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Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview
Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Samila Amir Ebrahimi, on April 18, 2017. Giti Khanum shares memories from her own life, her mother and father, and other family members.
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Kamran Dowlatshahi's Interview
Kamran Dowlatshahi's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar in Davood Mirza Muzaffari Qajar's house on 30 October 2009. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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Kulliyat of Tajmah Khanum
Tajmah Khanum wrote this book, composed of three parts. The first part consists of nearly 120 verses. The first poem is a sonnet written by the poet when she was 16 and the last one was written to praise Riza Shah. The second part is more than 20 letters and notes, which are mostly administrative and legal. Other letters were addressed to women who where contemporaries of Tajmah Khanum. The third part of this book is a selection of poems by Persian poets from Rudaki to the Qajar period.
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Letter from Muhammad Riza Ashtiyani Banan al-Dawlah
A letter of request from Muhammad Riza Ashtiyani Banan al-Dawlah to an unidentified person regarding a document handwritten by Nasir al-Din Shah about the enforcement of his royal command for the payment of a stipend to the late Nur Muhammad Khan's children. The letter mentions that after the murder of Nasir al-Din Shah, the author sent a letter to Muzaffar al-Din Shah, but never received a reply, which caused them great concern. The writer also indicates that Anis al-Dawlah and Mirza Hamd Allah Khan have recommended the payment of this salary but their recommendations have not proven useful.
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Mahd ‘Ulya's correspondence
Correspondence of Mahd ‘Ulya, mother of Nasir al-Din Shah, including a letter from Nasir al-Din Shah concerning properties of Surur al-Saltanah; a letter to ‘Ali Quli Mirza I‘tizad al-Saltanah; a letter to Mirza Jan; letters from Mahd ‘Ulya to Shahzadah Jan concerning family and property matters including travel to Khurasan, Mi‘mar's sit-in, and Tarim properties.
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Mahlaqa Mallah's interview- part I
Mahlaqa Mallah's interview, conducted on June 1st and 6th, 2014 by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, in which she shares memories of her mother, Afzal Vaziri, who was the daughter of Bibi Khanum Astarabadi. Also, she talks about her own childhood and youth.
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Miscellaneous writings, 1891-1985
Miscellaneous writings, including: a page with a list of books and some notes with "93" on the verso; a list of books by the Bab and Subh-i Azal; a list of photographic glass plates and the numbers of Babis and Baha’is killed between 1849-1973; a list of endowed books and prayers for different occasions; a holiday greeting; a fragment of a testimonial about Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi and her companions' travels to Cyprus and a receipt of a collection of items belonging to Subh-i Azal from 'Aliyah Khanum; a childbirth greeting and miscellaneous writings of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi on the verso;...
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Notebook of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, 1966-1983
The notebook's original title is: "Notebook for recording the books currently available at the Hadi Dawlatabadi Library since its founding (5/5/1966), which were transferred from various libraries for sale." It includes poetry, book lists, and miscellaneous notes. This notebook is accompanied by two printed pages of a prayer.
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Petition by Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, 1912 to 1917
Correspondence including petitions from ‘Aziz al-Saltanah [probably Nasir al-Din Shah's sister] and Mahbub al-Saltanah, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, and Farangis Khanum, Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, regarding their delinquent salaries, which were supposed to be issued in Gilan; they complain about Mukarram al-Dawlah's negligence. There are also letters from Mukarram al-Dawlah, the Ministries of Finance and Interior, and the Treasury Department.
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‘Izz al-Saltanah's petition, 1901
Petition by ‘Izz al-Saltanah to the Ministry of Finance, referring to a note issued by Sardar Afkham when he was the governor of Rasht, which included payments of two thousand and seven hundred tumans to ‘Izz al-Saltanah, ‘Aziz al-Saltanah, and Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Mahbub al-Saltanah (two of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives); she describes the inconvenience they had endured after the execution of Sardar Afkham, receiving another bill from Mirza Fath Allah Khan, which they could not convert to cash, and the eventual loss of the note; ‘Izz al-Saltanah is asking for the note to be reissued.
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