Browse Collections (110 total)
Collection of Letters from Colombia
Biographical/historical note Michel Saykali grew up in Beirut, Lebanon and had multiple sisters named Victoria, Shafika, and Zekie along with a…
Contributors: Processed by Celine Shay, Anna Maria Hester, and Dr. Amin Elias, 2022-2024. Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers, 2024 July with content contributed by Ginni Leeman.
Collection of Arabic Newspaper Clippings
Biographical/Historical note Mahmoud Fayad [Kattar Ferris Fayad or Khnattas Faris Fayad] arrived in the United States on August 30, 1909. He became a…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes, Margie Stevens, Rachel Beth Acker, and Dr. Amin Elias, 2019-2024. Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers, 2024 July.
KCLDS Blog Post Archive
Blog posts as originally published on the Khayrallah Center's blog. This collection is updated regularly as new blog posts are published.
SFSLAC Records Series 8: Memorabilia
This series contains the memorabilia of the SFSLAC. Included are hotel room keys from conferences, name badges, and drawings from the…
SFSLAC Records Series 7: Publications and Newsletters
This series contains the newsletters and publications of the SFSLAC. Included are periodicals, such as the Syrian Ark and the Federation Herald, and…
SFSLAC Records Series 6: Photographs
This series contains photographs from the events of the SFSLAC. Included are photographs of Annual and Mid-Winter Conferences, social gatherings, and…
María Najle and Juan Gait Family Papers
Biographical/Historical note Juan Gait [Hanna Ghayth, Juan Gaith, حنا غيث](1905-1893?) immigrated to Argentina with his parents at the age of 16, in…
Contributors: Processed by Anna Maria Hester, 2023 March-April. Addition processed by Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 June-July. Metadata contributed by Dr. Akram Khater 2024 March-April. Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers with content contributed by Sarah Bernstein, 2024 January and April.
Marlena Daher Collection of Lebanese Immigrant Materials
Biographical/Historical Note Marlena A. Daher-Rahman is the current Associate Director at the State University of New York (SUNY) Syracuse Educational…
Contributors: Processed by Celine Shay, Laura Lethers, Allison Hall, and Regan Everett, 2022-2024 March. Collection Guide created by Regan Everett, 2024 April.
Al-Fajr Newspapers, الفجر
Biographical/Historical Note Al-Fajr, الفجر [The Dawn] was a weekly political, literary, commercial, and humor newspaper produced by Fred G. Ghusn.…
Contributors: Processed by Claire A. Kempa and Marjorie Stevens, 2018. Collection Guide written by Laura Lethers and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 August and November.
Al Jawater Newspapers, الخواطر
Biographical/Historical Note Al-Jawater, الخواطر [Reflections] was an Arabic newspaper produced in Mexico City, Mexico from 1909 to 1935. The…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2021. Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October-November.
Jurab al Kurdy Newspapers, جراب الكردي
Biographical/Historical Note Jurab al Kurdy, جراب الكردي [The Kurd’s Pocket], also written as Jurab-ul-Kurdy, was an Arabic Boston newspaper produced…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes and Khayrallah Center student workers, 2019-2020. Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October-November.
As-Sayeh Newspapers, السائح
Biographical/Historical Note As-Sayeh, السائح [The Traveler] was a weekly Arabic literary magazine that was founded by Abd al-Masih Haddad (Albert A.…
Contributors: Processed by Claire A. Kempa and Khayrallah Center student workers, 2019. Additions processed by Najma Mohamud and Regan Everett, 2023-2024. Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October-November., Harvard Library
The World of Kahlil Gibran Collection
Biographical/Historical note Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), or Khalil Gibran, was born on January 6, 1883 in Bsharri to a Maronite Christian…
Contributors: Processed by Nay Ackhar, 2022 and Sarah Bernstein, 2023. Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Kuri Family Collection
Biographical/Historical note Maximo Kuri is the son of Victor and Guillermina Kuri. Maximo's paternal grandparents, Dalel and Hanna, immigrated from…
Contributors: Processed by Laura Lethers, Sarah Bernstein, and Allison Hall, 2023. Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein with contributions by Allison Hall, 2023 October.
Fred and George Kadane Papers
Biographical/Historical note Fred and George Kadane were brothers born in Baskinta, Lebanon along with their sister and brother Charles (1889-1961).…
Contributors: Processed by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 . Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Frank Lackteen Papers
Biographical/Historical note The Frank Lackteen Papers are a collection of documents, primarily correspondence, related to Frank Lackteen that were…
Contributors: Processed by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 . Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Shapou Family Photographs
Biographical/Historical note Agnes Shapou was born in 1923 in New Bern, North Carolina to Micheal Shapou (1883-1969) and Genevieve Khoury (1894-1987).…
Contributors: Processed by Allison Hall and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 . Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Parker Family Papers
Biographical/Historical note The Parker Family Papers are largely made up of paperwork related to the naturalization and military service of Peter…
Contributors: Processed by Allison Hall and Sarah Bernstein, 2023 . Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Khayrallah Center Collections
The collections linked at the bottom of this page are the manuscript collections held by the KCLDS Archive.
The collections include materials…
General Reference Collections
The collections linked at the bottom of this page are general reference collections held by the KCLDS Archive.
The collections include books,…
KCLDS Archive Reference Book Collection
Biographical/Historical note The publications included in this collection are related to the global Lebanese diaspora. Noteworthy authors in the KCLDS…
The Syrian Society of the City of New York Reports
Biographical/Historical Note The Syrian Society of The City of New York was established in 1892 with the aim of "promot[ing] the welfare of the Syrian…
Elizabeth Saylor Collection of Books by Women Arabic Writers
Biographical/Historical Note Salmā Sā’igh, Salwā Salāma, and Afīfa Karam were three prominent literary figures born in Syria in the 1880s. They each…
Contributors: Collection Guide content contributed by Elizabeth Saylor, 2017., Collection Guide updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November.
The Syrian Spotlight Newspapers
Biographical/Historical note The Syrian Spotlight of the South was a Syrian periodical based in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1935, The Syrian Spotlight…
Contributors: Materials donated by Elaine Viel in memory of her mother Margaret Macey, co-founder and associate editor of The Syrian Spotlight., Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2019. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 October.
Joseph Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th,…
Contributors: Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
Research and Study Collection of Ephemera
Biographical/Historical note The Research and Study Collection of Ephemera contains materials related to Frank Lackteen, Marrie Bayrooty, the Morning…
Contributors: Janina Santer (Accession 2023.007), Processed by Celine Shay and Amanda Forbes, 2020., Collection Guide created by Laura Lethers, 2023 July., Collection Guide updated by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
SFSLAC Records Series 5: Affiliated Clubs
Included in this series are the program books, bulletins, and souvenir booklets of clubs affiliated with SFSLAC. Also included are affiliate clubs…
SFSLAC Records Series 4: Administrative Documents
This series contains the official bulletins sent out to all members and affiliated clubs of SFSLAC. Also included are official correspondents,…
SFSLAC Records Series 3: Program Books and Handbooks
This series contains program books from SFSLAC annual and mid-year conventions along with general information handbooks.
Materials in this series…
SFSLAC Records Series 2: Constitutions and Bylaws
This series includes the constitutions and bylaws of the SFSLAC. General information handbooks are included with bylaws for certain years. For other…
SFSLAC Records Series 1: Meeting Minutes and Agendas
This series contains the meeting minutes and agendas of the SFSLAC. Included are executive board meeting minutes, general officers minutes, minutes…
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Newspaper Collection
Biographical/historical note The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (AOCA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, oversees…
Contributors: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Processed by Celine Shay, Laura Lethers, Allison Hall, and Anna Maria Hester, 2022 November-2023 April. Collection Guide written by Laura Lethers and Allison Hall, 2023 April.
Linda Jacobs Collection
Biographical/Historical note Dr. Linda Jacobs has a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology/Anthropology. Author of Digging In (2011) and Strangers in the…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes, 2020-2021., Collection Guide created by Sarah Bernstein, 2023 October.
Collection of Khalil Joseph Letters
Biographical/Historical Note Khalil Joseph was a Lebanese immigrant to the United States, specifically to West Virginia, in the late nineteenth and…
Contributors: Processed by Celine Shay, 2022. Collection Guide content contributed by Lala Al Saeedi and updated by Allison Hall, 2022 and 2023 December.
