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  • Tags: Immigration

A photograph and description of Toufic Ellis and Kail Ellis on the freighter Mohammad Ali that would take Kail Ellis to Lebanon, dated October 1957.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2019-231.pdf

Date: undated
A copy of a photograph of the Cleopatra and the USS Oceanic, the ship Toufic Ellis arrived in America on, with a paragraph of information
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2020-492.pdf

Date: 1910
A copy of a photograph of a group of Lebanese Immigrants from Bqaatouta (Bkaatouta, Bqaatouta), Lebanon in Carthage, New York in front of a department store.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2019-218.pdf

Date: 1926
A copy of a photograph of Angele Ellis, Zakia Sukarye (Zakia Haddad), and other unknown women ast the Marseille Zoo in Marseille, France, dated 1926. Angele and Zakia stayed in Marseille while their immigration papers were prepared and processed…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2018-398.pdf

Date: 1910 Oct
Contract for transportation by sea by the Transatlantic General Company out of Marseille, France. Phillipe Hatem was travelling to New York and left on October 22, 1910. The liner he was travelling on was called the Florida [Floride]. The back of the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_HatemPhilippe001_wm.pdf

Date: 1918 June 14
United States of America certificate of naturalization, number 960022, for Peter Aledo Parker at age 23. Parker is described as 5' 5", "white" in "color," "dark" in complexion, and without any visible distinguishing marks. He is unmarried and has no…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0013/ParkerPhoto014.jpg

Date: 1904
From Trey Matthews: "Passport Application for George Joseph Safy dated 6 Aug 1904. Birth date listed as 4 Jan 1877 in Syria. Year of arrival listed as 1894. Witnessed by Salim B. Nofal."
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0031/kc0031_002.pdf

Date: 1912 May
Contract for transportation by sea for Nicola Nazria (16) and her sister Nabeha Nazria (11). They were going to New York and were departing on June 1, 1912. The back of the document states that Nicola was Syrian, was travelling to Dover, New…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_NaziraNicola001_wm.pdf

Date: 1897 June 18
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_030.pdf

Date: 1913 Sept 12
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_162.pdf

Date: 1905 June 27
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_126.pdf

Date: 1900 Sept 11
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_082.pdf

Date: 1900 Feb 8
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_062.pdf

Date: 1897 June 15
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_029.pdf

Date: 1919 July 7
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_166.pdf

An article published by the Asheville Citizen-Times concerning Joseph El-Khouri's immigration to the United States.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0023/kc0023_2016_12_038.pdf

Date: 1900 Sept 12
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_083.pdf

Date: 1897 June 24
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_136.pdf

Date: 1900 Sept 8
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_081.pdf

Date: 1905 June 23
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_034.pdf

Date: 1897 June 24
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_033.pdf

Date: 1909 July 29
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_152.pdf

Date: 1907 May 14
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_141.pdf

Date: 1897 June 15
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/ns0001/ns0001_028.pdf

Date: 1914 Feb 16
A prepaid ticket, good for one year, for Nazrah Samia created on February 16, 1914. It shows Nazra's passage from Beirut, Syria, to Lawrence, Massachusetts. The cost of the journey is listed as $44.54 for one adult in steerage. It lists Nazrah's age…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_SamiaNazrah001_wm.pdf

Date: 1909 Sept 9
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on September 9, 1909, sent to the Superintendent of Schools of Lawrence, MA, and signed by Commissioner William Williams. It states that Nassif Fadellah arrived in the United States on July 17,…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_FadellahNassif001_wm.pdf

This record, produced in Marsille, France, on October 24, 1912, gives information about the immigration of Nassib Assad. It provides his age as 17, his birthdate as 1895, and immigration date as October 24, 1912. The back of the document states that…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_AssadNassib001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912
An immigration record for Nasib Dow created in 1912. On the front is a document issued upon his passage on an Austro-Americana line sailing from Argentina. Another name is listed along with Dow's, though it is illegible.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_DowNasib001_wm.pdf

