Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran includes a growing number of digital collections from private family holdings and participating archival institutions. Click on a collection to see the full details.
One sale document
A collection of family photographs, a birth certificate, and an audio interview with Afruz Muqaddam.
Collection of family photographs and legal and financial documents, including depositions and settlements
Collection of family photographs, a medical practice license, and the biography of Dr. Safiyah Ghaffarzadah (Rafʻatjah) from the book “Women Physicians of the World: Autobiographies of Medical Pioneers”
A collection of photographs, a marriage contract, a partial biography, and miscellaneous writings
This collection includes photographs; objects of daily life; legal and financial documents, including: inheritance, property sale settlement, and power of attorney. Most of these items belonged to Aʻzam Dukht Qavami, daughter of Mihrangiz Khvajah-nuri and Manuchihr Qavami, and wife of Muhammad Riza Sawmiʻi.
A collection of marriage contracts
The collection includes five marriage contracts.
Documents, including several settlements, a marriage contract, and a share of inheritance kept in a metal storage tube, whose image is also in this collection.
A collection of objects of everyday life, photographs, correspondence, books, writings including prayers, prescriptions, invitation letters, questions and answers, and legal and financial documents including marriage contracts, dowry registries, sales and settlements, wills, affidavits, and petitions.
A collection consisting of two marriage contracts.
Marriage contract of Shah Baygum, Ziya’ al-Saltanah (daughter of Fath‘ali Shah and Maryam Khanum) with Mirza Mas‘ud Ansari
Collection of family photographs and documents including settlements, birth certificate, power of attorney, lease, marriage contract, will, etc.
A collection of family photographs, a marriage contract, a legal document, and an interview with Parvin and Nasrin Rostami.
This collection consists of legal, financial, and other documents of Masha Allah Khan Sardar Jang Kashani and ‘Izzat Malik Khanum family, and other writings and documents which have been organized in this archive as the Ariyanpour collection.
This collection consists of the family photographs and legal documents of Arusiyak Sururiyan (Pitrusiyan), which have been organized in this archive as the Armine Qazariyan collection.
A collection of family photographs and a chest
This collection includes photographs; objects of daily life; and a large number of legal and financial documents, including marriage contracts, wills, endowment deeds, diaries and notes, cookbooks, and a taped conversation with Banu-yi Ashraf. Most belonged to Sakinah Khanum (known as Banu-yi Ashraf – 1891-1971); others belonged to Munir al-Muluk Jahandari (1899-1975).
Collection of various documents held by the Astan-i Quds, including affidavits, settlements, marriage contracts, sale documents, and records of stipends.
This collection consists of the family photographs and legal documents of Ninish Amirkhanian (Stepanian), which have been organized in this archive as the Avakiyan collection.
A collection of legal and financial documents from Ayrandibi village in Marand, including marriage contracts, divorce settlements, dowry registries, powers of attorney, testimonials, claims, sale and other settlements.
A collection of family photographs, objects, and letters; The items in this collection belong to Azardukht Qahramani.
A collection containing letters and envelops, dowry lists, settlements, wills, photographs, and everyday objects. Listen to the audio file, Bahman Bayani speaking about the Collection.
The collection consists of a photograph of Ashraf Valiyah, which was made available to WWQI by Bahman Vali.
A family collection of letters, marriage contracts, dowry documents, settlements, endowments, powers of attorney, photographs, everyday objects and artwork. Many items were created in Qazvin where the Sheikholeslami family has lived for generations. Listen to the audio file, Bahram Sheikholeslami, in conversation with Ramyar Rossoukh and Afsaneh Najmabadi, speaking about the Collection.
A collection of writings and legal and financial documents, including sales and settlements, wills, endowments, affidavits, and marriage contracts.
Collection of photographs and correspondence
A collection of family photographs and objects of daily life
A collection of objects of everyday life and a rainwater harvester
Collection of family photographs, and legal and financial documents including marriage contracts, sales and settlements, endowments, leases, invoices, and letters of Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
A collection of photographs and documents related to Iranian Jewry courtesy of the Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History (CIJOH).
