A photograph of five unidentified members of the Mansour family. The photo contains two adult women, a seated man wearing a fez and traditional clothing, a young boy, and a young girl. Though undated, the photograph was likely taken in the 1890s or…
A group photograph of young people in winter dress, standing outside of a building. Likely a group of students, though the location and identities are not included. The photograph is mounted on a damaged cardboard backing.
A studio portrait of a family from the Mansour family photographs. The photograph contains two unidentified girls, a boy in a sailor suit, their mother, and their father (sitting, wearing a fez). According to the notes provided by the family, the…
A photograph of an unidentified young man from the Mansour family photo album laying on the grass with trees in the background. The picture is captioned, "'La' - 'the' - 'fy.'"
An unidentified young man from the Mansour family photo album. The young man is playing tennis, standing in front of a net and swinging a racket behind his shoulder. The photograph is captioned, "La-the-fy."
Portrait of Chorbishop Peter Rabil, a priest of the Maronite Church. Peter Rabil was born July 10, 1884, in Hammana, Lebanon, to Daher and Mariam Rabil. He emigrated in 1913 and settled in Goldsboro, NC, where he served as priest to the local…
A photograph of a young man leaning against a pole, dressed in a suit with a white jacket, tie, and bundle of keys at his waist. In the background is the commercial city street of an unidentified city
Two letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt to M. Mansour and the calling card given to M. Mansour by Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaign. One letter is a campaign letter from to Franklin D. Roosevelt to M. Mansour requesting a meeting
A photograph of Virginia Rabil Mansour standing in front of a painted portrait of her husband, Ernest Norman Mansour, Sr., who passed away in 1983. Also visible are a number of family photographs on the same wall.
A photograph of the children from Children's Village S.O.S. on a picnic. Though unidentified, Bearta Al-Chacar Powell and her siblings are likely among them.
A photograph from Bearta Al-Chacar Powell's childhood of unidentified children; the image was likely taken near the Children's Village S.O.S. orphanage.
A copy of the Saleeby family crest. The dominant figure in the crest, the cross, stems from the origin of the name "Saleeby/Salibi," which derives from "saleeb," which means "cross" in Arabic. Family history says that the Saleeby/Saliba family was…
A page from the 1940 United States census depicting John and Helen Saleeby. Also listed are seven of their eight children: Fred, George, Wade, Lawrence, Michael, Ralph, and Claudette.
A census document containing information about George Richard (G.R.) Saleeby, his wife, Najaa, and the three of their eight children who were living at home in 1940: Sam, Joe, Samera, and Albert. Also living with them was "Joe," listed as a brother.
A portrait of Pat and Fred Saleeby on their wedding day, seated on the ground together on Pat's spread-out wedding gown. Fred is dressed in his United States Military uniform.
A photograph of a group of people at the wedding of Fred and Pat Saleeby (center). The group is posed behind a long banquet table holding flowers, gifts, and cake.
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.
