A letter from Alice to her father Salloum Mokarzel, written during a trip to Lebanon with her mother and sisters. This letter is dated only 1925 and was written during the journey by sea to Lebanon. Alice writes to her father and describes life on…
A letter from Alice to her father Salloum Mokarzel, written during a trip to Lebanon with her mother and sisters. In this letter written during their sea voyage, dated July 14, 1925, Alice explains to her father how much she is enjoying her trip. She…
A letter from Alice to her father Salloum Mokarzel, written during a trip to Lebanon with her mothers and sisters. In this letter written during their sea voyage, dated July 25, 1925, Alice describes various stops they have taken in Portugal,…
An envelope with a photograph of Angele Ellis, Mrs. Julia Burns, Deeba Abdo Kmeid, and Jamal Kmeid at a dinner party at Toufic and Angele Ellis's house. Angele Ellis is wearing a light-colored shirt and is sitting in front of a white refrigerator,…
Nell Kahdy serves her three young children lunch as they sit in front of a small makeshift table. Young George Jr. looks at the camera while his two sisters, Georgette and Barbara eat their lunches.
A photo of a dinner in honor of Sheikh Pierre Gemayel, founder of the Al Kataeb party. The dinner was hosted by the Lebanese American Society of Greater New York and Al-Hoda at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Photograph of Namy Joseph, father of Charles Joseph, at a picnic table holding watermelon. Caption on back states, "Official watermellon [sic] cutter."
A "Today's Women" article from The News and Observer profiling Yvette Baini Domit soon after the Domit family's move to Raleigh, North Carolina. The accompanying photograph depicts Yvette with her youngest son, eight-month-old Matthew Domit.
A postcard showing Jiita Grotto, Lebanon. From Angele to Kail, dated Oct. 21, 1978 (on stamp). Arabic section: 'your father is cooking Lubia (French bean) and doesn't leave kitchen'.
A note with a recipe for baking soda biscuits on side A, undated. A journal entry written by Angele Ellis on side B, dated 26 March-29 March 1983. Written on paper with 'The Velvet Cloak Inn' letterhead. See KEllis2018-358 for the rest of Angele…
A Letter from Angele Ellis to Kail Ellis, dated March 17, 1986. Arabic section: Angele mentions that she didn't start her letters in Arabic and Arabic newspapers aren't good anymore. She asks Kail if he sent the catalogues to the nuns/sisters in…
A letter from an unidentified Sean to an unidentified Ethel about his negative experiences in Belize. The letter was passed from Ethel to Mary Mokarzel
A portrait of Carolyn Dorroll (left) with three unidentified women posing in front of a spread of Lebanese food, published in The Fayetteville Observer.
An article from the Fayetteville Observer about the Hafli sponsored by the St. Michael the Archangel Maronite Catholic Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Carolyn Dorroll is pictured in the top photo on the right.
A short profile of Cecilia Saleh, conducted with the translation help of her son, Sam. The brief interview touches on Cecilia's immigration to the United States and her role in the family business.
A photograph taken at an El-Khouri family dinner. Most of the individuals are unidentified, but Rose El-Khouri is sitting at the head of the table. Though the date is unknown, the photograph was likely taken in the 1950s.
A photo taken by Rev. Al Maloof of a mollassier making dibs roman (pomegranate molasses). The photos in this folder were intended for publication by Salloum Mokarzel.
