An invitation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ordination of: Rev. Arthur Johnson, Rev. Alfred Ellis, Rev. William Faix, and Rev. Gordon Marcellus, dated 16 February 2013
A pamphlet for a conference called 'Nostra Aetate' hosted by Villanova University as part of the Christians in the Contemporary Middle East Conference Series, 7 November 2019.
The Ellis family registry from the Lebanese Department of the Interior, which lists names of Toufic's family. Dated (on stamp) July 1, 1996, Junieh, Lebanon.
A port of arrival spreadsheet for Ellis Island, a highlighted row on this copy mentions Carthage, NY. At the bottom it looks like a search was done for Toufic Ellis. The sheet does not have a year only 'July 29'
Newspaper clipping. P.1: declaring vow of monasticism of Mary Ensila and Alfred with short info about them, also about Mary Terese and Bolus Kmeid Jr. P.2: political news on Lebanon, the withdrawal of U.S. forces, Rashid Karami order to lay down…
An envelope with Arabic letters from Ann Ellis to Kail Ellis. Attached to these letters is a note which reads, "Going through my box of letters and pictures these letters were there. Got my invite to Mr. Mendel medal. Got to think aout it!" dated…
A letter from Claudette Haddad to Marie Angele regarding their mothers' friendship. This letter describes how their mothers met and where they decided to settle after arriving in the United States. Claudette Haddad shares that two years prior, her…
An envelope and black daily reminders booklet given by Alfreda M. Ellis to Kail Ellis. The first three pages include identification information which remains blank. The next few pages include information about U.S. cities, presidents, weights and…
An envelope and black booklet given by Alfreda M. Ellis to Kail Ellis. Half of the booklet is written in Arabic while the other half is blank. There is also a photograph of Al Ellis and Paul Kamide. Al Ellis is smiling and wearing a black jacket and…
An envelope, Arabic note, and journal from Alfreda M. Ellis to Kail C. Ellis. The note is dated 1982 and seems to have been ripped at the bottom. The spiral notebook contains notes from Thursday through Saturday which detail Alfreda Ellis's meetings…
An English and Arabic dictionary with a teal cover. The title reads Al-Bakoorat Al-Gharbeyat Fee Taleem Al-Lughat Al-Englezeyat. In the front cover is a short note written in Arabic. The book is dated 15 November 1896.
A short rusted garden scythe with a wooden handle wrapped in a thin fabric strip. The fabric is peeling away from the handle and exposing the wood underneath.
A cap embroidered with a USS Nashville Logo. On the front above the bill is a logo with an anchor and Marines symbol. Below this logo is a banner which reads "Liberty and Country." This hat originated from the event which required the United States…
Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
Content Warning: Materials in this collection contain harmful content, including racist and white supremacist language, graphic descriptions of lynching, and other forms of violence.
