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  • Collection: Collection of Letters from Colombia

Date: 1950 May 9
Letter from Michel Saykali to Jilbert Saykali. He sends greetings and wishes him success in his studies.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500507_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Salwa Saykali. He asks her about her children, especially Joe, who wants to quit his studies. He suggests that Joe come to Colombia and work with him.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19501122_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to Gonzalo Fernandez. He confirms receiving from him a letter and a check with the amount of 1000 US dollars as requested by his brother Michel Saykali.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19501025_001.pdf

Letter from Gonzalo Fernandez to Georges Saykali informing him that he is sending him a check with the amount of 1000 US dollars as requested by his brother Michel Saykali.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500925_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He tells him that he did as Michel asked with the whiskey boxes he sent.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_28_19500918_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to Salwa Sakali. He tells her that he has received Huguette's letter and that he will write very soon to Joe and Jilbert.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_29_19511210_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about a problem happened with one of his partners in Bogota and that he has ended the partnership with him.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_29_19511208_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He thanks him for sending 300 US dollars. He conveys greetings from their mother and the family. He tells him that the last year was very bad.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_29_19510220_001.pdf

Date: 1951 July 22
Letter from Michel Saykali to his nephew Joe Saykali. He sends greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_29_19510722_001.pdf

Date: 1951 June 15
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He reassures him about the health of their mother and asks him to take care of himself and his health.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_29_19510615_001.pdf

Date: 1951 May 25
Letter from Metri Karam to Georges Saykali about the land in Bhamdoun.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_19510525_023.pdf

Date: 1951 May 25
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He tells him about the good state of the business despite the critical internal political situation in Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_29_19510525_001.pdf

Date: 1952 July 20
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel. He thanks him for his last letter and tells him that he has undergone some medical tests.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_30_19520720_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges and his wife Salwa. He expresses his great sadness at the loss of Tanios, his sister's husband. He asks them also to reassure him about the health of Georges and their mother.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_30_19521115_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1953 August 14.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19530814_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his nephew Joe Saykali. He asks him about his decision to travel to America and encourages him to come to Cúcuta where they can work together.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19530808_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He reassures him about the state of his sisters, especially Victoria who lost her husband.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19530224_001.pdf

Date: 1953 June 9
A radiogram from Assma to an unknown person dated 1953 June 9.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19530609_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his nephew Joe. He asks him to send the the details of his travel plan to Colombia. He also tells him that he has sent 300 US dollars.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19531102_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali and his wife Salwa Saykali. He reassures them about their son Joe who will join him in Colombia in order to work with him.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_19_00000000_032.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He expresses his happiness regarding Joe's decision to come to Cúcuta and work with him.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19531018_001.pdf

Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He reassures him about their mother's health condition and wishes that the war will end soon.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19531025_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his nephew Joe. He explains the details of his travel to Colombia.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19531031_001.pdf

Letter from an unidentified author to Georges Saykali. The person sends greetings and expresses his nostaligia towards Beirut and the Cedars.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19530914_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He asks about his mother's health condition and Joe's answer regarding his proposal to come to Cúcuta.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_31_19530908_001.pdf

Date: 1954 April 5
Letter from an unidentified author to Georges Saykali. The person sends greetings and informs Georges about the American sports tournament that happened in Mexico the week before.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_32_19540405_001.pdf

Date: 1954 June 28
Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and tells them about his journey to Saint Cristobal.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_32_19540628_001.pdf

Date: 1955
Letter from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali. He asks him to return to his homeland.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_12_19550000_003.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his mother. He sends her greetings and tells her how much he misses her. He writes also to his brother Georges and his wife Salwa Saykali wishing them a Merry Christmas. He also tells them that he has sent 300 US…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_33_19551210_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his son Joe Saykali dated 1955 November 29.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19551129_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his brother Jiberto Saykali. He sends greetings and kisses to the family and tells him about his fishing trip.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_33_19551011_001.pdf

A radiogram from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali dated 1955 October 4.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19551004_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and tells them about his fishing trips with two of his American friends.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_33_19551008_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his son Joe Saykali dated 1955 September 28.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19550928_001.pdf

Date: 1956 July 2
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his son Joe Saykali dated 1956 July 2.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19560702_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali. He sends greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_34_19560320_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and wishes them Happy Easter.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_34_19560326_001.pdf

A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his brother Michel Saykali dated 1956 September 25.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_11_19560925_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings to the family, and tells them about his arrival at Greer Institute in Chicago.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19570410_001.pdf

Letter from Mitri Karam to Georges and Salwa Saykali. He sends greetings and thanks them for taking care of his land in Bhamdoun.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580118_001.pdf

Date: 1957 March 3
Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings to the family, to his grandmother, his aunts and their respective families. He tells them about the new workshop he has established with his uncle Michel Saykali.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19570303_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali, mother Salwa Saykali, brothers Gilbert, Roger, Pierrot, sister Huguette, grandmother and aunts. He sends greetings to the family. He tells them about the possibility that the Society of…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19571123_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19571130_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to his father Georges Saykali, mother Salwa Saykali, brothers Gilbert, Roger, Pierrot, sister Huguette, grandmother and aunts. He sends greetings to the family, and asks them about the political crises in the Middle East.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_35_19571018_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his nephew Gilbert Saykali. He thanks him for the nice photos he has sent him. He also congratulates him on graduating as an engineer from the university. He also expresses his happiness that the revolution is over.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580816_001.pdf

Date: 1958 July 31
Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges. He expresses his deep sorrow for the death of their mother. He asks Georges about their circumstances during the revolution that will cost Lebanon a lot a money and victims. He also wishes that the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580731_001.pdf

Date: 1958 June 19
Letter from Joe Saykali to his father, mother, Gilbert, Huguette, Roger, Peter, grandmother and aunts. He asks them about what is happening in Lebanon and why the people still confuse religion and politics.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580619_001.pdf

Letter from Michel Saykali to his brother Georges Saykali. He sends greetings and want to ask about the health condition of his mother. He also reassures Georges about the news of his son Joe.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580316_001.pdf

Letter from Joe Saykali to the members of his family. He sends greetings and reassures them about his health and his studies in Chicago. He also tells them about his meeting with the Chief Engineer in the Engineering Society.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_01_36_19580323_001.pdf

Date: 1958 March 3
A radiogram from Georges Saykali to his son Joe Saykali dated 1958 March 10.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/KC0061/kc0061_02_13_19580310_001.pdf
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