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Correspondence of Khanum Hajib and Pierre Loti
Correspondence of Khanum Hajib, daughter of Fasl Bahar Khanum (Iran al-Dawlah) and Hajib al-Dawlah, and Pierre Loti, a French novelist.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and describes his walk in the country in Switzerland, how he loves rural life and wished he was interested in manual labor and agriculture, but he instead is studying finance and must therefore live an urban life. He then recalls the time they played music on a gramophone in Iran. Muhammad ‘Ali Khan advises his sister to always see things in a positive way, and thereby enjoy her life. He further advises ‘Izzat al-Saltanah about learning French and describes the books he is sending her.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her about his recreational activities in Finland after nine months of studying in St. Petersburg. He talks about the cholera epidemic in St. Petersburg and reassures his family that they are very far away from the epidemic. He is sorry that ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's teacher is leaving and advises his sister to practice from the books he had previously sent.
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Letter to Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah
The writer addresses Nizam al-Saltanah's concern about the illness of Mirza Mahmud Khan and his conviction that the writer had not asked for a doctor and not written to him. S/he explains the steps taken for Mahmud Khan's treatment, the people who have seen him, and that s/he has followed the andaruni's advice in detail; the reason for not writing all the details was to avoid causing Nizam al-Saltanah to worry. The author also talks about the education of the children, noting that Mirza Taqi Khan has stopped taking French lessons for now, but that the andarun has emphasized that Khanum...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her mother, Khadijah Sultan Khanum, in Tehran, from Hamadan, and tells her that she is still waiting for her boxes from Tehran, that she does not have enough appropriate clothing to wear and that this is embarrassing when she has visitors, especially European guests. She asks her mother to buy new fashionable clothing for her and gives her a list of items she needs, including a pair of shoes, a black chador, some textiles from which to tailor a dress to wear in front of her European guests on Nawruz, some other textiles for her chaqchur [a kind of...
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Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to her half-sisters, Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, the daughters of Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi and his second wife, Munis Aqa. The collection, spanning from 1923 to 1961, includes letters sent during her time in Europe, letters sent back in Iran, and letters sent during Qamar Taj's stay in London. The subjects include a reception for the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a party hosted by the Alliance School, and the Congress of the International Alliance of Women in Paris.
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(3)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(2)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (2)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(2)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ʻIffat al-Muluk Khvajah-nuri(1)
- ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Yahya Dawlatabadi(1)
- Sayyid Husayn Sarlati (ʻImad al-Shariʻah) (1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Nur al-Hadi Manganah(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Firuz(1)
- Mrs. Zukaʾ al-Dawlah(1)
- Mahdukht San‘ati(1)
- Khanum Zukaʾ al-Dawlah Ghaffari(1)
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(3)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(2)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (2)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(2)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ʻIffat al-Muluk Khvajah-nuri(1)
- ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Yahya Dawlatabadi(1)
- Sayyid Husayn Sarlati (ʻImad al-Shariʻah) (1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Nur al-Hadi Manganah(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Firuz(1)
- Mrs. Zukaʾ al-Dawlah(1)
- Mahdukht San‘ati(1)
- Khanum Zukaʾ al-Dawlah Ghaffari(1)
- Khanum Hajib (Nayyir ‘Uzma)(1)
- Khadijah Sultan Khanum (Hazrat Qudsiyah)(1)
- Humayun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Haj ʻAli Akbar Sanʻati(1)
- Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi(1)
- Furugh al-Zaman Dawlatabadi (Shahab)(1)
- Fazl Allah Khan(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Faridun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Fakhr Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Doctor Roland(1)
- Bizhan Dawlatabadi(1)
- Akbar Mirza Sarim al-Dawlah(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Nasir al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)
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