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Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1935
Taj al-Muluk Farmanfarma’iyan writes to her mother Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, from Berlin, to pass along her father [‘Abbas Mirza Salar Lashkar]'s last words: that he has faith in ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and that she should keep his children happy. Taj al-Muluk tells ‘Izzat al-Saltanah that she has promised this to her father on her mother's behalf. Then she talks about the illness of Afsar al-Saltanah and Khanum Vafa and all the sadness she is dealing with. She describes the kindness of her paternal uncle and her plans to have surgery on her nose and to remove her tonsils. She asks her...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him that they received the postcard he had sent for Mirza Mahmud Khan, that Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] is heavy-hearted and ‘Izzat al-Saltanah reads books for her at night, that Taqi Khan has left for Switzerland along with Saham Nizam, that Mahmud Khan and Jalal Nizam saw him off, but when they returned, Mahmud Khan cried for Taqi Khan and would not be calmed until they had given him the dominos that Salar Mu‘azzam had left them, and that once in a while, Ma‘sumah Khanum...
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Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum
Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum about the hardships he and his children went through despite his hard work reciting Rawzah and writing prayers in Yazd for ten months to make money. Then, he talks about his decision to go back to his hometown as he was not able to provide for his family in the harsh cold weather, and how he has lost his wife on the way and his two sons have become ill. He asks for Navvabah Safa’ Khanum’s generosity to get support for the expenses of their trip.
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her daughter-in-law, Azarmidukht Pizishk-niya; includes greetings and family news and prayers for Fatimah’s recovery
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1919
It mentions the Mashriq al-Adhkar meeting and discusses important issues such as a bank account having been opened in the name of the Tarbiyat girls' school; the school tuition for the students and how students who do not have to pay the tuition are lazy and not working hard; suggests that all the students must pay even a small part of the fee; if Mrs. Kappes finds a girl whom she thinks is bright and ambitious, but her parents cannot afford the school fee, she will let you know. She continues to say that most of the children who are not paying the tuition and come from the lower classes...
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Miscellaneous Correspondence of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi
Miscellaneous correspondence of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, including the following: a letter from Qamar Taj, which concerns discontinuing her cooperation with the Circle of Friends; another letter [possibly a rough draft] from Qamar Taj about a list of letters and documents from Browne's collection, accompanied by a note; copy of a letter sent from Shiraz to [Browne?]; and a copy of a letter from Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi.
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Requesting financial aid from Hamdam al-Saltanah, 1924
Asking Hamdam al-Saltanah for her contribution to help pay some of the expenses of Pamanar qanat, mentioning three years delay in paying this contribution, and requesting four payments of one hundred tumans to cover some of the expenses
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Letter from ‘Ismat Khanum to Iran-i naw, 1910
‘Ismat, daughter of Haji Ghafur Nanva (baker), writes about helping people of Ardabil by using her own mahr
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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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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes about her travel: first on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown out of the carriage, but only had minor injuries on his hands, thus Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the carriage of the servants was overturned, but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and notes that they stayed in houses provided by...
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