Collection of essays, anthologies, and miscellaneous writings in various topics, including: medicine, astrology, women’s hygiene, and poetry.
This collection consists of the family, legal, administrative, and love letters of Mirza ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak Amin al-Sultan and a few other writings and documents which have been organized in this archive as the Dabiri collection.
Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Sultan and Muʻtamad al-Sultan Akbar Khan
A selection of doors, tile panels, paintings, a table, a mirror, a rosewater sprinkler, a painted ceiling, a brocade, a water pipe, and a pair of earrings from the collection of The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA). This collection was assembled over a period of nearly 60 years by Doris Duke (1912–93), an American philanthropist.
A collection of family photographs, legal and financial documents including sales, settlements, and birth certificates, and two audio interviews with Bibi Khanum and Aqa Ni‘mat.
A collection of family photos, an album, and financial and legal documents including settlements, family genealogies, a dowry registry, a marriage contract, and a title decree
A collection of objects of everyday life and legal and financial documents including sales and settlements, a will, and a birth certificate.
One tray
Collection of photographs, paintings, booklet of documents, and objects of daily life. All objects belong to the maternal family of Durdanah and Azar Palizi – Faridah Iʻtizadi and her mother, Badr al-Muluk.
A collection of photographs, a will, and legal and family letters belonging to Ashraf al-Muluk Amini (Fakhr al-Dawlah).
Collection of family photographs and one marriage contract
Collection of legal and financial documents, including sales and settlements, depositions, and correspondence
A collection of legal and financial documents including: settlements, testimonies, payment receipts, documents about inheritance and power of attorney, a verdict, a marriage contract, dowry lists, a play, and a list of spices.
A collection of family photographs
A collection of family photographs and a marriage contract.
Collection of family photographs, objects of daily life, and a marriage contract
Collection of two marriage contracts and some family photographs
A collection of objects of everyday life
Collection of family photographs, objects of everyday life, pages of the Qur’an, letters, and legal and financial documents including marriage contracts, sales and settlements, and a list of household items
A private collection containing a photo album
A collection of objects of everyday life and legal and financial documents
Collection of legal and financial documents, letters, settlements, and a marriage contract. Images of documents are provided by Gholam Reza Sahab to WWQI.
Collection of family photographs, two marriage contracts, and a picture of government seals, all of which belong to Giti Ghajar Davalu. The items in this collection are related to Fasl-i Bahar Khanum (Iran al-Dawlah), the daughter of Sultan Husayn Mirza (Nayyir al-Dawlah) and wife of Mustafa Quli Khan (Hajib al-Dawlah), her daughter-in-law, Nayyirah Muʻazzam, and other family members.
Marriage contract, five family photographs, and a sketch of the residence compound of ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma. The collection also includes an audio interview with Hafez Farmayan.
A collection of family photographs, objects of daily life, documents, letters, paintings, poems, and translations belonging to Hajib (Nayyir ‘Uzma) Qajar-Davallu, which was made available to WWQI by her children.
Collection of family photographs and objects of everyday life
One marriage contract
A collection of photos, certificates of graduation, and objects, including an embroidered cloth, a tablecloth, embroidery, and a carpet.
A collection of lithographs from Harvard College Library of important works relating to the lives of women in Qajar Iran: “Gawhariyah,” a compilation of poems by Shams al-Shu‘ara’; and “Hadiyat al-muhibb” and “Risalah-i hijabiyah,” two texts related to Islamic concepts of womanhood; “Khayrat-i hisan,” a biographical dictionary of famous women of Islam, with information on some forty learned women from courtly circles in Qajar period. In addition, selected photographs from ‘Ali Khan Vali’s Album have been organized into a separate collection on our site.
A collection of everyday objects, some of which belonged to Murvarid Lashgari (ca. 1901-1967), the grandmother of Hasan Roozbehi (the owner of the collection), and some to Fatimah ‘Antiqah-chi (born ca. 1896), the grandmother of Vahidah Farmani (Hasan Roozbehi’s wife).
This collection consists of one marriage contract.
A collection of photographs and documents, including twelve pages from a family photo album, and an audio-interview.
Collection of documents and objects kept at the Museum of Tehran’s Notary 25, organized and preserved by the head of the notary, Mr. ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sultani Mutlaq, including some of his own private collection. All use of the material in this collection must reference the original repository.
Album of photographic prints documenting ʻAli Khan Vali, his family, and the people, places, events, and activities associated with his life and career as a Qajar grandee and provincial governor in northwest Iran. It contains many portraits and group portraits of people from virtually all levels of society, including orphans and other children, women, families, students, cadets, military officers, nobility, government officials, clerics, Sufi women, entertainers, and others. The full album is at the Harvard Library. For our archives, we have selected images related to the lives of women.
Collection of family photographs
A collection of photographs, letters, petitions, settlements, and other legal and financial documents.
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Iran-i naw newspaper items have been organized in seven collections (15158A to 15158G):
Collection of family photographs, objects of everyday life, and legal and financial documents, including settlements and one marriage contract
A collection of family photographs and objects, including furniture, lamps, dishes, textiles, and a mirror.
A collection of family photographs, letters, and legal documents, including marriage contracts, endowments, wills, sales and settlements, and identity booklets.
A collection of legal and financial documents, along with letters and notes, from the office of the attorney, Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, in Shiraz
A collection of three paintings by Shawkat al-Muluk Khvajah-nuri, two photographs and an audio interview
Eight early studio photographs, including works by Antoin Sevruguin and Joseph Papazian.
A collection of seven family photographs, a page from the will of Muhammad Husayn Mirza Muʼayyid al-Dawlah, and interview with Kamran Dowlatshahi.
A collection of legal and financial papers, including marriage contracts and powers of attorney, a list of dowry items, reports, letters, and photographs.
A collection of 175 marriage contracts, 46 settlements, 12 rental contracts, 18 powers of attorney, 6 divorce decrees, and a number of other legal documents, including endowments, testimonies, letters of sale
Several marriage contracts, documents, photographs, and objects of everyday life
A collection of family photographs
Collection of family photographs, objects of daily life, and legal and financial documents, including: sale and settlement documents, rental agreements, birth certificates, a power of attorney, a marriage contract, and a letter.
Collection of legal and financial documents, marriage contracts, letters, photographs, and objects of daily life
Collection of family photographs, a marriage contract, and an audio conversation with Hadi Nik Khvah.
Collection of a marriage contract, family photographs, and an audio interview with Mahyar Khalili.
A collection of family photographs, objects of everyday life, a birth certificate, and miscellaneous writings.
Collection of family photographs, a picture, a marriage contract, and some sale and settlement documents
A large collection of marriage contracts, dowry registries, wills, sale and rent settlements, and other documents and writings. The oldest document in this collection is a property settlement dated 1799.
A collection of documents, family photographs, and objects of daily life
A collection of manuscripts from the Library of Kufa Foundation
A collection of legal documents, family photographs, and objects of daily life, belonging to ʻAlamtaj Mukri and other members of her family. This collection was made available to WWQI by Parivash Ladjevardi. Items of this collection belong to Parivash, Munirah, and ʻAli Akbar Ladjevardi.
Collection of family photos and an audio interview with Layli Ardalani Nasir
A collection of family photographs and objects from daily life.
A collection of family photographs, a marriage contract, and an audio interview with Mahlaqa Mallah.
A collection of legal and financial documents
Collection of photographs, letters, invoices, and a title decree
This collection includes legal documents and petitions dating to the second session of the Iranian parliament (1909-1911). They represent but a small fraction of the rich archives that is kept at the Majlis Documentation Center.
