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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection, ca. 1880-1950
- Notes
- This collection grew out of a major research project by Dr. Alixa Naff on the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States--ca.1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from NEH. The collection process continues. A new series, No. 13, "Arab Americans since World War II," brings some aspects of the collection into the present
- Summary
- Oral history interviews deal with sociological categories of the assimilation process. Most tapes have been fully transcribed or abstracted. This data supported with published articles; demographic statistics; articles from Arab-American press, books, journals and dissertations by and about Arab Americans, published in the USA or in Arab countries. These include literature, poetry, histories, religious publications and philosophies. There are also family and church post-World War II publications by the Arab American community as well as newspaper articles about Arab Americans in the news by fields of endeavor
- Cite as
- Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1880
- ca 1880-1950
- 1850-1900
- 20th century
- donor
- Naff, Alixa Dr (historian)
- collector
- Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
- Subject
- Naff, Faris
- Naff, Yamna
- National Association of Arab Americans
- American Arab Anti-discrimination Committee
- Arab American Institute
- Syrian Protestant Church
- Spring Valley (Ill.) Syrian Orthodox Church
- Southern Federation of Lebanese Clubs
- Archdioceses of Antiochan Orthodox, Melkites, and Maronites
- Local number
- 1985.3009 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH