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Letter from Susan Moody to Mrs. Platt
Letter from Susan I. Moody to Mrs. Orol Platt regarding funding for the school, and the building's property debt
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Letter from a Baha’i woman from Rasht, 1910
Addressed to Isabella Brittingham and some other Baha’i women; it includes the writer's happiness regarding the unity of East and West through the Baha’i faith and discusses the importance of promoting this religion
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Letter from Tayirah to Isabella Brittingham, 1909
The writer expresses her happiness in receiving the addressee's letter, and discusses the many problems for Baha’i followers in Iran due to lack of freedom; her belief in the Baha’i faith since she was twelve years old, and the mental and physical pressure imposed on her by her family for ten years because of her belief; and mentions that several of her family members, including her husband, converted to the Baha'i faith when they heard her words.
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Tablet from ‘Abd al-Baha’ to Tayirah
‘Abd al-Baha’ asks Tayirah to be patient regarding her daughter's death because her soul is calm and happy, and Tayirah should be grateful for it. It also includes some prayers.
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Letter from Evelyne Caldwell to Mrs. Platt, 1916
Letter from Evelyne Caldwell to Mrs. O.A. Platt in New York. Mrs. Caldwell thanks Mrs. Platt for the package she sent to the Tarbiyat school in Tehran, talks about her great voyage, and says she hopes to see her again.
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1918
Letter from Sarah A. Clock to Mrs. Platt about receiving her letter, how the Tarbiyat school is functioning, the Tarbiyat school's scholarship, and about weddings, funerals and various religious customs in Iran.
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt along with Taj al-Saltanah's invitation, 1917
Includes different topics, such as her living situation in Iran and a description of the recent commencement. She enclosed Taj al-Saltanah's invitation for a visit. Mrs. Clock writes that while Nasir al-Din Shah oppressed the Baha’is, his daughter, Taj-Saltanah, has joined Baha’ism; also that Taj-Saltanah gave her two pieces of crocheted lace to send to the addressee to be sold, and its money be given to the Mashriq al-Adhkar
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt
Mentions receiving a package of cards a week ago, the poor mail service, spending Thanksgiving and Christmas day at the Caldwell's place, the weather, and describes what they will do with the cards the addressee sent them.
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Letter from Sarah Clock
Additional portion of a letter from Sarah A. Clock, likely to Mrs. Platt, mentioning funding for building the girls' school, and her perspective on "bad Orientals"
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Tarbiyat School's program, 1917
Program of the Tarbiyat school
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