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  • Tags: 1930's

Date: 1939-02-04
Itinerary for Ameen F. Rihani from W. Colston Leigh Inc. The itinerary lists Rihani's engagements on February 4th and 5th of 1939.
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Date: 1939-01-13
Itinerary for Ameen F. Rihani from W. Colston Leigh Inc. The itinerary lists Rihani's engagements from January 13th and 14th of 1939.
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Date: 1938-12-20
A letter to W. Colston Leigh Inc. from Wm. Adams Brown Jr. of Brown University, dated December 20, 1938. The letter discusses the January 14th luncheon of the Foreign Policy Association, it discusses Ameen F. Rihani's involvement in the luncheon…
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Date: 1938-03-11
Government of Palestine Department of Migration Permit for Temporary Labourer, dated March 11, 1938. This document names Ameen F. Rihani, his age as 50, that he is a US citizen, and his abroad address as Freike, Lebanon. The notes on the document…
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Date: 1937-10-29
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Luncheon at Palmer House information, dated October 29, (no year). The document lists Ameen F. Rihani as the principal speaker on "The Arab and the Jew in Palestine."
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Date: 1937-02-20
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Luncheon information, dated February 20, (no year). The document lists Ameen F. Rihani as one of the speakers on "The Palestine Problem."
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Cooperative Lecture Plan with Comments of Colleges. The document features comments from a number of colleges that Ameen F. Rihani spoke for, undated. Date suggested by third party, 1937.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/l42rb4yx4w2k6wm/Rihani2018AR37_171.pdf

Date: 1937-11-25
A letter to Mrs. Ruth Crawford Mitchell from Costi K. Zurayk (secretary of the Beirut Committee for the Syrian Room), dated November 25, 1937. The letter lists the members of the committee and may have included a sketch of the room.
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Date: 1937-07-12
A letter to Bayard Dodge from Ruth Crawford Mitchell, dated July 12, 1937. The letter discusses the building of a Syrian Room at the University of Pittsburgh and Ameen F. Rihani's consultation on the architecture.
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Date: 1937-06-29
A letter to Dr. Philip K. Hitti from the office of Maynard Owen Williams, dated June 29, 1937. The letter addresses Hitti's interest in getting Ameen F. Rihani's collection of Lebanon photographs featured in National Geographic.
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Date: 1937-06-26
Agreement By and Between W. Colston Leigh Inc. and Ameen F. Rihani, dated June 26, 1937. The agreement stipulates a number of terms surrounding W. Colston Leigh becoming Rihani's speaking agency.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzomwi5t92v71kk/Rihani2018AR37_163.pdf

Date: 1937-04-15
A letter to Mary Waite from George B. Manhart, dated April 15, 1937. The letter addresses Ameen F. Rihani's lectures at De Pauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. The letter discusses that Rihani arrived late and was also struggling with a cold, a…
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Date: 1937-04-08
A letter to Professor W.S. Bittner from the Executive Secretary from the Institute of International Education, dated April 8, 1937. The letter addresses a misunderstanding between a few of the institutions that Ameen F. Rihani visited and being…
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Date: 1937-04-25
A letter to Mary Waite from James Wellard of International House, dated March 31, 1937. The letter discusses a change of plans and that Ameen F. Rihani is definitely scheduled to speak at the Sunday Supper on April 25, 1937.
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Date: 1937-03-29
A letter to Mary Waite from W.S. Bittner, dated March 29, 1937. The letter recounts Ameen F. Rihani spending several days with the Committee on Assemblies, the letter enclosed the schedule of talks he made.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbr9me1j4d3rk27/Rihani2018AR37_157.pdf

Date: 1937
Itinerary of Ameen F. Rihani from February to March 1937. The document lists the Lecture Plan and Tentative Itinerary for Ameen Rihani in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana.
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Date: 1937-02-02
Itinerary of Ameen F. Rihani from February 12, 1937 in Minneapolis. The document is dated February 2, 1937. It lists the activities and travel plans for the day.
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Date: 1937
Itinerary of Ameen F. Rihani from February-May 1937. The document lists all of Ameen Rihani's speaking engagements and the travel plans involved in each.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/2q8f75vprg0djj1/Rihani2018AR37_148.pdf

Date: 1933-03-18
A letter to Mrs. Zelda Stewart Charters from Albert F. Rihani, dated March 18, 1933. The letter addresses that Zelda's letter to Ameen was forward to Albert at International House since Ameen was in Syria travelling. He gives her Ameen's address in…
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Date: 1932-07
The Committee on Cultural Relations with Latin America invitation card. The card states that Ameen F. Rihani is invited to become a member at the Seventh Session of the Seminar in Mexico City from July 3-23, 1932.
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Information from the National Arts Club Second Author's Night to be held on November 12, 1930. Ameen F. Rihani is listed as one of the speakers for his book, "Arabian Peak and Desert." The invitation is signed by the chairman of The National Arts…
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Date: 1930-11-07
Receipt from the Foreign Policy Association to Ameen F. Rihani, dated November 7, 1930. The receipt is for eight dollars towards membership and information services. The receipt acts as a membership card and is valid until November of 1931.
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Date: 1931-02-11
A letter to Ameen F. Rihani from Frances Pratt of the Foreign Policy Association, dated February 11, 1931. The letter states that they have placed Ameen Rihani in Chicago with the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss Palestine on February 20,…
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Invitation to "Where East and West Meet" talk at Northwestern University, undated. The document invites all who might be interested to attend and gives location information, as well as a brief introduction to Ameen F. Rihani. It also states that the…
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Date: 1931
A letter from Miss France J. Pratt to unknown group, undated. It seems like this letter may have been posted as an ad of sorts. It addresses Ameen F. Rihani's lecture tour throughout the "Near East" and states he has been persuaded to take a few…
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4cnn9ckgy59vd4z/Rihani2018AR37_136.pdf
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