Faris and Yamna Naff Oral Histories 99 items
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- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Handwritten notes from interview with Eva F., and Handwritten notes were scanned and digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of Arab American History and Related item: Interview audio: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/85/rec/73 and http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/86/rec/74
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
72. AC0078-OT0028_02
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Original tape contains audio of joint interview with Essa M. and Sam S. of Manchester, New Hampshire. Interview is primarily in Arabic with some English., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Essa and Mary M. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/106/rec/80
- Date Issued:
- 1962-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
73. AC0078-OT0030_01
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Original tape contains audio of interview with Charles T. of Dorchester, MA followed by an interview with Assad S. of West Roxbury, MA. The switch occurs at 00:21:08. Charles' interview is primarily in Arabic, while Assads' is in English. This tape may have been swapped with tape AC0078-OT0030_02 during digitization, as the audio on this recording matches the metadata for the other tape., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Charles T. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/101
- Date Issued:
- 1962-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Handwritten notes from interview with Mr. and Mrs. Darwish R., and Handwritten notes were scanned and digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of Arab American History and Related item: Mr. and Mrs. Darwish R. Interview audio: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/84/rec/72
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
75. AC0078-OT0001_02
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Original tape contains two interviews, one with Thomas and Latify C. in Windsor, Ontario and the second with Nazha H. in Detroit, Michigan. Both interviews are almost entirely in Arabic., Thomas and Latify C. discuss folk remedies for various ailments, tell a stories of St. George curing an invalid and about Djin, sing a song written in the U.S. about a village in Lebanon and discuss superstitions. Nazha H. talks about the Evil Eye, naming and marriage conventions, many proverbs, curses and superstitons, and singes a lullabye and mourning song. This list is not exhaustive., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Nazha H. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/11/rec/3
- Date Issued:
- 1962-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
76. AC0078-OT0002_02
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., The tape contains sections of four interviews. Dr. Naff speaks with Selma B. in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Charles B. in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Alexander M. in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Nazha H. in Detroit, Michigan. Interviews are largely in English with some Arabic., Selma B. speaks about variations in cooking methods, baptismal ceremonies, and superstitions surrouning menstruating women. Charles B. sings two songs, the folk song Barhoom ya Barhoom and a song about Charles Lindbergh. Alexander M. talks about his arrival in the U.S., the Shrine to the Virgin at Saidnayah, Syria, and the legend of St. Nicholas. Nazha H. talks about courtesy sayings. This list is not exhaustive., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History
- Date Issued:
- 1962-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
77. AC0078-OT0034_01
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Original tape contains audio of an interview with Victoria S. followed by a portion of an interview with married couple Mike and Ghandura H. with Nazira N.. Both interviews take place in Los Angeles, California. The first interview is conducted in English, the second primarily in Arabic with some English. The switch takes place at 1:04:24., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Mike and Ghandura H. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/92/rec/1
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
78. AC0078-OT0012_02
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Tape contains two interviews or parts of interviews, one with Maggie M. and one with Selma N. Both take place in Spring Valley, IL and are largely in Arabic., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Maggie M. and Selma N. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/107/rec/85
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Handwritten notes from interview with Alice A., and Handwritten notes were scanned and digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of Arab American History and Related item: First part of interview audio: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/81/rec/2; Second part of audio redacted.
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
80. AC0078-OT0034_02
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Original tape contains audio of an interview with married couple Mike and Ghandura H. with Nazira N., all of Los Angeles, California. The interview is conducted primarily in Arabic with some English., and Interview was originally completed on a reel-to-reel tape and was digitized in 2016 through a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Arab American National Museum.
- Notes:
- Source: Archives Center at the National Museum of American History and Related item: Mike and Ghandura H. interview notes:http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/92/rec/1
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection