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Manuscript/Mixed Material American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Record book listing girls receiving support through the Christian Herald Orphanage, as supervised by the American Colony

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Title

  • American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Record book listing girls receiving support through the Christian Herald Orphanage, as supervised by the American Colony

Names

  • Christian Herald Orphanage (Associated name)
  • Vester, Bertha Spafford, 1878-1968 (Creator)

Created / Published

  • ca. 1920-1927

Headings

  • -  Christian Herald Relief Fund
  • -  American Colony in Jerusalem--Charities
  • -  Christian Herald Orphanage
  • -  Manuscripts
  • -  Palestine

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Black leather-bound record book with listing of information about individual girls involved in the Christian Herald Orphanage and its outreach, as conducted by the American Colony. Individual listings include a newspaper clipping photograph of each girl, with a clipping of statement about her, and hand written notes re her patron(s), money received in her support, family background, and other details. The book concludes with a list of special contributions from donors.
  • -  Girls as listed in the book are: Evelina Izrak; Jadeelie Saig; (Khadegie Inwaked?); Marie Aboud; Fareedy Elias; Milly Halaby; Malvina Zananderie (Asma Najla Aish?); Katrina Hishy (Julia Halaby's daughter); Erfat Ersas; Wahebie Ersas; Marie Nasra; Lydia Farrah; Aishey Abdul Azeez; Guldusta Bada; Khadigie Ersas; Zulfa Ersas; Naheel Katooha; Rafeha el Yousef; Hannie Salfeetie [Salfetie]; Widad Kattan; Eda Kattan; Mary Elias; Julia Elias; Nellie Elias (also a photograph of her patron, S. A. Lawrance of Clearwater, Fla.); Zaheye Fallace [Zahieh Fallas]; Faruze Saallah; Fatme Saalah; Julie Imsarsa; Marika Pooligo [Poulitho]; Ecrevy Moussa; Margaret Anastas; Alice Anastas; Khadigie Rifka Goshie; Julia Adelle Muhdah; Helanie Muhdah; Fatoume Goshie; Jameelie Goshie; Asma Wahbie; Victoria Skander Urphalie; Elizabeth (Waceelie) Zwaizenkoff; Katrina Zwaizenkoff.
  • -  Inserted correspondence re Christian Herald Orphanage girls, support, and management include A. Strand to Bertha Vester, ca. 1923; F. W. Cornwall to Miss Nixon, May 27, 1923; Alice W. Jones to Bertha Vester, Feb. 20, 1927; notes of July 1923; and a handwritten receipt noting contribution of Mrs. W. M. McKinney of Spruce Pine, N.C., Aug.-Sept. 1922.

Medium

  • bound volume 13" x 8" closed

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Part 1, Box 3, Folder 12: American Colony in Jerusalem
  • series: Part I: Topical File, 1871-2004

Source Collection

  • American Colony in Jerusalem Collection

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Christian Herald Orphanage, and Bertha Spafford Vester. American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Record book listing girls receiving support through the Christian Herald Orphanage, as supervised by the American Colony. to 1927, 1920. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.092/.

APA citation style:

Christian Herald Orphanage & Vester, B. S. (1920) American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Record book listing girls receiving support through the Christian Herald Orphanage, as supervised by the American Colony. to 1927. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.092/.

MLA citation style:

Christian Herald Orphanage, and Bertha Spafford Vester. American Colony in Jerusalem Collection: Part I: Record book listing girls receiving support through the Christian Herald Orphanage, as supervised by the American Colony. to 1927, 1920. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mamcol.092/>.