Collection of letters and petitions and a postcard
A collection of manuscripts, marriage contracts, endowments, and other legal documents, courtesy of the Majlis Library, in Tehran, Iran. A collection of legal documents and petitions, dating to the first two sessions of the Iranian parliament and housed at the Document Center, is organized as a separate collection, Collection ID 1018B, on our site.
The collection includes a number of manuscripts and marriage contracts, made available to our archive by Malek National Library and Museum Institute.
Collection of family documents including sale and settlement, birth certificates, marriage contracts, writings, photographs, objects of daily life, and a book of prayers.
A collection of family photographs, a marriage contract, and household items such as mirror, and samovar.
A collection of family photographs, paintings, objects of daily life, and marriage contracts. Most of the items in this collection belonged to Gawhar Shad Khabir Muhsini and Ashraf Muhsini.
Currently, this collection includes one manuscript, Tarikh-i ‘Azudi.
A collection of family papers and documents, including letters and petitions
A collection of family photographs, legal documents, including the marriage contract of ʻIzzat al-Saltanah and ʻAbbas Mirza Salar Lashkar, and letters, including correspondence of Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and her family members and letters exchanged between Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and her husband, ‘Abd al-Husayn Farmanfarma.
A collection of letters, financial and legal documents, a map, and other writings related to the correspondence between Najm al-Saltanah (1270-1350 AH) and her brother ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, which were found among the Farmanfarma family papers in Tehran. The recipients of some of these letters are not identified and many are not dated, but some of these letters were in envelopes that were sealed and dated.
A collection of family photographs and legal documents, including marriage contracts, dowry registries, sale and settlements, affidavits, powers of attorney, and identity booklets.
Collection of family correspondences and photographs, postal cards, objects of daily life, and legal and financial documents
A collection of photographs, a birth certificate, a marriage contract, and an audio interview with ‘Iffat Aminzadah, in which she shares memories of her family members, especially her mother and her great aunt, Kafi Navvab Safavi, who was known as “Shazdah Khalah.”
A collection of several periodicals, including Jahan-i zanan, Jam‘iyat-i nisvan-i vatankhvah, and Mulla Nasr al-Din Magazine
A collection of eight family photographs.
A collection of legal and financial documents, including marriage and divorce contracts, settlements, wills, invoices, affidavits, and marriage agreements, along with some letters and notes from 18th to 20th century
Collection of daily life objects, marriage contracts, and other documents.
A collection of family photographs, objects of daily life, and legal and financial documents such as marriage contracts and dowry lists.
A collection of photographs from the old parts of Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab’s house, objects from the house and objects from daily life belonging to Saltanat Khanum and Bibi Jan, family photographs, a genealogy, identity records, and an interview with Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab (grandson of Saltanat Khanum and Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab) about his memories of Saltanat Khanum and Bibi Jan.
Collection of family documents
A collection of family letters and papers, photographs, and objects, featuring several marriage contracts and household items from the Muʻizzi family .
A collection of family photographs and legal & financial documents
A collection of everyday objects and an interview with Badr al-Sadat Afqahi
Collection of family photographs belonging to Farahangiz Mushtaq
The Mossadegh Foundation collection contains a selection of correspondence and legal and financial records, including the will of Ziyaʼ al-Saltanah Musaddiq and marriage contract of Ziyaʼ Ashraf.
A collection of legal documents, identification cards, a membership card, a postcard, and embroidery.
A collection of two amulets and a door lock
A marriage contract
A marriage contract and a settlement
A collection of legal and financial documents including marriage contracts and settlements.
Collection of objects, a property sale settlement, and a photograph, and an audio interview with Nahid Tavallali (Kazemi)
A collection of family letters and the registries of Shaykh Baqir Najmabadi (13 volumes) and Shaykh Mahdi Najmabadi (15 volumes). The letters primarily concern testimonials and powers of attorney given to family members in order to deal with issues of inheritance and other property transactions involving women in the family. The complete registries of Shaykh Baqir Najmabadi and Shaykh Mahdi Najmabadi record vast numbers of transactions that concern inheritance disputes, often between sisters and brothers, as well as registered marriage contracts that include such details as itemized list of what the bride took to her matrimonial home. They constitute an invaluable source for socio-cultural history of the Najmabadi neighborhood in Tehran, Iran.
