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Farkhundah Arvand to Nasrin Arvand, 1951
Farkhundah Arvand writes to her daughter, Nasrin Arvand [from London] on October 10, 1951. She thanks her for her letters and asks her to look after Furuzandah well. She is concerned about Furuzandah's stuttering and constipation problem in the winter and believes that she needs special attention since she has been away from her mother. She inquires about the news of the family and the relatives and asks Nasrin to send her photographs of Haji Hasan Aqa and Furuzandah. At the end, she mentions her expected surgery and reassures her daughter that she will be fine, especially with her son,...
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her that she will not receive the postcards he was going to send with Saham Nizam, her previous tutor, as he has canceled his trip to Iran. Muhammad ‘Ali Khan mentions a photograph of him that he is sending with the letter.
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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), giving him some family news and discusses spending ʻAid-i Qurban at Baha’ al-Mulk's garden. She talks about her photography and the problem of not having a proper dark room. Then, she tells him about her progress in learning French.
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Letter from Husayn to Fatimah ‘Amiri, 1960
Affectionate letter by Husayn [Kalantari] to his cousin, Fatimah, asking her to send him a photo of herself; along with the envelope
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Letter from Susan Moody to Mrs. Platt, 1930
The letter includes an enclosed photo from Shiraz, and mentions her deteriorating health, as well as notes about the school
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‘Iffat Taymurtash to Iran Taymurtash
‘Iffat Taymurtash writes to Iran [Irandukht Taymurtash] complaining about not receiving letters from her, discussing the recent plays in Tehran, her education, and the high cost of clothing made in Iran due to the lack of imports. She urges Iran to write to her more often and send photographs.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Nizam Mafi (Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him that their mother is going to listen to his advice and do her exercises; that Mahmud Khan cannot take photographs because the last time he did, he used ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's solutions for developing the glasses, which turned them black. He is also busy studying and playing with Farmanfarma's son, who is the same age. On the second page, she reports some news about Sardar and his intention to give the positions in the government of Burujird and Khurram Abad to...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, asking her to send a photograph of Manizhah and promising to send a photograph of ‘Izzi. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah also advises her sister to send some of her servants to learn to make some dishes and desserts from the new, skilled chef hired by the Hazrat-i Ashraf household. She mentions that she, herself, is learning some recipes from the cooks in addition to the dessert recipes she learned in Hamadan. She finds this particularly helpful in Tehran, as the kitchen would be in the andarun and she does not...
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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), giving him family news, asking him to send them photographs from London, discussing sending money to him and Taqi Khan, and mentioning forwarding the Istiqlal newsletter from Russia to London. She also notes that Haji ‘Ali Quli Khan [Sardar As‘ad] has gone to Europe and the Bakhtiyaris are not active any more.
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Group portrait
From left: Nibtun [Niptun] Kalantari, Nasir ‘Amiri, and Uranus Kalantari; on verso, ‘Ishrat Kalantari has written a note to her brother
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