Arab American National Museum
1510 items
- Description:
- Letter in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Membership application form for the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Mike Monterastelli
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Nusser Family Collection
- Description:
- Copy of article written about Joseph Howar's work on the Islamic Center of Washington DC.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by the Howar Family
- Date Issued:
- 1952-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Howar Collection
- Description:
- Photograph of Emile Samra
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Emile Abou Samra Collection
- Description:
- The Permanent Delegation of Yemen to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Lyla and William Saigh
- Date Issued:
- 1956-08-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Rosemary Hakim Collection
- Description:
- Document in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Typed minutes from Syrian Ladies Aid Society meetings, with annotations by Dr. Evelyn Shakir. Minutes were typed in 1970s.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Figures in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- List of membership names
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Tape contains two interviews, the first is with with Mr. and Mrs. Nimer K. in Earlville, Illinois and is conducted in a mix of Arabic and English. The second is with Amelia and Budelia M. in Spring Valley, Illinois and is conducted in 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
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
- Description:
- Peddlers License from Bronxville, New York. Signed by the President of Bronxville W.P.H. Bacon, countersigned by the clerk (signature hard to read), and okayed by Herbert Taylor. License issued for three months. Back of license contains the date 1908-05-11, received from applicant with the dollar amount ($2) and the signature of the treasurer of Bronxville, Wm. H. Attinson.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Mike Monterastelli
- Date Issued:
- 1908-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Nusser Family Collection
- Description:
- Letter of recommendation from Frank J. Mihuau of Second Presbyterian Church.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Mike Monterastelli
- Date Issued:
- 1907-05-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Nusser Family Collection
- Description:
- Top: Joseph Howar; Center row, left to right: Edmund, Bader, Nancy, Raymond; Front row, left to right: Joyce, Patricia
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by the Howar Family
- Date Issued:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Howar Collection
- Description:
- Letter from Fayez Najjar from Hiam Zakharia Najjar School for Handicapped Children
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1996-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Document in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Photocopies of newspaper articles
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Bill for George M. Ayoob from the Boston Consolidated Gas Co.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Membership application form for the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Check made out to Sabbagh Bros. by W.E. Shakir
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Article written profiling Emile Abou Samra
- Date Issued:
- 1967-02-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Emile Abou Samra Collection
- Description:
- A guidebook to Lebanon for visitors. Information includes preparation necessary for visiting the country, transportation to and within Lebanon, information about historic sites and points of interest, places to stay, and important events and festivals.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Lyla and William Saigh. and Source: Arab American National Museum
- Date Issued:
- 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Rosemary Hakim Collection
- Description:
- Letter written in Arabic on Syrian-American Club of New York stationery
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter from University of California to Philip Shakir
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1967-06-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter from Howard University to Philip Shakir
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1967-05-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter to the Syrian American Club from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Emile Abu Samra's certificate of U.S. citizenship
- Date Issued:
- 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Emile Abou Samra Collection
- Description:
- Samir El Khoury, Consul General of Lebanon, writes to Emile Samra
- Date Issued:
- 1974-05-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Emile Abou Samra Collection
- Description:
- Letter from Yale to Philip Shakir
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1967-06-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Membership application form for the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Tape contains a single interview, with Elizabeth B. in Fort Wayne, IN. Interview is conducted in both English and 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
- 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
- Description:
- Shatila originally opened in 1979 in a small shop on Warren. It has grown into one of the most popular Middle Eastern bakeries in Dearborn. The store has moved locations several times. This photograph is from the Schaefer address, where it operated from 1984-2004.
- Notes:
- Source: 1994 Restaurant Photos Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Many Stories, One City - Dearborn Community History
- Description:
- Receipt in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Mike Monterastelli
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Nusser Family Collection
- Description:
- “Arab Americans and the Automobile: Voices from the Factory” was a project conducted in 1999 by the Cultural Arts Department of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS). The main objective of “Voices from the Factory” was to document, through oral testimonies, the history of the Detroit area’s Arab immigrants in the automobile industry.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Arab Americans and the Automobile - Voices from the Factory Collection
- Description:
- Rosemary Hakim with Assad Bakir of Kuwait. Photograph taken in Aley, Lebanon.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Lyla and William Saigh. and Source: Arab American National Museum
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Rosemary Hakim Collection
- Description:
- Photocopy of correspondence in Arabic- possibly a thank you note about a wedding gift
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1946-08-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Document in Arabic
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Receipts of payments by Syrian American Club for rent of Grand Opera House
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Membership application form for the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Letter written in Arabic on letter head from Selim S. Nasr, Librarie des Belles-lettres, Beyrouth, Syurie.
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Mike Monterastelli
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Joseph Nusser Family Collection
- Description:
- Membership application form for the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Receipt of payment for St. George Hospital of Beirut for $100
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1989-03-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Condemnation of sectarian violence in Lebanon
- Date Issued:
- 1975-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Emile Abou Samra Collection
- Description:
- Letter to the Editor of the Detroit Times about Israel
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Lyla and William Saigh. and Source: Arab American National Museum
- Date Issued:
- 1956-11-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Rosemary Hakim Collection
- Description:
- Letter to the Syrian American Club of Boston from Nasib K. Maluf
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Membership application form for the Syrian American Club of Boston
- Notes:
- Source: Donated by Dr. George Ellenbogen
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Evelyn Shakir Collection
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Tape contains the beginning of an interview with Mary S. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Interview is largely 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
- 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
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Tape contains a portion of an interview with Rose L. of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The interview is almost entirely 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
- 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
- Description:
- Part of a series of interviews in the Arab American community completed by Dr. Alixa Naff in 1962., Tape contains a single interview, with Joe D. and his wife Chaquibie in Fort Wayne, IN. Interview is conducted almost entirely 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: Mr. and Mr. Joe D. interview notes: http://cdm16806.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16806coll10/id/104
- Data Provider:
- Arab American National Museum
- Collection:
- Oral Histories from the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection