The History of the United States and the History of Syrian Emigration by Basil M. Kherbawi. Though split into two files here for readers' convenience, the two were published as one volume, in Arabic for immigrant readers, in 1913. Kherbawi was the…
A photo of the Mokarzel sisters in their early childhood. Left to right: Rose Mokarzel, Alice Mokarzel, and Mary Mokarzel. The caption on the back reads "The three musketeers in their childhood...Rose and Mary fought for pink ribbon." (Folder…
A photo of the three oldest Mokarzel sisters. The caption states that they are "wearing outfits sent from Paris." Left to right: Mary Mokarzel, Rose Mokarzel, and Alice Mokarzel. (Folder 2-1-5-4)
A photo of the three oldest Mokarzel sisters with their friends . The children are outdoors, in the background are small trees and several houses. Left to right: Mary Mokarzel, Alice Mokarzel, four unidentified children, and Rose Mokarzel. (Folder…
This manuscript is an unpublished collection of poems and songs. It is split into two parts, the first featuring Arabic songs and poems and the second a collection of poems by Ameen Rihani titled "Waves of My Life." Posthumously published in 2009 as…
This manuscript is an English novel by Ameen Rihani that was eventually written in Arabic. It describes the oppression of the woman under the Ottoman Empire.
This manuscript is titled Letters to Uncle Sam and is comprised of four articles. Uncle Sam is the personality that symbolizes the United States of America and Rihani writes to him discussing the values of Arab Americans as well as the reality of…
This manuscript is a collection of various political essays that Ameen Rihani wrote, including publications from The Syrian World. They range on topics from the Ottoman Empire, to Syria and Lebanon, the Political Situation in the Near-East, along…
