A letter in Arabic handwritten by Father Khouri Boutrus Rabil on August 14, 1911. Confirm the baptism of Ojaneh (Eugene) Rabil, the daughter of Maron Youssef Rabil on September 12, 1895. Attached to the material related to George Gald.
An Arabic letter handwritten by Father Khouri Gabrial al Bustani on October 3, 1913. It confirms the baptism of Youssef Khalil BuDiwan on November 29, 1895, by Father Khouri Youssef.
A handwritten letter in Arabic. Confirm birthdate of Youssef son of Abdullah alSabbah on December 25, 1897, age (16). Written by Father Khouri Youhanna alNadaf on July 16, 1914.
This edition includes:
Switzerland the Economy Center of Europe (1); Syria, Trade and Agriculture - Report by Ralph Odell (1); List of New Taxes in US; Trade/Business in US; Value of Time in US;…
Vol. 1 no. 5 of al-Majalla al-Tijarriya. This issue contains a review of economic impact of World War I on the United States; a profile of Frank W. Woolworth; and an article by Ibrahim S. Najjar about the "economic problems of the Arabic-speaking…
A letter, witten by A. R. Saunders, Insurance Agent for French Line and addressed by Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendant of schools in Lawrence, MA, on February 6, 1914. It certifies that Martha Hajjar purchased a ticket for the French Line on June…
A letter, written by A. R. Saunders, Insurance Agent for French Line, addressed by Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendant of schools in Lawrence, MA, on August 7, 1913. It certifies that Toufick H. Hajjar purchased a ticket for Austro-American Line on…
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…
An immigration record for an A[?] Selim indicating prepaid passage on the Austro-American line in 1912. On the back, handwritten in pencil, is "Arrived October 17, 1912 at New York."
Vol. 1 No. 1 of الفنون, or Al-Funun was published in April 1913. The first issue opened with a photograph of and poem by Kahlil Gibran and a short story by Amin Rihani and ended with a statement of purpose written by the editors. Between these, the…
Vol. 1 No. 3 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in June 1913. Unlike the first two issues, this journal contains a greater mixture of genres: in addition to poetry and short stories, this issue contains many essays, including several by Arabic…
Vol. 1 No. 4 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in July 1913. The first piece in the issue is a short story by Ameen Rihani, and towards the end there is a translation credited to Nasib Arida. It is also the first issue to include credited work by…
Vol. 1 No. 5 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in August 1913. This issue contains a number of pieces by the authors who would form the Pen League: it opens with a short story by Kahlil Gibran; has two pieces by Ameen Rihani, a short story and…
Vol. 1 No. 6 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in September 1913. A drawing and an article by Kahlil Gibran are included in this issue, along with articles by Farid Ghusn and Abd Allah Masuh. This remainder of the issue is largely made up of…
Vol. 1 No. 7 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in October 1913. It begins with a photograph of Ameen Rihani and features the first portion of a novella, Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley], that was serialized in Al-Funun. Other original…
Vol. 1 No. 2 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in May 1913. Like the first issue, this volume is comprised largely of translations, including works by British author Rudyard Kipling and German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This issue is notable…
Vol. 1 No. 8 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in November 1913. This issue continues the serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley]. Also included are an essay by Kahlil Gibran, a short story by Ilyas Tamir…
Vol. 1 No. 9 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in December 1913. This issue continues the serialization of Ameen Rihani’s novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley]. Other work originally written in Arabic includes a piece of criticism by…
Vol. 2 No. 1 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in June 1916. It is the first issue published after a two and a half year hiatus from the journal, which was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. It begins with an uncredited statement of purpose…
Vol. 2 No. 2 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in July 1916. It contains essays by Ameen Rihani and Kahlil Gibran.The issue contains a contribution of Nasib Arida’s novella, Qissat Dik al-Jinn al-Himsi. It also continues serialization of Ameen…
Vol. 2 No. 3 of الفنون, Al-Funun, was published in August 1916. It contains a short story by Ameen Rihani, as well as continuing the serialization of his novella Zanbaqat al-Ghawr [The Lily of the Valley]. Additional work by mahjari authors include a…
