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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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Inheritance division
Document dividing the inheritance of Aqa among his two daughters (Rubabah Khanum and Fatimah Khanum), his wife, his son (Sayyid Muhammad Taqi), his mother, and his daughter-in-law. The inheritance includes water rights, properties, grains, books, tobacco, a shop, and a bath.
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her son, Muhammad ‘Amiri; includes greetings and family news, the health condition of Aqa [probably her husband, Ghulamhusayn ‘Amiri] and his offer to pay for Muhammad’s books and clothing. She mentions sending five books and a handkerchief for him, a shawl and a piece of fabric to be used for Aman Allah’s robe de chambre, along with some cookies and dates.
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Letter from Elizabeth Stewart, 1923
The letter, written in two installments, details what the author has been doing as Dr. Coy fell ill and left to travel to America through Baghdad and Haifa, and Dr. Moody is also ill, so the upkeep work of the school has fallen to her. She gives an update on the school finances, as well. She also mentions a trunk the addressee sent her, and expresses gratitude for the effort in getting the trunk and its contents to her; as well as sending an illumined book of Baha’i scriptures back to the addressee, along with a letter to be delivered to a woman, Maggie, who the author worries will insult...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans with three of his sons, Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, for a man [three kilograms] of salt. If the settlor dies and the two underage sons [Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli] are adults at the time of executing the will, the settled money, 1500 tumans, should be used for the expenses of the burial, funeral, and other religious duties. Mulla Husayn himself testified to the changes applied to both wills and they are correct. If Mulla Husayn dies while the...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans and a man [three kilograms] of salt with his three sons, Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. If the settlor dies, these sons, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, should, when their mother (Haji Mulla Husayn's permanent wife) is informed, pay the expenses for the burial, funeral, religious tithes and duties, and rawzah using the settled money with Aqa Muhammad Riza. The changes in the two wills were confirmed by the testator when he was alive. If the...
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Jamilah Khanum's endowment, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, the daughter of Husaynquli Khan, has endowed a school and a mosque she had built to the south of her own house and has appointed Qamar Taj Khanum, the daughter of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah as the custodian. Qamar Taj Khanum will be responsible for assigning the prayer Imam and hiring the tutors, servants, and students, whose salaries, along with the other costs of the school and the mosque, will be derived from the revenue of some properties in the village of Suharin in Zanjan Rud district. Jamilah Khanum has also designated the custodianship honorarium for Qamar Taj...
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Women's donations to government, 1910
Regarding a meeting organized by the principal of Dabistan-i Pardigiyan-Islamiyah (the daughter of Shams al-Ma‘ali), and a list of donations
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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Shukuh Sadat Muqimi's interview - Part I
Interview with Shukuh Sadat Muqimi, conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, and Nargis Sufi Siyavush on April 18, 2017. Shukuh Khanum shares memories from her own life, her maternal and paternal families, and other family members.
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- ‘Izzat Allah Salar Kalantari(1)
- ‘Ishrat al-Muluk ‘Amiri(1)
- ‘Atiyah Ruhi(1)
- ‘Abd Allah Isfandiyari (‘Adl al-Saltanah)(1)
- Shukuh Sadat Muqimi(1)
- Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari ‘Amiri(1)
- Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi(1)
- Muhtaram Ashrafi(1)
- Muhammad ‘Amiri (son of Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri and Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri)(1)
- Mahdukht San‘ati(1)
- Jalal Azal(1)
- Humayun Sanʻatizadah(1)
- Hasan Mir‘at Isfandiyari (Mir‘at al-Saltanah)(1)
- Haji Sayyid Razi Rashti(1)
- Furugh Nusrat ‘Amiri(1)
- Aman Allah ‘Amiri(1)
- Afsaneh Najmabadi(1)