One marriage contract
Collection of family photographs and legal and financial documents including marriage contracts and sales and settlements
Collection of photographs, poems by Tayirah, writings, and correspondence
Collection of photographs, correspondence, writings, one manuscript (Girls’ Education), two books of register, and legal and financial documents including, powers of attorney, petitions, sales and settlements, marriage contracts, dowry registries, testimonies, leases, licenses and certificates, and wills
Collection of correspondence, writings, and legal and financial documents
A collection of family photographs, family letters, and legal and financial documents, including wills, sale and settlement documents, and marriage contracts. The letters and envelopes in this collection were kept separately.
This collection consists of the family letters of Khadijah Sultan and her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam which have been organized in this archive as Nezam Mafi collection.
A collection of letters, handwriting, talismans, amulets, gravestones, two manuscripts of One Thousand and One Nights, and legal and financial documents, including a deposition, rental contract, power of attorney, settlement, dowry registry, marriage contract, divorce settlement, list of wedding expenditures, endowments, and inheritance divisions.
A collection of family letters, financial and legal documents, and photographs. Also includes an audio interview with Marzieh Khanum Nosrat Mozaffari Sabeti, daughter of Nusrat al-Saltanah Muzaffari and A’zam al-Saltanah.
A Qur’an, handwritten by Ziya’ al-Saltanah, daughter of Fath‘ali Shah Qajar, portions of a small Qur’an with family birth records, marriage contract, and a book of genealogy.
Collection of photographs of old houses, including Anis al-Dawlah’s in Tehran, and Lariha in Yazd. Additional houses are included in their corresponding collections: For Varjavand House see Parviz Varjavand Collection; Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda in Shahnaz Shahzadi Collection; Rasuliyan House in Rassoulian Collection; and Shaykh al-Islam’s house in Bahram Sheikholeslami Collection.
A collection of Qajar paintings and other artwork and objects, part of a much larger collection housed at the ILEX Foundation in Boston, Mass.
A collection of photographs and plans of old houses in Udlajan [‘Udlajan], Tehran
The collection includes a memoir, photographs, and an audio interview with Ozma Adl.
Collection of family photographs, objects of everyday life, a marriage contract, a birth certificate, and a list of household items
A collection of legal and financial documents that includes endowments and settlements.
Collection of family photographs, one handwriting, a certificate of elementary school, and an audio interview with Parvanah Sulaymani
A collection of family photographs and everyday objects.
A collection of family photographs
Collection of family photographs and objects of everyday life
A collection of family photographs, a birth certificate, a will, and an interview. This collection is related to Shifteh Soltani Collection.
This collection includes objects from daily life, including a Qur’an and some paintings, among other objects. Most material belonged to Aqdas al-Dawlah, a daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and after her death they were passed on to her daughters Badr al-Zaman Imami Zahir and Quds al-Zaman Zahir.
Includes an illustrated pilgrimage scroll
A collection of photographs, 35 audio files from 17 records, and 35 record labels of the first vocal recordings of three female singers, Iftikhar Khanum, Amjad Khanum, and Zari Khanum; made in Iran. Recording Company: Gramophone Record Company Recorded by: Edmond James Pierce Recording date: October and November of 1912 Recording location: Gramophone Company Studio at Fil Khanah Alley (Lalahzar, Tehran) Production: Riga (Russia) Record type: shellac (double-sided) Records diameter: 25 cm First run – date: March and September of 1913 and September of 1914. Record trademarks: Concert Gramophone Record and Amour Gramophone Record Reproduction: 1916, Calcutta, India, record trademark: Amour Gramophone Record Other reproductions: between 1918 and 1924 with the record trademark: His Master’s Voice.
