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Letter from J. Sahihi to Mrs. Platt, 1926
Thanks Mrs. Platt for the patronage of her sister who is a student at the Tarbiyat School
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Letter from Elizabeth Stewart to Isabella Brittingham, 1917
About the death of Tahirah Qurrat al-ʻAyn as told to Dr. Moody, by Hasan Adib
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Letter from Sarah Clock
Additional portion of a letter from Sarah A. Clock, likely to Mrs. Platt, mentioning funding for building the girls' school, and her perspective on "bad Orientals"
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Letter to Mrs. Platt, 1929
Letter likely from Susan I. Moody to Mrs. Platt (Orol); talks about various groups of Baha'is around the US, the poor state of funding of the Tarbiyat School, the new woman (Adelaide) assisting in school management, a plan for the girls to take up weaving classes to make rugs to sell, and her own poor health.
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Letter from Susan Moody to Mrs. Platt
Mentions an enclosed photo of Tayirah (Tayirah Khanum's granddaughter), who needs a scholarship to persue her education at the Tarbiyat School; and requests funds for the school - both for students and building expenses.
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Letter from Susan Moody
Regarding requests for funds for the Lillian Kappes Memorial Fund and the Tarbiyat School, with a brief description of the history of the school and the influential teachers associated with it
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Letter from the Baha’i women of Khurasan to the Baha’i women of America, 1909
The letter includes the religious devotion of the Baha’i women of Khurasan to ‘Abd al-Baha’, the news of the murder of several Baha’is in Khurasan, and the wounding of a few of their enemies
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Letter from Sarah Clock
Last four pages of a letter from Sarah A. Clock likely to Mrs. Platt, regrading sending sewing supplies, crayons, maps, and other school supplies, as well as what subjects they are teaching at the school
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt along with Taj al-Saltanah's invitation, 1917
Includes different topics, such as her living situation in Iran and a description of the recent commencement. She enclosed Taj al-Saltanah's invitation for a visit. Mrs. Clock writes that while Nasir al-Din Shah oppressed the Baha’is, his daughter, Taj-Saltanah, has joined Baha’ism; also that Taj-Saltanah gave her two pieces of crocheted lace to send to the addressee to be sold, and its money be given to the Mashriq al-Adhkar
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1921
Mentions the return of Mrs. Caldwell, her children, and her brother, Mr. DeLambert, to America via India; Mrs. Caldwell will bring the nicest Persian flag made in the school under the supervision of the beloved Mrs. Kappes; and discusses the author's living situation after the death of Mrs. Kappes, and looking up someone the writer used to know in New York who then lived in Los Angeles and lost her husband
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