This manuscript by Ameen Rihani is a collection of thirty art critiques specifically featured within The International Studio, a decorative arts magazine that ran from 1893 to 1964. Most of the art Rihani focuses on is from the late 19th and early…
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…
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 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This manuscript is an unpublished collection of poems and songs.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…
A blank postcard of “Bobker’s Twelve Sons of the Desert in a Novelty Act.” This is an example from 1912 of an Arab troupe of entertainers not run by Arabs. The child is George Hamid with his cousins
A birth certificate issued by the State of Connecticut Department of Health certifying that Josephine Mallouf was born March 15, 1914, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It lists the father's name as Moses Mallouf and mother's name as Sara Mallouf.
A brief account, given by Edward Saleeby, of the immigration of his paternal family including his father, Nasry Rashid Saleeby, uncle Gibran Rashid Saleeby, and grandmother Labibee Courie Saleeby.
An application for employment certificate for M. J. Rizgalla applying to work at Lawrence Telegram Department. It lists his residence as 500 Common St., place of birth as Brazil, and age as 14.
An application for employment certificate for Joseph Romanus to work at Washington Mills. It lists his residence as 140 Lowell St., place of birth as Syria, and age as 15.
An application for an employment certificate for Jennie Abdulla to work at Washington Mill. The record lists Jennie's address, her place of birth as Syria, and age as 14.
An application for employment certificate for Nezira Abounader to work at Arlington Mill. The record lists Nezira's residence as 409 Elm St., her place of birth as Worcester, Massachusetts, and her present age as 14.
An application for an employment certificate for Joseph Gabriel (Gabriel Joseph) to work at the Wood Worsted Mill. It lists residence as 201 Broadway St., place of birth as Waterville, Maine, and present age as 14.
An application for employment certificate for Alfred Mussawir to work at Arlington Mills. It lists his residence as 53 Cross St., birthplace as Brooklyn, New York, and age as 14.
A certificate of age for Mary Hadid, signed by a physician, confirming her date of birth as February 28, 1900, residence as 182 Maple St., and age as at least 16.
This record is Fred Aoun's application for employment. It lists his desired employment, stripping bobbin, at Pacific Worsted Mill. It also lists his address as 265 Hampshire St., place of birth as Syria, and age as 15.
A handwritten statement by Mary Greene stating that Michael Habre has sent to Syria for his birth certificate and that his sister, Lamia, was born here and cannot find her birth certificate. It specifies that both children say they are one year older…
An application for an employment certificate for Effie Jawdy, requesting to work at Prospect Mills as a doffer. It lists Effie's residence as 284 Chestnut St., place of birth as Syria, present age as 14, and last grade attended as 7.
