Ameen Fares Rihani papers, 1897-1940.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 1,250 items; 6 containers; 2.4 linear feetSubject(s): - Case, Bertha -- Correspondence
- Fontaine, Marie-Louise -- Correspondence
- Monahan, Michael, 1865-1933 -- Correspondence
- Teller, Charlotte, 1876- -- Correspondence
- Von Wiegand, Charmion -- Correspondence
- American literature
- American literature -- Arab American authors
- Arab Americans
- Art
- Civilization
- Civilization, Arab
- Civilization, Western
- Criticism
- Culture
- History
- Literature
- Love
- Performing arts
- Philosophy
- Political science
- Politics, Practical
- Religion
- Style, Literary
- Theater
- America -- Civilization
- America -- Description and travel
- Europe -- Civilization
- Europe -- Description and travel
- Middle East -- Civilization
- Middle East -- Description and travel
- Western countries -- Civilization
- Western countries -- Description and travel
- Authors
- Poets
Open to research.
Photocopies of correspondence, biographical material, and drafts of essays, historical and political analyses, literary criticism, novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and travel literature reflecting Rihani's Arab-American heritage and the cultures of the Middle East and the West. Subjects include art, civilization, culture, history, literary styles, literature, love, performing arts, philosophy, politics, religion, theater, travel in the Middle East and the West, and Rihani's business affairs and personal matters. Also includes reproductions of a photograph and drawing of Rihani. Correspondents include his former wife, Bertha Case, and Marie-Louise Fontaine, Michael Monahan, Charlotte Teller, and Charmion Von Wiegand.
Photocopies of originals in Ameen Rihani Museum, Freike, Lebanon.
Arab-American author and poet.
Collection material in English.
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