Letter to John F. Kennedy Museum

Description:

Typed and hand-edited letter by Aliya Hassen to the John F. Kennedy Museum (originally to the Editor of the New York Times) expressing condolences on the president's death, and including a poem by Tumadir Al-Khansa. Al-Khansa was a seventh century poetess from Oman.

Data Provider:

Arab American National Museum

Collection:

Aliya Ogdie Hassen Collection

Subject Topic:

Mourning and Poetry

Language:

English

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URL:

http://aanm.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16806coll18/id/110