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Badr al-Sadat Afqahi's interview- part II
Conducted on November 17, 2012 by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Mahbobe Ghods, ‘Ali Ya‘qubi, and Maryam Momeni. She shares memories of her childhood and youth and talks about the life in late Qajar and Pahlavi era.
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Burglary of a British woman's belongings, 1939
Report of the burglary of a British woman's belongings on the road from Baghdad to Kirmanshah; the thirty-two tumans estimated damage has been given to Haji ‘Abd al-Rahim, the British embassy's attorney
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Cyprus travelogue of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi with a tablet collection inventory, 1950
This notebook describes Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi's travel to Cyprus in February/March 1950 to see Subh-i Azal's family. Qamar Taj was accompanied on this trip by her sister, Fakhr Taj Dawatabadi. There are three inventories at the end of the travelogue: a tablet inventory in the original handwriting; a tablet inventory in Sayyid Husayn Katib's handwriting; and books in the original handwriting and others in iron suitcase.
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Fragment of Subh-i Azal's Biography
A fragment of Subh-i Azal's biography, written by ‘Atiyah Ruhi, which covers his life from childhood until his exile to Cyprus.
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Hadi Nikkhvah's interview
Hadi Nikkhvah's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi on 8 June 2013. He shares memories of his mother, Maʻsumah Khanum.
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Hafez Farmayan's Interview- part 1
Hafez Farmayan's interview conducted by Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar on 5 February 2010. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people in the Qajar era. Hafez Farmayan describes the life of his Father (ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma) in his estate in Tehran, his childhood memories of his mother and other co-wives, and his siblings and other people living on the estate. The plan of this estate is also drawn by Farmayan and it is included as an item in this collection.
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Husayn al-Husayni to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Husayn al-Husayni reports to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about several events, including a contagious disease in Najaf, Karbala’, and Kazimayn and the battle happening in Mandalij and inquiries about it. The author also writes about the story of a woman who asks Ahmad Khan to help her get divorced from her ill Ottoman husband. Ahmad Khan had given her a place to stay but then he and his son raped her. After her complaint, Ahmad Khan and his son were expelled from Mandalij. Now an investigator has come to Mandalij for the case and asks the woman to show up in court again to answer some...
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In memory of the hundredth anniversary of the martyrdom of Qurrat al-ʻAyn
This booklet includes brief biography of Qurrat al-ʻAyn, some of her poetry, prayers, and other writings.
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Letter from Elizabeth Stewart, 1923
The letter, written in two installments, details what the author has been doing as Dr. Coy fell ill and left to travel to America through Baghdad and Haifa, and Dr. Moody is also ill, so the upkeep work of the school has fallen to her. She gives an update on the school finances, as well. She also mentions a trunk the addressee sent her, and expresses gratitude for the effort in getting the trunk and its contents to her; as well as sending an illumined book of Baha’i scriptures back to the addressee, along with a letter to be delivered to a woman, Maggie, who the author worries will insult...
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Letters and other writings of Haji Sayyid Muhammad Isfahani
Booklet consists of several letters and writings of Haji Sayyid Muhammad [of Isfahan], in Istanbul and Edirne, originally copied by Mirza Mustafa Katib [the Scribe], bearing the completion date of January 1921. The present text was copied by F. Azali and was completed on April 5, 1987, with a copy of another 1852 text, completed on April 9, 1987. Among the addressees of Haji Sayyid Muhammad's letters are: his sister (not named), Qanitah (Subh-i Azal's wife), Aqa Nur al-Nur, Aqa Sayyid Hashim. Two are addressed to "my dear friend."
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