An immigration record issued in Naples, Italy, on March 27, 1914, for a journey to New York. The record, likely a ticket, was issued to Saud [?] [Saa?].
A series of pink immigration records from the journey of Saabeh Sofeir and Deebey Sofeir, aged 13 and 15 at the time of their travel on August 17, 1921. The first document is a receipt or ticket for travel on the Fabre Line paid for by Sarah Sofeir…
A passport for Deebey [Dibio] Sofeir (11 years old) and brother Saabeh Sofeir (9 years old) issued by The Department of Public Security in Egypt. Contains a photograph of the children. It also contains a number of stamps indicating that the children…
A passport in Arabic and French. Travel document of Tekla Mansour, age 16, traveling to New York. Document was issued on June 10, 1920, with photo of travelers. Includes names of accompanied persons: brother (name not clear - Kaveel?) age 10, sister…
The History of the United States and the History of Syrian Emigration by Basil M. Kherbawi. Though split into two files here for readers' convenience, the two were published as one volume, in Arabic for immigrant readers, in 1913. Kherbawi was the…
Volume1 Issue 12 of The Syrian World published May 1927. The issue opens with an article by Alfred Ely Day on "Geology of Syria and Palestine." Following that is an article by Ameen Rihani that discusses how the East (Middle East) and West (Europe…
Volume 2 Issue 08 of The Syrian World published February 1928. The issue opens with an article about Syrian naturalization in the United States by Joseph W. Ferris (and footnotes by Dr. Philip K. Hitti). The next article discusses the issue of…
Volume 3 Issue 05 of The Syrian World published November 1928. The issue begins with an article Ameen Rihani wrote for The Syrian World titled "The Leper and the Bride of Galilee," a discussion of the cities Nazareth and Tiberias. Rev. W. A. Mansur's…
Volume 3 Issue 08 of The Syrian World published February 1929. The issue begins with an article by Joseph W. Ferris titled "Restriction of Immigration." This article relates to the National Origins Clause in the Immigration Act of 1924, which…
Volume 3 Issue 10 of The Syrian World published April 1929. The issue begins with an article by Rev. W. A. Mansur titled "Syrians' Loyalty to America" which discusses the nature of Syrians' dedication to the United States, the basis of their…
Volume 4 Issue 08 of The Syrian World published April 1930. The issue opens with an interview conducted by Salloum Mokarzel with El-Atassi, a Syrian Nationalist Leader and President of the Constituent assembly. This is followed by a quote by Kahlil…
Volume 4 Issue 09 of The Syrian World published May 1930. The issue opens with more of Ameen Rihani's experiences in Jeddah and his near-haj to Mecca. Salloum Mokarzel then recounts more of his travels, specifically to Tripoli and Latakia. Mokarzel…
Volume 5 Issue 02 of The Syrian World published October 1930. The issue begins with another piece by Rev. W. A. Mansur in which he discusses the important material and moral accomplishments of his ethnic peers in order to showcase their overall…
A heritage book, The Texians and the Texans: The Syrian and Lebanese Texans, compiled by the University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures.
A letter written by A. R. Saunders, Insurance Agent for French Line, addressed to Bernard M. Sheridan, superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, on August 7, 1913. It certifies that Toufick H. Hajjar purchased a ticket for Austro-American Line on…
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service, on December 14, 1912. It was produced at Ellis Island, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by…
Certificate of vaccination for an 18-year-old immigrant given in Marseille, France, in October, 1913. The name, written in pencil, is illegible. He departed from Beirut and arrived in Marseille. Created by the Messageries Maritimes, a French shipping…
An immigration record issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service on January 6, 1913. It was was produced at Ellis Island, sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by…
An immigration record produced by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Immigration Service on January 11, 1913. It was sent to Bernard M. Sheridan, Superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron…
Portion of a ticket to be kept by the passenger. This ticket was issued by the Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur Cyprien Gabre & Compagnie [The Fabre Line], a French shipping line, on July 22, 1913. This ticket belonged to Yousef Habib who…
This immigration record was produced at Ellis Island on October 21, 1913, sent to Yousseff Elias of 356 Elm St., Lawrence, MA, and signed by Acting Commissioner Byron Hall. It certifies Youssef Elias's arrival in the United States on October 12,…
A letter, written on August 7, 1913, from the commissioner of the United States Department of Labor, Immigration Record, certifying that Zahia Hajjar, age 20, arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 21, 1913, on the S.S. Laconia of the Cunard Line.
An immigration record, produced by the United States Department of Labor, Immigration Service, and sent to the superintendent of Schools in Lawrence, MA, on October 1, 1913. It certifies Zakie Battal's arrival in the United States on June 22, 1913.…
A letter written by American Line to Mr. Nassar S. Hajjar at 371 Elm St., Lawrence, MA, on March 14, 1914. It confirms Zakie Battal's arrival in the United States on June 22, 1914, at age 17. It also specifies that Zakie traveled as a third class…
رسالة من ياسمين لوزي ياسمين الى امين الريحاني بتاريخ 14 شباط 1937. ياسمين تاجر سوري مهاجر مقيم في البرازيل وهو معجب بادب وكتابات الريحاني، الرسالة عبارة عن عبارات ثناء واعجاب بالريحاني، كما يقص ياسمين للريحاني هويته وبعض الاشخاص الذين يعرفهم - تحتوي…
نسخة من رسالة امين الريحاني الى جرجي باز في 24 ايار 1909*. يبعث الريحاني فيها تحياته واطيب تمنياته الى باز وعائلته. كما انه يعبر عن حالة السوريين في المهجر، اميركا، ويصف "انقسامهم" ليس الحزبي (السياسي) فقط ولكن الديني ايضا - او كما دعاه الرجوع الى…
