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Postcard, Mahdiquli Mirza to Mahin al-Saltanah, 15 July 1927
From Berlin, Mahdiquli Mirza writes to his grandmother, Mahin al-Saltanah, in Tehran about the health of Nusrat al-Saltanah.
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Muhammad Hasan to his sister, 1913
Letter from Muhammad Hasan (from Shiraz) to his sister, the wife of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd Allah Khan. The letter includes greetings, an expression of his longing to see her, and asks about his sister’s illness.
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Love letters
Three love letters and a postcard, which have unknown writers and recipients, including: a letter in which the writer, who has been very patient in waiting to see the recipient again, complains about the recipient's inattention and indicates that the reader should send their reply to ‘Ali Akbar (the merchant from Tabriz)'s shop. The first letter also includes a poem about being far away from the beloved; a letter about missing the beloved, from whom the writer does not have any news; a love letter in which the writer expresses sadness and writes about a visit to Schultz (the doctor) after...
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to Surur al-Saltanah, in which he tells her that he has received her letter and postcard, talks about meeting Fakham al-Saltanah at the Rawzah ceremony in the Majlis, and asking him about Surur al-Saltanah's well-being. Fakham al-Saltanah told him about Surur's mouth and throat problem and when Mu‘azzaz realized that she was not coming to the Rawzah, he has returned home to be alone with thoughts of her and also to write some letters. He tells Surur how worried he is for her and how he often gets out of the home to escape his...
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her son, Muhammad ‘Amiri; includes greetings and family news such as his aunt’s funeral ceremony. She also mentions waiting for the addressee to come back before doing her eye surgery.
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah gives a report of their travel: first, on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown from the carriage, but only sustained minor injuries on his hands, for which Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the servants' carriage was overturned but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and that they stayed in houses provided...
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...
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Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to her half-sisters, Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, the daughters of Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi and his second wife, Munis Aqa. The collection, spanning from 1923 to 1961, includes letters sent during her time in Europe, letters sent back in Iran, and letters sent during Qamar Taj's stay in London. The subjects include a reception for the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a party hosted by the Alliance School, and the Congress of the International Alliance of Women in Paris.
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