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Date: 1946
A photo of Salloum Mokarzel (center) greeting California Governor Earl Warren and his wife. On the left is Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_02_04_05.pdf

Date: 1944 May 1
A copy of a letter from Gene T. Gunn Realty to B. & M. Novelty Company concerning their tenancy (their loft was probably a part of Mary Mokarzel's NY property).

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_04_01_55.pdf

Date: 1947 Sept 22
An agreement between Sol Osipow and Al-Hoda to discontinue the lawsuit against Al-Hoda (likely related to the Mokarzels' New York real estate).

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_05.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: 1945 Nov 10
A copy of a letter from former Lebanese president Emile Edde to Salloum Mokarzel offering him the pen that Naoum Mokarzel used to sign the Franco-Lebanese peace treaty.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_05_01_28.pdf

Date: 1947 Sept 22
The release of Sol Osipow, who had brought a lawsuit against Al-Hoda.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_06_01_01.pdf

Date: circa 1940
Studio portrait of Salloum Mokarzel, c. 1940, presumably taken at the same time as 2-1-1-11 and 2-1-1-13.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_01_12.pdf

Date: circa 1940s
A photo of Lila and Yemna Mokarzel as young women.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_02_02.pdf

Date: 1949 June
A photo taken at a party given for Mr. and Mrs. George Arida in Salloum Mokarzel's apartment. Almost everyone is labelled in the caption on the back of the photo, which was written by Rose Mokarzel Tanous.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_02_12.pdf

Date: circa 1940s
A photo of a boy in an Arab refugee camp.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_03_08.pdf

Date: circa 1940s
A photo of the Mokarzel sisters as young women, standing outside in front of some trees. Left to right: Rose Mokarzel, Alice Mokarzel, Mary Mokarzel, unidentified man, Lila Mokarzel, and Yemna Mokarzel.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_03.pdf

Date: circa 1940
A photo of a young Lila Mokarzel, outside in front of a garden. "Lila" is written on the bottom of the photo.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_11.pdf

Date: circa 1940
A photo of a young Lila Mokarzel, sitting on a stone wall in front of a garden.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_12.pdf

Date: circa 1940s
A photo of Lila Mokarzel in front of a car. The caption on the back reads "Lila- the doll."

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_13.pdf

Date: undated
A photo of people gathered in the Mokarzel apartment. The caption on the back reads "Catered dinner party for Lebanese diplomats in our apt in [Brooklyn]." Family and friends of the Mokarzels also attended.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_15.pdf

Date: 1946 Jan 6
A photo of people gathered in the Mokarzel apartment for a dinner party. The caption on the back reads "Dinner in our apt. at 115 Ocean Ave., [Brooklyn] for Syrian + Lebanese diplomats." Family and friends of the Mokarzels also attended.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_18.pdf

Date: 1946 Jan 16
A photo taken during a dinner party at the Mokarzel apartment. The caption on the back reads "Syrian + Lebanese Consuls- Pop's apt. in [Brooklyn]." Salloum Mokarzel stands in the back row, on the right.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_19.pdf

Date: 1946 Jan 6
A photo taken at a dinner party held in honor of Lebanese diplomats. The caption reads "the Family- Trabulsis + Mokarzels at the dinner party." Lebanese consuls and friends of the Mokarzels also attended the party.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_05_20.pdf

Date: 1946 Jan 6
A photo taken at a dinner party held in honor of Lebanese diplomats. The caption states "Mr. Macari, Mr./Mrs. Jos. Morin after dinner in our apt. in [Brooklyn]." Lebanese consuls and friends of the Mokarzels also attended the party.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_06_02.pdf

A photo of Lila Mokarzel with a young boy on a swing set, identified only as Peter.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_07_07.pdf

A photo of Lila Mokarzel with a young girl identified only as Millicent.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_07_08.pdf

Date: circa 1940
A captioned photo of Lila Mokarzel riding her scooter, published in a newspaper. The photograph was taken at Our Lady of Good Counsel, a Catholic High School.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_01_07_10.pdf

Date: 1945 June 13
An official copy of Mary Mokarzel's birth certificate.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_03_01_07.pdf

Date: 1941 May 21
Mary Mokarzel's record of her 1909 baptism, recorded from the Church's records in 1941.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_02_03_01_16.pdf

Date: 1942 Nov 3
Content Warning: Materials in this collection may contain harmful content, including racist language and graphic depictions of historical events.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_180.pdf

Date: 1941 Oct 3
Content Warning: Materials in this collection may contain harmful content, including racist language and graphic depictions of historical events.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_179.pdf

Date: 1943 Apr 26
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He expresses his empathy with the Greek people and asks God to save him from his enemies. He also tells him that he has sent financial aid to the Greek Red Cross…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_21_19390426_001.pdf

Date: 1940 Jan 15
Letter from Goerges to his brother Michel. He expresses his concerns about Michel with the war going on. He tells him that he now has a fourth son and hopes that Michel will be his godfather.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_22_19400115_001.pdf

Date: 1940 Nov 15
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He tells him that sending money through the post is very hard. This is why he is sending $150 with Mr. Antoun Ibrahim. He also asks Georges if he could tell him the situation in Greece.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_22_19401110_001.pdf

Date: 1945 Mar 17
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He tells him that his business is going very good and that he has a capital of 50 thousand Riyal. He promises him that once the war ends he will come back to…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_23_19450317_001.pdf

Date: 1946 Jan 1
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He tells him that he now has a second son. He also tells him that he was hospitalized because of Typhoid. Finally, he confirms receiving $300 and not $500.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_23_19450317_002.pdf

Date: 1946 Mar 5
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings, kisses to the family, and congratulations for George's recovery from Typhoid. He also tells him that he has sent him $1000.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_24_19460101_001.pdf

Date: 1947 May 30
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and tells him about his excellent business in Cúcuta. He also tells him that he has a capital of 70 thousand Riyal and that he is now a member of the commercial league in the city. He also…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19470530_001.pdf

Date: 1947 Aug 20
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He sends greetings. He informs him that they are in Bhamdoun until the end of September. He tells him that life cannot be measured just by material fortune but that a man has spiritual and emotional duties…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19470820_001.pdf

Date: 1947 Aug 20
Letter from Georges to his brother Michel. He expresses his concerns about Michel and urges him to come back to see his mother before she dies.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_25_19471025_001.pdf

Date: undated
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and expresses his wish to see his family very soon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_26_00000000_001.pdf

Date: 1948 Apr 6
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He sends greetings and kisses to the family and asking them to be patient with him for not being able to come back to his family immediately.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_26_19480318_001.pdf

Date: 1948 May 18
Letter from Michel to his brother Georges. He reassures him about his situation despite the dramatic events that happened in Colombia. He also expresses his concerns about what is happening in his homeland especially with the news of occupying Haifa…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_26_19480518_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He asks him to accept becoming an agent for a textile agency. He tells him also about his journey to London via New York.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_27_19491021_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about the bad commercial state of Colombia due to the critical political situation.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_27_19491120_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings and kisses to the family. He tells him that the elections took place in Colombia and there is no longer fear of a civil war. He also tells him that the commercial situation…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_27_19491204_001.pdf

Date: 1940 June 7
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1940 June 7.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19400607_001.pdf

Date: 1940 May 16
A telegraph from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1940 May 16.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19450516_001.pdf

Date: 1947 May 27
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1947 May 27.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19470527_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1947 December 15.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19471215_001.pdf

Date: 1948 April 8
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1948 April 8.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19480408_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1948 April 18.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19480418_001.pdf

Date: 1948 May 28
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1948 May 28.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19480528_001.pdf

Date: 1948 June 11
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1949 June 11.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19490611_001.pdf
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