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Postcard, Mahdiquli Mirza to Mahin al-Saltanah, 15 July 1927
From Berlin, Mahdiquli Mirza writes to his grandmother, Mahin al-Saltanah, in Tehran about the health of Nusrat al-Saltanah.
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Postcard from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1957
Includes greetings, describes the service in the airplane, and mentions their upcoming meeting in London
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Letters from Nusrat al-Saltanah to Marziyah Khanum
Nusrat al-Saltanah writes to his daughter, Marziyah, about how to improve her writing. In another letter from Paris, he writes to her about her studies and writing exercises.
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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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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him: family news, that the summer is very hot and Mahmud Khan and Ma‘sumah Khanum only study in the morning and are free in the afternoon; that the letter from Hazrat-i Ashraf Aqa from Shiraz is attached; that Sa‘d al-Mulk, in trouble for his debts, has mortgaged his house for eighteen thousand tumans, sold all his silverware, and still cannot afford the interest on his debts, so he and his family are going to their properties in Qazvin. She then talks about the late Mirza...
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Correspondence among Nusrat al-Saltanah's children
Several letters between Marziyah Khanum and her brothers, Mu‘in al-Din Mirza and Mahdiquli Mirza, as well as a letter from Mahdiquli Mirza to his grandmother Mahin al-Saltanah on family affairs and daily activities.
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Letters of Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah
Several letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah including the following: one in which she congratulates Sanʻatizadah on his betrothal to Qamar Taj and thanks him for a loan of 1,500 francs; one in which she refers to ʻAbd al-Husayn's recent appendectomy; one in which she writes to him about her studies and life in Paris and her hopes to improve Iran; and one in which she writes about the differences between life in France and Iran.
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1967
Includes greetings, expresses his sympathy to his wife and mentions keeping the news to themselves, describes his trip to London, seeing family and visiting Gulnaz in Portsmouth, returning to London with her, shopping and seeing family together, and mentions Gulnaz' sweetness
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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 Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1920
It mentions receiving the addressee's letter and the money; discusses the greatness of school functionality in only fifteen years of its establishment; the author says they are looking forward to Mr. and Mrs. Obers' arrival but have no idea where they are; and that local turmoils are reported but not in Tehran. The author also writes that the Prime Minister recently resigned, which is very common here.
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