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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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Letter
Addressed to a dear son (or daughter) regarding their stay in Paris to finish their language education and reassuring them of covering the expenses
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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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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, mentioning his travel to Finland and moving as the reasons for his delayed letters. He discusses Muhammad Taqi Khan's expected arrival, getting a yogurt culture from the Iranian Embassy to make yogurt at home during the summer, and says he has received the cookbook. He then gives some advice regarding his sister's study of French and playing the piano, telling her that she needs to practice piano every day and read more books to improve her French.
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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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Collection of letters
Includes several love letters from an unidentified woman to Mahdiquli Mirza; two letters from Puri Khanum (Purandukht) to her husband, Mu‘in al-Din Mirza; and a letter from Azar Kavusi to Puran Nusrat Muzaffari (daughter of her paternal uncle) in Tehran about her school examinations; along with other letters.
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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 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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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(4)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(3)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (3)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(3)
- Muʻin al-Din Mirza Muzaffari(2)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(2)
- Marziyah Khanum (Nosrat Mozaffari Sabeti)(2)
- Mahdi Quli Mirza(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- Husayn Quli Mirza Nusrat al-Saltanah(2)
- A‘zam al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Shawkat al-Dawlah(1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Puran Dukht(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Firuz(1)
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- Zahra Sultan ʻIzzat al-Saltanah(4)
- Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)(3)
- Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi (3)
- Mahmud Nizam Mafi(3)
- Muʻin al-Din Mirza Muzaffari(2)
- Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi(2)
- Marziyah Khanum (Nosrat Mozaffari Sabeti)(2)
- Mahdi Quli Mirza(2)
- Khadijah Sultan (wife of Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi)(2)
- Husayn Quli Mirza Nusrat al-Saltanah(2)
- A‘zam al-Saltanah(2)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ʻAbd al-Husayn Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Shawkat al-Dawlah(1)
- Sadiqah Dawlatabadi(1)
- Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah)(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Puran Dukht(1)
- Muhammad Vali Mirza Farmanfarma’ian(1)
- Muhammad Husayn Mirza Firuz(1)
- Mahin al-Saltanah(1)
- Kuchulu Khanum(1)
- Khanum Hajib (Nayyir ‘Uzma)(1)
- Karamat al-Saltanah(1)
- Huma Farmanfarma'iyan(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ʻIzzat al-Dawlah (daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah)(1)
- Doctor Roland(1)
- Bisharat Khan(1)
- Azar Kavusi(1)
- Ashraf al-Saltanah (Najm al-Saltanah Collection)(1)
- Akhtar Khanum(1)
- Abu al-Qasim Nasir al-Mulk (Nayib al-Saltanah)(1)