Date: 1912 Sept 3
An application for employment certificate for Nasib Dow, created on September 3, 1912. It lists his residence as 22 Pine St. and date of birth as August 1, 1893. It identifies the mill with which he plans to work, Arlington Mills. It was attached to…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_DowNasib002_wm.pdf

This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on October 25, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheriden, superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner P.A. Baker. It confirms Naoum Assif's arrival in the United States on…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_AssifNaoum001.pdf

Date: 1910 Nov 7
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on November 7, 1910, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Commissioner William Williams. It certifies that Najeeb R. Hauna arrived in the United…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_HounaNajib001_wm.pdf

This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on August 15, 1913, sent to Fred G. Ghusn at 369 Elm St., Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It confirms Nahil Akel's arrival in the United States on February 19, 1913 on…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_AkelNahil001.pdf

Date: 1912 Nov 25
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on November 25, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It certifies that Nahas Wadik arrived in the United…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_WadikNahas001_wm.pdf

Date: 1913 Dec
Contract for transport by sea for Murad Razouk [45] and his family. His family consisted of two sons, Hami [25] and Navrah [16], a child named Malaheh [3], and a baby named Razouk [2]. The back of the document states that he was Syrian, was…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_RazoukMurad001_wm.pdf

Date: undated
A brief history of Joe Mowad and Sadie Doumite's families, including their families immigration from Syria to the United States of America.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0060/kc0060_14_6_HistoryoftheMowadDoumiteFamily_006.pdf

Date: undated
A brief history of Mosey and Sadie Karam's family, including their immigration to Louisiana, United States of America from Syria.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0060/kc0060_14_6_HistoryoftheMoseyandSadieKaramFamily_005.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

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: 1994 June
A newsletter and other miscellaneous documents from the Immigration History Research Center.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0041/kc0041_01_01_02_07.pdf

This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on November 10, 1911, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It confirms Milia Ahi's arrival in the United States on…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_AhiMilia001.pdf

Date: undated
A brief history of Mike and Helena Mowad, including their immigration from Dahrah Safrah, Syria to the United States of America.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0060/kc0060_14_6_HistoryofMikeandHelenaMowad_008.pdf

Date: 1921 July 2
An immigration passport, produced by the Department of Public Security, Ministry of the Interior, in Egypt on July 2, 1921. The document allows Michel Bistany to travel from Cairo, where he had been living, to the United States via Italy and France.…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_BistanyMichael001_wm.pdf

Date: 1913 July 12
An immigration record for Michal Kalil produced at Ellis Island, signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall, and sent to Mr. Josef Kalil at 354 1/2 Elm St., Lawrence, MA, on July 12, 1913. It certifies Michael's arrival in the United States on December…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_KalilMichal001_wm.pdf

Date: 1913 Sept 16
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Labor, Immigration Service on September 16, 1913. It was was produced at Ellis Island, sent to the Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_HanaMichael001_wm.pdf

An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Labor, Immigration Service. This record was produced at Ellis Island on April 24, 1913, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_FleihanMichael001_wm.pdf

This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on November 20, 1912, sent to Bernard M. Sheriden, superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It confirms Michael Assad's arrival in the United States…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_AssadMichael001.pdf

Mettrey Wehbie Naturalization Certificate
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0026/Kahdy2015_071.pdf

Date: 1912 July 22
An immigration record copied from information created at Ellis Island, New York. It was created on July 22, 1912, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. The record details the admission of Mershed N. Abdalla into the United States. This record…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_AbdallaMershed001_wm.pdf

Date: 1954
"Memoirs" by Wadea Kassab recounts Wadea's life from his childhood in Damascus and Bloudan, to his immigration to America in 1889, and through his pursuit of education and a career in dentistry.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0035/kc0035_002.pdf

An immigration record, produced in Marseille, France, on November 8, 1913. It lists Melhem Beseybes as 20 years old. The document also states that Beseybes left for Chicago. The back of the document states that Beseybes was Syrian, could not read or…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/GR0007/LPL_BRR_BeseybesMelhem001_wm.pdf
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