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Variant company name:

WWII  Search this

Company Name:

General Motors  Search this

Related companies:

GM, Delco Products  Search this

Notes content:

includes 1942 Annual Report to Employes, War Tugs tell their tales of the sea, Three R's of GM's War products training program, Delco War Products all over the World

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

4 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Topic:

Automobiles  Search this

Boats and boating  Search this

Engines  Search this

Marine machinery  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Ships  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10230

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10230

Variant company name:

a/k/a GE ; Jane's office ; WWII; Modern American home  Search this

Company Name:

General Electric  Search this

Notes content:

refrigerators, electric motors for farms, appliances, lighting, war production, War Projects Committee

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

9 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Schenectady, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this

Appliances (household)  Search this

Topic:

Candles  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Household appliances  Search this

Ice -- Manufacture  Search this

Lamps  Search this

Lighting  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10228

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10228

Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Names:

Naff, Faris  Search this

Naff, Yamna  Search this

Extent:

120 Cubic feet (295 boxes )

2,000 Photographs

450 Cassette tapes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Cassette tapes

Date:

1875 - 2004

Summary:

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. 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:

Alixa Naff arranged the collection materials and the Archives Center staff maintained this arrangement due to the size of the collection. Materials are arranged mostly by subject and type.

The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1: Personal Papers

Subseries 1.1: Individuals

Subseries 1.2: Organizations

Series 2: Photographs

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

Subseries 3.1: Abstracts and Transcripts

Subseries 3.2: By Topic

Subseries3.3: Other Projects

Series 4: Publications

Series 5: Subject Files

Series 6: Project Files

Series 7: Alixa Naff Personal Papers

Series 8: Audio Visual Materials

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 has 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 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.

Citation:

Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0078

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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0078

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 91, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1962-1980

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 / 3.2: Abstracts by Topic, 1962-1980

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2077

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 91, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1962-1980

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 / 3.2: Abstracts by Topic, 1962-1980

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2078

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 91, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1962-1980

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 / 3.2: Abstracts by Topic, 1962-1980

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2079

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 91, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1962-1980

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 3: Oral Interviews, Transcripts, and Supporting Materials / 3.2: Abstracts by Topic, 1962-1980

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2080

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 127, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1994

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 4: Publications / 4.6: Fiction, 1942-1995

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2543

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 173, Folder 23

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2879

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 175, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1890 - 1910

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2972

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 175, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1903

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2973

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 175, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1908 - 1910

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref2974

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 177, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1920

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3018

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 177, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3022

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 200, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930 - 1949

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 6: Project Files / 6.2: Research Materials, 1894-1992

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3159

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (1/4" open reel)

Container:

Box 262, Reel AC0078-OT0001

Type:

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Date:

1962 July

Scope and Contents:

Location: Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario

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

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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection

Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection / Series 8: Audiovisual Materials / 8.1: 1962 Interviews

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3351

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound tape reel (1/4" open reel)

Container:

Box 262, Reel AC0078-OT0002

Type:

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Date:

1962 July

Scope and Contents:

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Detroit, Michigan

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: 1962 Interviews

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3353

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Extent:

1 Videocassettes (VHS)

Container:

Box 288

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Videocassettes (vhs)

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 8: Audiovisual Materials / 8.6: Moving Image

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0078-ref3792

Compiler:

American Lebanese Awareness Association  Search this

Creator:

Haberstich, David E., 1941- (microfilmer)  Search this

Collector:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet (2 reels, Silver gelatin microfilm, 35mm.)

Culture:

Arab Americans  Search this

Lebanese Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Account books

Microfilm master negative

Microfilm positive

Photonegatives

Minutes

Place:

Deir-El-Kamar [Lebanon]

Lawrence (Mass.)

Date:

1926-1950

Scope and Contents:

Microfilm copy of a bound, hand-written book compiled by the American Lebanese Awareness Association, Lawrence, Massachusetts (later Salem, New Hampshire.?); includes minutes of meetings and biographies of men killed in World War II.

Arrangement:

Microfilm is an item from a series in Collection 78. Filmed in sequential page number order.

General:

Forms part of: Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection, but is housed with other microforms.

Reproduction Note:

Microfilm. Washington, D.C.: Archives Center, NMAH, 1991. 2 microfilm reels (camera negative and master positive), 35 mm.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site by appointment; copies may be purchased. The Archives Center's service positive microfilm may be removed for viewing in the NMAH Library microfilm readers; contact NMAH Library for access. Master negative not available to researchers.

Rights:

Authorization to publish must be obtained from the American Lebanese Awareness Association, 315 So. Broadway, Salem, New Hampshire.

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Biography  Search this

Immigrants -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Account books -- 20th century

Microfilm master negative

Microfilm positive

Photonegatives -- Microfilm

Minutes

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 8: Audiovisual Materials / 8.8: Microfilm

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collector:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Collection Creator:

Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (7.3" x 9.7".)

Culture:

Arab Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

Syria

Date:

1930

Scope and Contents:

Actors and actresses in costume.

Arrangement:

Series 12, box 3, folder Struss, David.

Local Numbers:

AC0078-0000073 (AC Scan No.)

89-12742 (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.

Occupation:

Actors  Search this

Topic:

Theater  Search this

Actresses  Search this

Acting  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin

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 / Struss, David

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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