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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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Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
From Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to her brother, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma and accompanied by an envelope; Najm al-Saltanah discusses visiting ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and the marriage and the wedding of her daughter, Daftari [Daftar al-Muluk] and Farmanfarma's son, Nusrat [Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah], complains that Farmanfarma has not spent enough on the wedding, and discusses what Farmanfarma needs to do and what he should purchase in some detail.
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Financial records and receipts
Includes a list of expenses related to the household of Nusrat al-Saltanah, telegram and registered mail receipts, an account book which belonged to Mahin al-Saltanah, checkbook stubs with Nusrat al-Saltanah's transaction records, booklets of financial records, and miscellaneous receipts and lists of expenses
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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.