Notebook of Zahra (Maymanat) Jaʻfari Hiravi, in which she has copied texts about health, history, and literature
There is a poem about friends being away from each other on verso.
Mahin Fariduni writes to her friend Maymanat and asks her to do her a favor and buy a manteaux for Kawkab Khanum.
Maymanat (wearing sunglasses), with colleagues in Mr. Afruziyan (head of an office of the Ministry of Education)'s house. The inscription on verso: "We took this photograph in Mr. Afruziyan (head of the education department in Darjaz)'s house at 2 p.m. on the 18th of Zi al-Hajjah, ʻAyd-i Ghadir."
This booklet belonged to [Zahra] Jaʻfari Hiravi, in which she describes group games and exercises and records the date that these games were played at school.
The letter reads: "Dear friend, I received your letter on Thursday night and it made me very happy. I pray to God, saying, 'if you are going to take everything from me, please do not take these two dear friends, who I have known for 18 years.' I always pray for your health and Khanum Vafadust's health. I saw your letter for Khanum Vafadust when I was with her and we were waiting for Asghar to bring our lunch. Then your letter for me arrived and she suggested that we write both of our replies to you on one letter. However, thinking of you tonight, I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to...
The school's janitor is pictured standing. Pictured seated, from the left, are: a colleague, Saltanat Khanum, Maymanat Jaʻfari, another colleague
Letter from Riza Masʻudi to Maymanat Jaʻfari Hiravi a few years before their marriage, in which he addresses her as Surur Aqdas. In the letter, Riza Masʻudi wishes good health for Surur Aqdas' eyes after the surgery and thanks her for sending his furniture.
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