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Correspondence of Surur al-Saltanah and Amir Hushang
Correspondence between Surur al-Saltanah (daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk and wife of ‘Abd al-Husayn Taymurtash) and her son, Amir Hushang Taymurtash: 1- Surur al-Saltanah writes to Hushang in London from Berlin, and, among other things, discusses the problems with finding a place for Hushang to stay during the break. She mentions how busy Papa (Taymurtash) is with the negotiations about the oil treaty (December 17, 1932); 2- Surur al-Saltanah's letter to Hushang, sending greetings to Mr. Nuri and Dr. Young, and thanking her son for his Sunday prayer for his parents....
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Farkhundah Arvand to Muhammad Husayn Arvand, 1951
Farkhundah Arvand writes to her husband, Muhammad Husayn Arvand from London on October 10, 1951. She thanks him for his letters and expresses puzzlement as to why they and her brother have not received her letters, complains about her children (except Nasrin) not writing to her, asks her husband to supervise the children's schoolwork and to give especial care and attention to Furuzandah's stuttering and constipation problems. Then she writes about her situation by describing the hospital, her room, the nurses, etc., discussing her fear about the removal of her other breast, the doctor's...
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Farkhundah Arvand to Muhammad Husayn Arvand, 1951
Farkhundah Arvand writes to her husband, Muhammad Husayn Arvand, from London, on October 12, 1951. She mentions the end of the Rawzah period and notes that she has made a new vow for two additional days of Rawzah if they find a spot in the hospital for ‘Abbas. She also mentions that ‘Abbas's issues with residency are being taken care of after his visit to the embassy. However, she declares that she constantly worries about him, as he might have to go to Germany if they don't find a place for him in the hospitals in England. She then talks about her own situation and the surgery planned for...
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Ibrahim Qaraguzlu to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Ibrahim Qaraguzlu writes affectionately to his wife, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, telling her how he misses her and wishes she had not left him so early, mentions his illness and a surgery that needs to be performed, discusses some future plans, reports on his business, and expresses his desire to go hunting. The accompanying envelope is addressed to: Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, the household of Nizam al-Saltanah.
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Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam: Khadijah Sultan's draft of a letter in which she complains about not receiving any news from her husband and asks him to write more often to her, and also writes about their children (Muhammad ʻAli Khan, Mirza Taqi Khan, and Zahra Sultan)'s well-being; a letter complaining about Riza Quli Khan's decision to send Muhammad ʻAli Khan (their son) to Beirut instead of London or Belgium, arguing that if Beirut were an appropriate place to study, Nizam al-Saltanah would have sent his son there or Sa‘d al-Mulk would have...
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Letter from Lutf Allah Hakim to Dr. Clock, 1919
Mentions receiving a check from Mrs. Platt and cashing it and transferring the money to the addressee; talks about their previous time together and having no doubt the addressee has done a great job to heal a good number of people; gives updates about the Convention, his work, and going to work with ‘Abd al-Baha’ in Haifa; and asks the addressee to confirm receipt of this letter and the enclosed draft both to Mrs. Platt in Los Angeles and himself
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Letter from Lutf Allah Hakim to Mrs. Platt, 1919
Mentions receiving the addressee's letter and check, receipts from sending money to Dr. Clock in Tehran, and serving the Baha’i community
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Letter from Muhammad and Fatimah ‘Amiri to Azarmidukht, 1961
Includes greetings and talks about returning to London from Paris, a security problem and closed airports in Paris, his and Fatimah's return through Switzerland and Italy, and the fact that Faridah has to start school alone; at the end, Fatimah writes to her mother and mentions her longing for her siblings and describes her trip and her return
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to Azarmidukht and Faridah, 1965
Includes greetings and talks about his trip from Geneva to London, visiting Ghulamhusayn's college with him, describes the rest of his travel plans, talks about the package he had sent to Kirman, and asks for sending news about work and property issues; along with the envelope
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to Azarmidukht and Faridah, 1968
Includes greetings and talks about staying with Fatimah and her husband, Ghulamhusayn's decision to go to a college in California, their travel to Los Angeles and San Diego, visiting Mihran in Fresno, their medical exams, his plan to return to New York and then London, some work issues related to their properties, and complains about Gulnaz not answering his letters; at the end, he has addressed Faridah in a few lines.
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