A collection of documents and photographs belonging to Qamar Taj Dawlabadi (1910-1993), daughter of Marziah Khanum Munis Aqa and Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi, including fragments of writings by Mirza Aqa Khan Kirmani, Shaykh Ruhi, Tahirah Qurrat al-‘Ayn, Subh-i Azal, correspondence between Qamar Taj and ‘Aliyah Khanum (a granddaughter of Subh-i Azal), correspondence between Qamar Taj and Jalal Azal (a grandson of Subh-i Azal), a fragment of a biography of Subh-i Azal, her travel narrative to Cyprus, and several photographs.
A collection consisting of photographs of the old Rasuliyan house in Yazd, a marriage contract, a settlement, and some letters.
Collection of letters, photographs, property transaction documents, family papers, marriage contracts, lists of dowry, and a book of prayers. Some of the photographs originally belonged to the Nasiri Court and came to As‘ad al-Saltanah’s possession.
A collection of objects of everyday life, writings, correspondence, and legal and financial documents including sales and settlements, wills, power of attorney, affidavits, and marriage contracts.
This collection is part of a larger collection of documents and books gifted by Homa Rouhi (Sarlati) to Widener Library at Harvard University as “Bayani material.” The selection here includes: writings and poetry by Tahirah Qurrat al-‘Ayn; correspondence between Subh-i Azal and Safvat al-Hajiyah, Maymanat Khanum, Edward Browne, and several other people; a genealogy of Subh-i Azal’s family; and a copy of Tanbih al-Na’imin, written by ‘Aziyah Khanum (d. June 1, 1904), sister of Baha’ Allah.
Several family photographs
A collection of correspondence, speeches, essays, periodicals, fiction writing, publications and photographs related to the life and career of Sadiqah Dawlatabadi (1882-1961). Includes materials related to her correspondence with Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi (1908-1992), studies and travels in Europe, work for the Ministry of Education, and affiliation and activities with various organizations, including Kanun-i banuvan [Women’s Center], Jamʻiyat-i rah-i naw [Society for a New Path], Jamʻiyat-i Nisvan-i Vatankhvah-i Iran [Association of Patriotic Women of Iran], and the International Congress of Women and Peace. Also includes seven issues from the third Zaban-i zanan series published in Tehran between 1942 and 1945.
Collection of two marriage contracts and objects of daily life
A collection of objects of everyday life and legal and financial documents, including settlements and two marriage contracts
A family collection of everyday life objects, photographs, marriage contracts, and a settlement.
This collection consists of family letters, marriage contracts, letters of recommendation, reports, petitions, and property sale settlements.
A collection of everyday objects including wrapping cloth and scissors, and legal and financial documents including a birth certificate, a marriage contract, a power of attorney, legal notes, checks, depositions, settlements, and wills.
A collection of family documents, photographs, and objects of daily life belonging to Nuzhat al-Muluk, daughter of Kawkab Khanum Dargahi and Qahraman Mirza Salur (‘Ayn al-Saltanah). Many of the items are the handiwork of Nuzhat al-Muluk, including a copy of the complete poems of Farrukhi Sistani in her handwriting and embroideries. Many of the photographs were made from a stack of negatives shot by her husband, ‘Abd Allah Salur.
A collection of objects, family photographs and an album, a birth certificate and family letters.
Collection of letters, legal and financial documents, a will, a marriage contract, and birth records.
A collection of family photographs, objects of everyday life, and a decree belonging to Nur al-Saltanah, the daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and her family; an audio interview with Sayyid Hamid Sayyid Imami accompanies the collection.
A collection of family photographs, a painting, a birth certificate, and objects of daily life, along with an audio interview with Fakhr al-Sadat Mir Fakhrayi. Most of items in this collection were a part of Fakhr al-Sadat’s dowry, given to her by her mother, Zahra Khanum.
Collection of family photographs and objects from daily life
This collection consists of nine marriage contracts, five settlements, and an old picture, all of which belong to Shahdad Fazeli.
