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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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Bibi Jenab's passport
Name: Banu Bibi, daughter of ‘Ali; last name: Jenab; born in 1906, Isfahan; resident of Isfahan; occupation: housewife; destination: England. Bibi Khanum (Tan Jan) was the daughter of Saltanat Khanum (Shahzadah Jan) and Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab.
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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 he has been busy with exams and done well, that he follows the news of Iran through the Istiqlal-i Iran newspaper, advises her to take care of her health and do some exercise, and requests that some money be sent to him by Mughis al-Saltanah. He then mentions one of his classmates' suicide over a girl. He states that the absence of the veil in Europe causes many problems, as many young men kill themselves over women and women poison themselves over men. He concludes that getting...
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Farkhundah Arvand to Muhammad Husayn Arvand, 1951
Farkhundah Arvand writes to her husband, Muhammad Husayn Arvand from London on October 10, 1951. She thanks him for his letters and expresses puzzlement as to why they and her brother have not received her letters, complains about her children (except Nasrin) not writing to her, asks her husband to supervise the children's schoolwork and to give especial care and attention to Furuzandah's stuttering and constipation problems. Then she writes about her situation by describing the hospital, her room, the nurses, etc., discussing her fear about the removal of her other breast, the doctor's...
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1964
Includes greetings and talks about departing from London and arriving in New York, visiting a college and considering signing up Ghulamhusayn there, his return plan to London and then Tehran, and asks Azar to be in charge of work issues and send him the news; along with the envelope
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Azarmidukht's passport, 1957
Including visas for England, Italy, Iraq, and France; along with a permission of departure, issued in 1960
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Interview with Poori Soltani
Interview with Poorandokht Soltani, conducted by Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi and Afsaneh Najmabadi on 18 June 2013. After introducing members of her family in the previous and current generations (with reference to photographs and documents), she shares memories of her mother and grandmother, and in the end she mentions her marriage with Murtaza Kayvan.
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Cyprus travelogue of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi with a tablet collection inventory, 1950
This notebook describes Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi's travel to Cyprus in February/March 1950 to see Subh-i Azal's family. Qamar Taj was accompanied on this trip by her sister, Fakhr Taj Dawatabadi. There are three inventories at the end of the travelogue: a tablet inventory in the original handwriting; a tablet inventory in Sayyid Husayn Katib's handwriting; and books in the original handwriting and others in iron suitcase.
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