The Talal Kanaan & Sarah Halima Collection
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PERIOD

1920 - 1960

ITEMS

DESCRIPTION

This collection consists of the documents which Talal Kanaan ِAnd Sarah Halima acquired by purchasing them from sales stalls, and includes several official and personal letters, financial documents (receipts, bills of exchange), a set of advertisements and data, school certificates, applications for registration of companies, and requests for postponing compulsory service in the Egyptian army. The collection also includes a map of the Arab world dating to 1958, a bulletin on mineral wealth in Egypt, statements issued by the British High Commissioner during the 1929 Revolt, and a set of newspaper clippings, all of which are from 1930 to 1970.

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The Talal Kanaan & Sarah Halima Collection

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