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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection

Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
American Arab Anti-discrimination Committee  Search this
Arab American Institute  Search this
National Association of Arab Americans  Search this
Syrian Protestant Church  Search this
Naff, Faris  Search this
Naff, Yamna  Search this
Former owner:
Archdioceses of Antiochan Orthodox, Melkites, and Maronites  Search this
Southern Federation of Lebanese Clubs  Search this
Spring Valley (Ill.) Syrian Orthodox Church  Search this
Extent:
120 Cubic feet (295 boxes )
2,000 Photographs
450 Cassette tapes
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Cassette tapes
Advertisements
Audiotapes
Books
Correspondence
Diaries
Journals (accounts)
Newspaper clippings
Oral history
Scrapbooks
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Dearborn (Mich.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Fort Wayne (Ind.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Spring Valley (Ill.)
Date:
1862-2004, undated
Summary:
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff (1920-2013) relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It documents the assimilation of Arabic speaking immigrants in the United States.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the immigration and assimilation of mostly Christian Syrian-Lebanese who came to America at the turn of the twentieth century. The immigrants were predominately-small land-owning peasants and artisans from the village of Syria and Lebanon. According to Alixa Naff, immigrants knew exactly where they were going to live and what they were going to do once they immigrated to America. They mostly chose to live in cities where earlier immigrants had already created communities. The majority of the immigrants became peddlers. Peddlers carried packs containing scissors, razors, pins, buttons, ribbons, threads, needles, combs, mirrors, soap, voile and muslin, lace and crotchet crafts, perfume, scarves, picture frames, oriental rugs, fine linens, leather goods, pictures of saints, religious notions from the holy land, confections and cakes. Peddling offered the immigrants a source of income and a way to learn the English language, American customs and lifestyles. It often led to ownership of a small dry goods store. More successful businesspersons then went on to own a department store or a chain of stores. For those Syrian/Lebanese who chose not to pursue peddling as a source of income other occupations included farming, work in New England textile mills, Midwestern factories, Pittsburgh and Birmingham steel mills and Detroit's automobile assembly lines.

It was in these Syrian communities created by Arab immigrants that Dr. Naff sought interviews, photographs and personal papers. For Alixa Naff this pioneering generation of people offered a wealth of information on the immigrant experience and the critical role that peddling played. Naff conducted interviews in urban and small town communities with an emphasis on Midwestern states. Her informants included first and second generation Christians, Druze and Muslims. Locations of interviews included Detroit, Michigan because it was an industrial city with a large and stable Syrian population of all faiths. Cedar Rapids, Iowa was smaller, a railroad depot at the turn of the century and home to the earliest Muslim groups. Peoria, Illinois was also a small, railroad depot at the turn of the century and it consisted predominately of the Maronite Sect originally from one village in Mount Lebanon. Spring Valley, Illinois was a small mining town with a Christian community and the remnant of a once flourishing peddling settlement. Their Eastern Rite Syrian Orthodox Church was the only one in Illinois until 1961 and served smaller Syrian groups.

Oral history interviews deal with the sociological factors of the assimilation process. Most tapes have been fully transcribed or abstracted. Information from the interviews are supported with published articles; demographic statistics; articles from the Arab-American press, books, journals and dissertations published in the United States or in Arab countries. Personal papers collected from individuals and families provide evidence of the experiences discussed in the interviews and add a personal touch to the reference materials. While there are a number of original items included among the personal papers, there is a substantial amount of duplicate materials. Naff would often collect the originals make copies and then return the originals to the donors.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into the eight series created by Alixa Naff.

Series 1, Personal Papers, 1891-2002, undated

Series 2, Photographs, 1890-1996, undated

Series 3, Oral interviews, Abstracts, Transcripts and Supporting Materials, 1962-1995, undated

Series 4, Publications, 1862-2000, undated

Series 5, Subject Files, 1888-2000

Series 6, Project Files, 1977-1995

Series 7, Alixa Naff Personal Papers, 1943-1996, undated

Series 8, Audio Visual Materials, 1908-1994, undated
Biographical / Historical:
The Faris and Yamna Naff Collection is the result of the dedication and research efforts of Dr. Alixa Naff, the daughter of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. She spent most of her life documenting the early American experience of the generation of Arabs, mostly Christian, from Syria/Lebanon who came to this country around the turn of the century.

After an administrative career in private industry, Alixa Naff enrolled at the University of California to obtain her B.A. degree. During her senior year, she was required to write a paper for an American history seminar. The topic for the seminar was immigration. Alixa Naff chose Arabs in America as her subject. According to Naff, there was a lack of reference materials relating to her topic. Therefore, she relied mostly on conversations with her parents' friends. Impressed by her work, Alixa Naff's professor offered her a grant to collect Arab folklore.

Alixa Naff conducted her research during the summer of 1962. She interviewed eighty-seven people in sixteen communities across the United States and eastern Canada. All of her informants were at least sixty years old at the time of the interviews and represented the last surviving members of her parents' pioneer immigrant generation. After completing her fieldwork, Naff went on to earn her master's and Ph.D. degrees. She taught on the college level at California State University and the University of Colorado. In 1977, she left teaching citing anti-Arab feelings as the reason for her shift in career paths. Her desire to counter the anti-Arab stereotyping with accurate sources of information created yet another opportunity for her to pursue more research about Arab Americans.

Later in 1977, Alixa Naff served as a consultant on a documentary film relating to Arabs in America. She again realized existed on the subject of the Arab immigrant experience in America. Moreover, much of what she found conflicted with what pioneer informants had told her. Naff was also painfully aware that family members of decreased Arab immigrants often discarded the early artifacts, personal papers, photographs and books brought to America. Shortly after, she began working on a study on the history of Arab immigrants. In 1979, Alixa Naff met Gino Baroni, then undersecretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and founder of the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs. His center helped her secure funding for her research from the National Endowment for the Humanities and provided an office for her to work. The result of this work was a book entitled Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience published in 1985. Richard Ahlborn, then curator of the Smithsonian's Community Life Division (now its Department of Cultural Affairs), convinced Naff to donate the collection to the Smithsonian in honor of her parents, Faris and Yamna Naff, and their generation of Arabs who immigrated to America.

Alixa Naff died on June 1, 2013 at the age of 93.
Related Materials:
Materials at the National Museum of American History

The Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)holds artifacts related to this collection including. See Accession #: 2007.3245.

Materials at the Smithsonian Institution

Photo Lot 2011-02, Alixa Naff photographs of Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean and audio tapes on Mediterranean folklore, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Provenance:
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Associations, institutions -- voluntarism  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Businessmen -- Arab Americans  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Emigration and immigration -- Arab Americans  Search this
Ethnic groups -- cultural history  Search this
Naturalization -- Arab Americans -- United States  Search this
Peddlers  Search this
Press -- Arabic language  Search this
Transcripts  Search this
voluntarism -- associations, institutions, etc  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertisements
Audiotapes
Books
Correspondence -- 19th-20th century
Diaries
Journals (accounts)
Newspaper clippings
Oral history -- Arab Americans
Photographs -- 20th century
Photographs -- 1850-1900
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0078
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a88907b6-52b1-4275-beca-efb48f9cff4a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0078
Online Media:

Josif, Sylvia, Washington, DC.

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 84, Folder 26
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1993
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 3: Oral Interviews, Transcripts, and Supporting Materials / 3.1: Abstracts and Transcripts, 1962-1995
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dd937b8c-5004-40df-9894-812a1078b27c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref645

(A) Amelia and Budelia Maloley; Maggie Maloley; Slayman Nemie (B) Maggie Maloley; Slayman Nemie

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape reel (1/4")
Container:
Box 263, Reel AC0078-OT0012
Type:
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Date:
1962 August
Scope and Contents:
Location: Spring Valley, Illinois
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Researchers must use digital reference copies in the Smithsonian Institution's Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 8: Audiovisual Materials / 8.1: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8463a8144-a3e3-4352-9fd6-dec9d8b5b731
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3374
Online Media:

[Abe Doumar: glass plate black-and-white negative.]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
Doumar family  Search this
Doumar, Abe  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.3" x 4.2".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Studio portraits
Photographs
Place:
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia -- 1900-1950
Date:
1915
Scope and Contents:
Photograph taken at a studio in Norfolk, Virginia. Photographer unidentified.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 14, folder ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000013.tif (AC Scan No.)

94-5556 (OPS neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Studio portraits
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82e457868-59f6-4f08-a6cf-655909104be3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4327

[Abe Doumar: black-and-white glass plate negative.]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
Doumar family  Search this
Doumar, Abe  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.4" x 4.2".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Studio portraits
Photographs
Portraits
Place:
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia -- 1900-1950
Date:
1915
Scope and Contents:
Photograph taken at a studio in Norfolk, Virginia.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 14, folder ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000016.tif (AC Scan No.)

94-5546 (OPS neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Studio portraits
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920
Portraits -- Men
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c0ab19f-e061-4963-ac2b-a98c9e594754
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4328

[Elias Kauri: black-and-white glass plate negative]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
Kauri, Elias  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.4" x 4.2".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Studio portraits
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1915
Scope and Contents:
Brother-in-law of the Doumar family, married Jenny Doumar. Subject is standing, wearing hat and overcoat, holding cigar?
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 14, folder ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000015.tif (AC Scan No.)

94-5545 (OPS neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Studio portraits
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85ccfdb55-3656-4958-b784-0a03c9ed9310
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4329

Doumar's famous pure food cones filled with Montauk ice cream: glass plate black-and-white negative]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
Doumar family  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (7.9" x 10.0".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia -- 1900-1950
Date:
Circa 1920
Scope and Contents:
Doumar ice cream stand and six employees.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 14, folder ?
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000014 (AC Scan No.)

94-5564 (OPS neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Ice cream industry  Search this
Ice cream, ices, etc.  Search this
Concessions (Amusements, etc.)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep848d61027-ec6f-4d7a-a37e-75a450fd2b29
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4330

[George Elicas Doumar using waffle cone making machine: black-and-white glass plate negative.]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
Doumar family  Search this
Doumar, George Elicas  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (7.9" x 9.9".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia -- 1900-1950
Date:
1920
Scope and Contents:
Doumar ice cream stand waffle making machine at Ocean View Park, Norfolk, Virginia. "This cone machine was the latest thing 1919 and made the hand machines obsolete." Photographer unidentified.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 14, folder ?
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000017.tif (AC Scan No.)

94-5547 (OPS neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Ice cream industry  Search this
Ice cream, ices, etc.  Search this
Concessions (Amusements, etc.)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8af898828-fb0d-4937-8e88-66c5cb216f05
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4331

[Interior of Doumar ice cream stand at Ocean View Park, Norfolk, Virginia : b&w photoprint.]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
Doumar family  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5.2" x 7.3".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Virginia -- 1900-1950
Norfolk (Va.)
Date:
1922
Scope and Contents:
George Elicas Doumar using the 12 iron semi automatic waffle cone making machine, Elmer Handy, Jeo Blake, and unknown man using the four iron hand waffle cone machines.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 7.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000024 (AC Scan No.)

94-7637 (OPS neg no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Ice cream industry  Search this
Ice cream, ices, etc.  Search this
Concessions (Amusements, etc.)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1910-1920
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83a3eab4e-3315-4573-ae92-a149d31ec148
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4332

[Two women working in the kitchen: b&w photoprint]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (2.6" x 3.9".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1965
Scope and Contents:
The women are working at a container on the kitchen floor with two children watching. Possibly grinding grain or pressing fruit.
Arrangement:
Series ?, box ?, folder ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000036 (AC Scan No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Kitchens  Search this
Cooking  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1960-1970
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c980fd02-19c3-4135-9c31-812a953604a3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4347

[Christian and Muslim Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa black and white photoprint]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.3" x 9.5".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1926
Scope and Contents:
Large group of men, women and children, some with American flags, taken outside. Arabic caption.
Arrangement:
In Series 12, Box 3, Folder Nasr, Constatine.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000087 (AC Scan)

86-6067 (OPS neg no)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Muslims  Search this
Christians  Search this
Flags  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1920-1930
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.1: Individuals, 1890-1989 / Rizk, Victor
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8be20d959-1b13-411d-a91a-1af5b2a15604
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4374

[Christian and Muslim Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa black and white photoprint]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.2" x 9.4".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1926
Scope and Contents:
Large group of men, women and children, some with American flags, taken outside.
Arrangement:
In Series 12, Box 3, Folder Nasr, Constatine.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000088 (AC Scan)

86-6064 (OPS neg no)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Muslims  Search this
Christians  Search this
Flags  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1920-1930
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.2: Families 1892-1987 / Nasr Christian, Orthodox, Muslim community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85aebe361-3649-42aa-9a12-86738a1f1776
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4375

[Christian and Muslim Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa black and white photoprint]

Collector:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.2" x 9.5".)
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1926
Scope and Contents:
Large group of men, women and children, some with American flags, taken outside. Arabic caption.
Arrangement:
In Series 12, Box 3, Folder Nasr, Constatine.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000089 (AC Scan)

86-6065 (OPS neg no)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Muslims  Search this
Christians  Search this
Flags  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1920-1930
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.2: Families 1892-1987 / Nasr Christian, Orthodox, Muslim community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep857e11c85-1a65-42b1-a4ec-a4d370982598
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref4376

Al-Salwa, 1945-1946

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / Magazines and Newsletters
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c0b71777-45fe-4b46-bb48-1523c188a29f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref100

Maloley, George and Mary

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 22, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / 1.1: Individuals and Families
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d7183674-7972-4643-89e2-d7da1f8e4cd5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref1000

Maloley, Richard, writings, undated

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 22, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / 1.1: Individuals and Families
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8392b8516-5545-4375-a97f-8dcc6a690a84
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref1001

Maloney, Mary

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 22, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / 1.1: Individuals and Families
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cb231e33-bd8f-47f5-ad71-f01c2658889d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref1002

Marad, Farris, personal papers, 1919-1960

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 22, Folder 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / 1.1: Individuals and Families
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c0943459-bbf9-4376-8ef4-b2d41d9a0576
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref1003

Maria, Frank, personal papers, undated

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 22, Folder 18
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / 1.1: Individuals and Families
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80cf9a067-8242-43c3-8d8b-9da8f5c6c152
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref1004

Maria, Frank, personal papers, religious

Collection Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Container:
Box 23, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 1: Personal Papers / 1.1: Individuals and Families
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep801599288-2993-45ee-91f0-ae5b75a0d55b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref1005

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