potential sale of property.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_05.pdf

Date: 1972 Mar 9
A letter from the Library of Congress to Mary Mokarzel concerning the library's interest in her offer to donate papers for microfilming.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_07.pdf

A letter from Nathan Einhorn to Mary Mokarzel concerning the shipment of documents (likely Al-Hoda papers). The enclosure is linked below.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_06.pdf

Date: 1974 May 3
A letter from the photoduplication branch of the Library of Congress to Mary Mokarzel concerning the microfilming of Al-Hoda and the Lebanese American Journal.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_03_02.pdf

Date: 1987 Aug 11
A letter from Olga Hanna to Mary Mokarzel concerning family news and her visit to New York.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_22.pdf
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