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  • Tags: Immigration

An article published by the Asheville Citizen-Times concerning Joseph El-Khouri's immigration to the United States. (Folder 12-38)
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A postcard depicting the plane the Joe El-Khouri took from Lebanon to the United States in 1949. (2016 Folder 7-10)
Khouri 7-10 Postcard_wm.pdf

Letters from Nick Weaver (from the office of Senator Robert Morgan) to Joseph El-Khouri updating him on the status of his siblings' visas. The enclosures mentioned in the letters are absent. (Folder 11-17)
Khouri 11-17 Letters_wm.pdf

Date: July 3, 1979
A letter from Nick Weaver (from the office of Senator Robert Morgan) to Joseph El-Khouri updating him on the status of his brothers' visas. (Folder 11-16)
Khouri 11-16 Letter_wm.pdf

A series of letters between Joseph El-Khouri and others written February 1953 concerning a bond which he executed in the case of Youssef El-Khouri. (Folder 7-1)
Khouri 7-1 Letters_wm.pdf

Date: circa 2005
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.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0047/comingtoamerica_wm.pdf

Date: circa 1980s
Sociology paper written by Genevieve R. Joseph. Full title of the paper is "The Methodological Problems of Historical Sociology: Case in Point: Determining Historical Sociological Factors Contributing to the 'Ethnic Invisibility' of Early Syrian-Arab…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0062/kc0062_2_2_001.pdf

Date: circa 1967
Booklet with the constitution and by-laws of the Lebanon-American Daughters Club, an affiliate group of the Lebanon-American Club.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0062/kc0062_2_10_005.pdf

Date: circa 1958
This manuscript by Aelyas Kassab is a history of the Kassab family and a biography of Aelyas's own life. It begins with Aelyas's grandfather Elyas Kassab, born in 1814, and traces the family through the 19th century
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0035/kc0035_003.pdf

Lebanese passport of Sam Norman. While his wife, Rose Nader Norman, became a United States citizen, Sam Norman did not.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0062/kc0062_2_7_004.pdf

A letter from Congressman Roy Taylor to Joseph El-Khouri containing information about the student visa process from the U.S Dept. of Justice. (Folder 7-4)
Khouri 7-4 Letter_wm.pdf

A letter from Congressman Roy Taylor to Joseph El-Khouri promising to find information about the student visa procedure. (Folder 7 Item 3)
Khouri 7-3 Letter_wm.pdf

Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minn) sends letter to Joseph El-Khouri regarding the status of the Jacob immigration case. Fred Gates requested a favor (Folder 3-5).
Khouri 3-5 Letter_wm.pdf

A letter from Congressman Roy Taylor to Joseph El-Khouri providing more information about student visas from the State Dept.. (Folder 7-5)
Khouri 7-5 Letter_wm.pdf

Date: 2013
Transcription of interview with Callie R. Saleeby Stanley, conducted by Dr. Akram Khater. 66 minutes (see PDF). Stanley married into the Saleeby family as a young woman. She was the author of the 2008 genealogy Worldwide Saleeby-Saliba Family from…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0047/Callie_Saleeby_Transcript_CP.pdf

Date: 2013
Transcription of interview of Bearta Powell by Akram Khater. 50/10 minutes (see PDF).
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0038/kc0038_006.pdf

Date: 2008
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.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0032/kc0032_002.pdf

Date: 2001
The autobiography of Edward C. Saleeby, revised in 2001. It contains detailed reminiscences of his childhood, time serving in the United States military during World War II, and his marriage and children. In addition to covering Saleeby's own life,…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0047/autobiography_wm.pdf

Moise Khayrallah's Certificate of Naturalization granted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on October 18, 1996.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0036/kc0036_049.pdf

A letter from Jerry L. Cross, Researcher at the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources to Joseph Zaytoun regarding a research request on the Lebanese in New Bern. Included is a census list from 1910.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0030/kc0030_005.pdf

Date: 1993
Two photographs of Moise and Vera Khayrallah at their naturalization ceremony.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0036/kc0036_013.pdf

Date: 1987
Proposal titled "The Arab-American Experience" for research in sociology written by Genevieve R. Joseph in the spring of 1987 for a class called Writing in Sociology with Professor John Logan.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0062/kc0062_2_2_002.pdf

A letter from Kamal Antone to Ralph Karam discussing his faith and the Lebanese-Maronite community in Houston, Texas dated April 25, 1978.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0060/kc0060_18_13_KamalAntoneLetter19780425.pdf

Date: 1977 Dec 8
Program booklet for the celebration of the Lebanon-American Daughters 50th anniversary. Includes leadership and membership lists, a program of events, the Arabic alphabet, a prayer, the national hymn of Lebanon, and more.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0062/kc0062_2_10_008.pdf
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