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Daughters of Saʻid al-Mulk to Nasir al-Din Shah and Anis al-Dawlah, [late 19th century]
The item consists of two letters enclosed in the same envelope and written by Khanum Shahzadah (Khvurshid Taj) and Amirzadah Khanum (Qamar Taj), daughters of Saʻid al-Mulk, to Anis al-Dawlah and Nasir al-Din Shah. Through the mediation of Anis al-Dawlah, favorite wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, they petition Nasir al-Din Shah to bestow their father's title on Mirza Salih Khan Muʻtamad Divan.
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Advertisement for tutoring, 1909
An advertisement by a woman educated in St. Petersburg, who recently converted to Islam
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Women's objection to Russian newspaper, 1909
A group of women have complained to the St. Petersburg Justice Department about an insulting article about Iranian women
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Aman Allah Mirza Jahanbani to his brother
Letter from Aman Allah Mirza [Jahanbani] [II], son of Aman Allah Khan Mirza Ziya’ al-Dawlah, from Russia regarding his father's death and the instability of the political situation in Iran.
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Letter from Mu‘tamad al-Mulk to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1870 or 1871
Includes reports about Qavam al-Dawlah, Mushir al-Dawlah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahd-i ‘Ulya, and Asif al-Dawlah
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, sending his greetings and telling her about his education.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, telling her that he has been busy with exams and done well, that he follows the news of Iran through the Istiqlal-i Iran newspaper, advises her to take care of her health and do some exercise, and requests that some money be sent to him by Mughis al-Saltanah. He then mentions one of his classmates' suicide over a girl. He states that the absence of the veil in Europe causes many problems, as many young men kill themselves over women and women poison themselves over men. He concludes that getting...
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Mahmud Khan Nizam Mafi, 1911
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his son, Mahmud Khan Nizam Mafi and discusses sending him his allowance and the rumor that Farmanfarma wants Zahra Sultan for his son, ‘Abbas Mirza.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Khadijah Sultan
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his mother, Khadijah Sultan, telling her about his work, the letters he is getting from his brother, and the photographs he has attached, among other news.
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Description of Iranian women by a Russian reporter, 1909
The writer criticizes an article written by a Russian female reporter published in a St. Petersburg newspaper, which describes Iranian women in what he calls an insulting way
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