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Layli Ardalani Nasir's interview
Layli Ardalani Nasir's interview conducted by Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, on November 10, 2018; Layli Khanum shares memories of her marriage, her mother and father, and her husband's family members (mostly of Afsanah Khanum). This interview was conducted at Halah Shaykh al-Islami's house accompanied by her daughter, Zaynab Shafi‘i.
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Letters from [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan: from Muhammad Sadiq, about the destruction wrought by the gendarmerie; from Aflatun Adibi Kurdistani, apologizing for the delay in correspondence and asking for money from the Gumah valley transaction; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, sending Nawruz greetings and a bonus, conveying his appreciation of Saʻid al-Sultan's visiting his family, and sending greetings from himself and his wife, ʻAliyah Khanum, to [Bihjat Khanum]; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, complaining about Saʻid al-Sultan's delay in replying to two of Muhammad's previous letters in the...
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Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century
Letters include the following: a report on earnings from Farmanfarma's properties, a letter about a meeting with Farmanfarma, a letter concerning an order for bullets, a report on crop sales, a letter about Sayf Allah Mirza and financial matters, a letter about a meeting with Nizam al-‘Ulamaʼ, a telegraph sent by Bahaʼ al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a letter from the mother of Nasir al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a unidentified party's letter about death of a spouse, a letter from an unidentified party to Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi, a letter from an unidentified woman about...
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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.
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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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