The collection includes the photographs, documents, and handiwork of Hiripsimeh Abrahamian (1884-1957), Lili Basil (1918-1953), and Ebbi Harutunian (1915-1994).
A collection of a marriage contract, photographs, and everyday objects including clothing, serving dishes, candlesticks, and carafes
Collection of papers related to Shahnaz (Rushdiyah) Azad and her husband, Abu al-Qasim Azad Maragha’i, including the constitution of Banuvan and Banu’ian Association and a set of the periodical Namah-i banuvan, which Shahnaz Azad edited and published in 1920-21.
A collection of photographs of the Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda house in Yazd and objects of daily life
A collection of family photographs
Collection of objects of everyday life, most belonged to Samanbar Zargar-nizhad, mother of Shams al-Qamar Zargar-nizhad, and some belonged to Shah Bibi, mother of ‘Ali Zargar-nizhad (Samanbar’s mother-in-law)
Collection of family photographs, legal and financial documents, writings and calligraphy practice
A collection of family photographs, two birth certificates, two passports, and a will. This collection is related to Poori Soltani Collection.
This collection consists of two sets of correspondence: the first between Zarrin Taj and her husband; the second between I‘timad al-Atibba’ and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan primarily concerning household expenses and business affairs but also about family issues (including news of marriages, births, deaths, divorce, travels, etc.), most exchanged between Tehran and Tabriz from 1897-1903. In addition, the collection includes a sales settlement and a marriage contract. The former is for a house in Kamraniyah sold to Haj Mirza Murtiza Quli Sultan al-Atibba’ Nuri (I‘timad al-Atibba’) in 1898.
A collection of photographs of the house of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan Sufi Siyavush and two interviews with Shukuh Sadat Muqimi in Amlash, Gilan, in which she shares memories from her own life, her maternal and paternal families, and the family of her husband, ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan Sufi Siyavush.
A collection of letters, photographs, reports, and legal and financial documents including a birth certificate, a deposition, a bestowal, an endowment, an affidavit, an inheritance division, powers of attorney, settlements, receipts, marriage contracts, and inheritance divisions
A collection of family photographs, objects of daily life, a marriage contract, a birth certificate, and family letters belonging to Surur al-Saltanah and ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash).
A collection of photographs of Ma‘sumah Sufi Siyavush’s house
Currently, this collection includes one manuscript, Women’s Education.
A collection of legal documents, including marriage contracts, divorce settlements, dowry registries, and other settlements.
Collection of family photographs, a birth record, two student award certificates, and an audio interview with Taj al-Muluk Tajbakhsh Zamandar.
A collection of family photographs, birth certificates, a marriage contract, memoirs, and an interview with Taj Iran Zarghami, the daughter of Turan al-Dawlah and Arbab Faraj Zargham and the granddaughter of Taj al-Saltanah.
Collection of family photographs, a poetry booklet, invitations, and legal and financial documents including sales and settlements
Collection of photographs, manuscripts, including tomes of poetry, travelogues, books of advice, anthologies, as well as marriage contracts
A collection of objects of everyday life; legal documents, including a birth certificate, a power of attorney, and marriage contracts; a book; and copies of several letters by Mirza Abu al-Qasim Qa’im Maqam Farahani.
This collection consists of some objects of everyday life belonging to Turan Bihnam, who inherited them through her mother, and some marriage contracts collected by Abu al-Qasim Tafazzuli, her husband.
Items in this collection have come to Turan Misgarzadah either from her mother, Akram Chaychi (d. 1975), or from her second husband, Najm al-Din Ilahi. According to Ms. Misgarzadah, many of the items go back to some 120 years ago.
Collection of family photographs, objects of everyday life, a knitting instruction, licenses and certificates, sale and settlements, and family correspondence
A collection of legal and financial documents, including sale and settlements, claims, letters, and family photographs.
One marriage contract.
Collection of family photographs, artwork, and family documents including marriage contracts and a settlement.
Collection of marriage contracts, sale and settlements, and legal and financial documents
Collection of historical documents such as petitions and legal & financial documents