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A letter from Aziz sending Christmas and New Year's greetings to his family and friends. He shares that his sister, Shafiqa, had a baby girl on January 6th and apologizes for his lack of letters due to a heavy workload. He then asks about the recent…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KJosephCollection/KJoseph_010.pdf

Vol . 1 Issue 06 of The Syrian World published December 1926. The issue is focused around Christmas. It opens with an article discussing "The Spirit of Christmas" and is followed by a poem by Kahlil Gibran. Overall, this issue focuses on what…
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Date: 1927
A holiday greeting card from an unidentified family.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0021/kc0021_014.jpg

A letter from Krouger Attallah who greets his father for New Year and Christmas. He also advises his father to write to their cousin, Rizkallah, in Conakry to investigate with the post office the non delivery of the 5000 francs he sent in October. He…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/AttallahLetters/TAttallah2020-059.pdf

Date: 1929
A holiday greeting card from the Dodge family, probably the family of Bayard Dodge, who was the president of the American University of Beirut at the time.
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Volume 6 Issue 04 of The Syrian World published December 1931. This issue begins with an article by Hatib I. Katibah discussing Palestine and how it became the small Syrian province lying at the intersection of three continents. Katibah breaks down…
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Date: 1931 January
Volume 5 Issue 05 of The Syrian World published January 1931. The issue opens with Salloum Mokarzel's telling of his trip through Jebel-Druze and its capital of Soueida, which lies in the very heart of the country, the scene of the Great Druze Revolt…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1931_01reducedWM.pdf

A letter from Nadim Attallah who repeats his apologies and regrets for what did and prays for forgiveness. He and Krouger sends their greetings for Christmas and New Years. He shares that As'ad Gantous will visit them soon. He and Krouger will work…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/AttallahLetters/TAttallah2020-104.pdf

A Christmas card sent to Mrs. Oussani, postmarked 1936, still in original envelope. The card features a drawing of the pyramids in Egypt and says "Wishing You a Happy Christmas and a Bright New Year."
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/OussaniCollection/Oussani2018-0365.pdf

A letter from Krouger Attallah who sends his best wishes for Christmas and New Years. Dated December 17, 1938, Conakry, Guinea.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/AttallahLetters/TAttallah2020-135.pdf

A letter from Krouger Attallah who sends greetings for Christmas and New Years. He updates his father about himself, businesses, and other people in Conakry: Matilda and her daughter, Najib Chaoul, As'ad Gabriel, As'ad Naja. Dated December 20, 1939,…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/AttallahLetters/TAttallah2020-141.pdf

A letter from Krouger Attallah who sends greetings on Christmas and New Years. He assures his father about himself and businesses and informs him that he will send money as soon as possible. Dated January 5, 1943, Kouroussa, Guinea.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/AttallahLetters/TAttallah2020-148.pdf

Nell and George Kahdy standing outside arm in arm. George is wearing his Army uniform while Nell is wearing a skirt suit. The back of the photo says, "At home, D.A. Saleeba, Dothan, Alabama. Xmas 1944."
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0026/Kahdy2019_069.pdf

Date: 1947 Dec 9
A Christmas card featuring four children, listed as Amin, Ferad, Lanie, and Nadir, with a note from them to their grandfather, Daoud or David.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/OussaniCollection/Oussani2018-0873.pdf

A letter from Nadim Attallah who sends greetings on Christmas and New Years. He updates Krouger about businesses in Kouroussa: the Company's financial situation is bad and in debt, to ask cousin Shikrallah to take Krouger's 100000 francs from the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/AttallahLetters/TAttallah2020-165.pdf

Date: 1950s
Young George Jr., Georgette, and Barbara Kahdy sit under a Christmas tree and unwrap presents.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0026/Kahdy2019_163.pdf

Date: 1950s
Georgette, Barbara, and George Jr. Kahdy stand side by side in the snow. They are all dressed in winter jackets, rain boots, gloves, and hats. Caption on the back reads, "Georgette, Barbara, George 50s."
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0026/Kahdy2019_164.pdf

Date: 1951 c.
An undated card from Badia Assaf to Angele Ellis circa 1951.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2018-334.pdf

A letter from Joe Stewart to Emeline Romey written on December 25, 1958. Stewart shares his love and appreciation for Romey's influence in his life.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/StewartLetters/JStewart044.pdf

Date: 1959
A Christmas card from Rosemarie and Michael Fuleihan, who were married in 1959. Includes two photos of Rosemarie.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/OussaniCollection/Oussani2018-0937.pdf

Date: 1960-12-16
A Christmas Card from Chukralla Mubarak to the Ellis family wishing them a Merry Christmas, dated 16 December 1960. Postmarked from Hallandale, Florida with images of Christ and Mary.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2020-017.pdf

Date: 1960-12-20
A Christmas Card from Dave (no surname) to Kail Ellis, dated 20 December 1960.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2020-019.pdf

Date: 1960-12-28
A holiday card from Carlos (no surname) to Kail Ellis dated 28 December 1960. Attached to the inside is a flier in French concerning the charity UNICEF.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2020-020.pdf

Date: 1961
Photograph of two people seated together in a living room.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0015/kc0015_007.jpg

Date: 1962
Father and son sitting together on the floor. The father points at the camera.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0015/kc0015_020.jpg
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