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Date: 1913
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…
history of the united states_wm_red.pdf

Date: 1949
A photograph of Joseph El-Khouri leaning against a wall, shortly after his immigration to the United States.
El-Khouri_Joseph Maroun arrival in US 1949.jpg

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

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

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 providing more information about student visas from the State Dept.. (Folder 7-5)
Khouri 7-5 Letter_wm.pdf

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

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

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

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

An article published by the Asheville Citizen-Times concerning Joseph El-Khouri's immigration to the United States. (Folder 12-38)
Khouri 12-38 Article_wm.tif

Date: 1968
This book was published in English to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Al-Hoda newspaper. It is a narrative history of the paper, its founders Naoum and Salloum Mokarzel, the independence movement and formation of Lebanon, and early 20th-century…
al hoda book_sm_wm.pdf

Date: 1926-09-04
A letter from Mariam Hobeiche to Angele Ellis, dated 4 September 1926.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/EllisCollection/KEllis2018-017.pdf

Date: 1930 October
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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1930_10reducedWM.pdf

Date: 1930 May
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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1930_05reducedWM.pdf

Date: 1930 April
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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1930_04reducedWM.pdf

Date: 1929 April
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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1929_04reducedWM.pdf

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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1929_02reducedWM.pdf

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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1928_11reducedWM.pdf

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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1928_02reducedWM.pdf

Date: 1927 June
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…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/NS0002/TSW1927_06reducedWM.pdf

Date: 1921
Letter sent from the Maronite Patriarchate in Lebanon. This letter was sent by Alex Daye (Dayyeh) to the Patriarchate in response to their request for enumeration of Lebanese immigrants in various parts of the world.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0003/Letter_2.pdf

Date: 1921
Letter sent from the Maronite Patriarchate in Lebanon. This letter was sent by Alex Daye (Dayyeh) to the Patriarchate in response to their request for enumeration of Lebanese immigrants in various parts of the world.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0003/Letter_1.pdf
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