Collection of Khalil Joseph Letters 1891-1919

The materials in this collection are in Arabic.

Khalil Joseph was a Lebanese immigrant to the United States, specifically to West Virginia, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In West Virginia, Joseph operated several businesses and stayed in contact with family and friends in Lebanon.

This collection consists of 47 Arabic letters written between 1891 and 1919, a majority of which were written by Khalil Joseph (Khalil Youssuf) from West Virginia. Other letters were either written by or addressed to Youssuf Nader Raad, Asaad Butrus, Aziz Asaad Butrus, Salem Youssuf Nader Raad, Sassine Asaad Butrus, Laila Mahmoud, and Shafiqa Asaad Butrus. Letter content includes personal details and information about Joseph's businesses. Letters also discuss sending money to family members, marital arrangement opportunities, and current issues in Lebanon.

This collection is arranged chronologically.

The Khayrallah Center claims only physical ownership of the materials. Due to the nature of archival collections, information about copyright and rights ownership in the materials may be difficult to find despite reasonable efforts. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.

[Identification of item], Collection of Khalil Joseph Letters, KC 0063, Hoda Z. Nassour and Herbert R. Nassour Jr., MD, Archive of Lebanese Diaspora

Materials purchased by the Khayrallah Center from Jihad Bannout, 2022 March (Accession 2022.010).

Processed by Celine Shay and Lala Al Saeedi, 2022. Finding aid content contributed by Lala Al Saeedi and updated by Allison Hall, 2022 and 2023 December. Finding aid created by Allison Hall, 2023 December.