Zaytoun and Murman Family Photographs
Biographical/Historical Note Ellis Zaytoun was born in Hammana, Lebanon on May 30, 1890. He immigrated to the United States in 1906 along with two of…
Contributors: Processed by Celine Shay, 2021-2022. Collection Guide content contributed by Celine Shay and updated by Allison Hall, 2021-2022 and 2023, December.
Collection of Reverend Tobia Attallah Letters
Biographical/historical note Reverend Tobia Attallah was a reverend of the Maronite Church who lived in Bayt Shabab village in Lebanon in the early…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes and Lala Al Saeedi, 2020-2021. Translations contributed by Akram Khater, 2020-2021. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 June.
Joseph Stewart Letters
Biographical/Historical note Joseph Stewart (1900-1967) and Emeline Romey (1916-2012) married in the late 1940s. As a child, Emeline Romey and her…
Contributors: Processed by Celine Shay, 2022. Collection Guide written by Celine Shay, 2022., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 June., Collection Guide updated by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
Kmeid-Ellis Collection Series 3: Vinyl Records
This series contains 32 vinyl records, mostly in Arabic.
Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs Records
Biographical/historical note The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs (SFSLAC), known as the Southern Federation of Syrian Clubs…
Contributors: Peggy and Richard Karam, Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2020-2021. Collection Guide written by Celine Shay, 2021., Addition processed by Celine Shay, Rachel Beth Acker, and Laura Lethers, 2022 May-2023 April. Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 May., Addition processed by Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 June-2024 April. Collection Guide updated by Rachel Beth Acker, 2024 April.
Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 1: Documents
This series contains correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Oussani and Fuleihan families.
Materials in this…
Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 2: Photographs
This series contains family portraits and photographs. Included are photos from family events, trips, weddings, and funerals.
Materials in this…
Kahdy and Wehbie Family Papers
Biographical/Historical Note Mike Mettrey (Mikail Mitri) Wehbie was born in Mt. Lebanon on August 8, 1888. His wife, Mary Nehra Wehbie of the Saliba…
Contributors: Processed by Khayrallah Center staff. Collection Guide content contributed by Barbara Kahdy Estes and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 December.
Diogo Bercito Collection of Books
Biographical/Historical note Diogo Bercito is a Brazilian journalist and scholar who specializes in Arab migration to Latin America. As a journalist,…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes, Celine Shay, Harrison Camp, and Rachel Beth Acker, 2020 and 2022., Collection Guide content contributed by Diogo Bercito, 2023 November., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 November.
Ameen Rihani Series 4: Recordings, Photographs, and Drawings
Materials in this series include photographs of Ameen Rihani from 1896 through 1940 as well as portraits, drawings, sketches, and sculptures of Ameen…
Christina Civantos Collection of Books
Biographical/historical note Dr. Christina E. Civantos, Ph.D. is a Full Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the…
Contributors: Processed by Amanda Forbes, Jordan Smith, Celine Shay, Harrison Camp, and Rachel Beth Acker, 2018-2020. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes. , Collection Guide contributed by Christina Civantos, 2018 December., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 June.
Kmeid-Ellis Collection Series 2: Photographs
Materials in this series generally relate to Angele Ellis and Toufic Ellis, and their children Marie Theresa Ells (Sister Marie Angele), Delor Ellis,…
Kmeid-Ellis Collection Series 1: Correspondence and Documents
Materials in this series mainly include the letters written between Angele Ellis and her family members in Lebanon. The collection contains over 400…
Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection
Biographical/Historical note Angele Hobeiche Ellis (1905-1994) was born to Alda el Khazen (1877-1945) and Namtallah Hobeiche (1863-1916) on June 12,…
Contributors: Processed by Samantha Aamot, Amanda Forbes, and Celine Shay, 2018-2020. Collection Guide created by Samantha Aamot, 2018., Translations of letters and other documents from Arabic to English completed by Dr. Hadia Harb of the Lebanese American University in Beirut and Lala AlSaeedi., Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2024 April.
Ameen Rihani Series 5: Press Clippings
Materials in this series include 7 bound scrapbooks containing materials written by or about Ameen Rihani, which were collected from newspapers and…
Ameen Rihani Series 1: Letters
Materials in this series include over 2,800 letters, written primarily in English and Arabic, addressed to and from Ameen Rihani. The letters were…
