Documents (26) mostly about Hovhannes Eskijian, 1916-2010

Gulenia Eskijian, letter, 1919-02-13, to Esther Barsumian, p. 1

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Title Gulenia Eskijian, letter, 1919-02-13, to Esther Barsumian, p. 1

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Source 20230913-dadrian-eskijian (batch), Hovhannes Eskijian Archival Materials (subcollection), University of Southern California (contributing entity), Vahakn Dadrian Papers (collection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu (digital); eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com (original)

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections (digital); Ararat-Eskijian Museum (physical)

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 (digital); 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 (physical)

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Content Aleppo, February 13, 1919

My dear sister
Mrs. Esther Barsumian,

Thank God, at last we received with great joy your
letter which we had been longingly and so impatiently
waiting for. It's impossible for me to describe to you the
measure of our happiness that both Virginia's and your
letters, dated December 26 and 27, as well as the children's
photographs, brought to our extremely saddened hearts.
These past four months during which not a word was heard
from you, was even more difficult to bear than the entire
four years (the duration of the war). If only you had
written to us before you received our letters, your letters
would have arrived here at least 14 months earlier. Be that
as it may, as long as we have now received the good news of
the well-being of you all, we forgive you for all the
needless worry your tardiness caused us.

Today I am sending your letters and the photographs to
Aintab (to mother and family) who day and night have been
living through with bated breath, to the limit of their
endurance because they have not heard from you. Praise the
Lord, our agony has now turned to rejoicing. Last night
Lucia (sister Osanna's eldest daughter) and I did not go to
sleep. All night long we sat up and cried for joy. To
date, the number of letters Lucia and I have written to you
is 8. Here are 2 more (one from each of us). This makes
10. I can't understand why, even though I had mailed my
letters before Lucia, you did not get mine, but already you
have received hers. I hope mine did not get lost.

We didn't know that my brother George and his wife are
now in California. I had mailed ali his letters to your
address (to Oak Park). TI hope that you have forwarded all
of them to him. How about their work? Are George and Moses
and my brother-in-law (Girgi Enishte) in the same work? If
not, what are they doing? I wonder why Moses has not
married by now.

Sweet Virginia's informative letter, written in her
beautiful English, made us very happy. Her accomplishments
attest to her maturity and dependability. after her
graduation from high school and college, I think you should
all consider coming back to Aintab---and soon. When all of
our Armenians, including you, our dear ones, return here,
you will have brought a bit of America to us so that there
will be no need for us to come there.

Now I shali give you news of our family. As you know,
we came here (to Aleppo) the year before Seferberlik
(Mobilization) began. Badveli came on September 19, and T
followed him 6 months later, on the 10th of April, 1914. T
had been here just 8 weeks when I came down with typhoid
fever. You already know this. No sooner had I gotten well
than the Seferberlik was announced. And exactly a month
later Badveli got sick with typhoid fever. He recovered

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Title Documents (26) mostly about Hovhannes Eskijian, 1916-2010

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Description 26 documents mostly about Hovhannes Eskijian, including correspondence, tickets, family tree, notes, articles, testimonial, speech:

2-13) John Minassian, "Eulogy on the the late Rev. Hohvannes Eskijian". Handwritten in English (12 pages) translated by Hovsep O. Janjikian from Armenian.

14-20) Nancy Eskijian, letter, 2010 September 10, to Balakian. "My name is Nancy Eskijian" -- first line. Typewritten letter (7 pages).

21) Red Star Line, ticket, 1920 October 7 - October 13, for ship passage from Paris to New York, for Gulenia Eskijian and her two children, Emmanuel Eskijian and Luther Eskijian. Printed and handwritten in French (1 page).

22) Eskijian family tree. Handwritten diagram (1 page)..

23) "Rescued from Turk slavery" in Chicago Daily Tribune (1920 November 15) page 5. In English (1 page).

24-27) "3 orphans"..., notes. Handwritten in English (4 pages).

28) "John Minassian one of the young people"..., note. Handwritten in English (1 page).

29) Inspection cards (3) and Landing cards (3) for passage on the Laplandis [ship] from Antwerp, Belgium, 1920 October 13, to New York, for Luther Eskijian, Gulenia Eskijian, and Emmanuel Eskijian. Printed in English.

30-32) Gulenia Danielian Eskijian, Aleppo, Syria, letter, 1919 February 13, to Esther Barsumian. "Thank God, at last we received with great joy your letter..." -- first line. Typewritten translation in English (3 pages).

33-34) Gulenia Eskijian, "My late beloved husband Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian had translated"..., 1928 July 4, document. Handwritten in English from dictation of Gulenia Eskijian (2 pages).

35-37) Sisag S. Manoogian, letter, ca. 1916, to Gulenia Khanoum Eskijian. "The sad news of Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian's death..." -- first line. Typewritten translation in English by Hovsep O. Janjikian, 1975 July 4 (3 pages).

38-39) K.K., Beirut, Lebanon, letter, 1965 August 4, to Luther Eskijian. "I believe this letter will be a kind of surprise"... -- first line. Typewritten in English (2 pages).

40-42) W. Nesbitt Chamber (Tank Missionary Home), Oberlin, Ohio, USA, letter, 1916 November 2, to Moses H. Danielian. "Your letter was forwarded to me" -- first line. Handwritten in English (3 pages) with handwritten note in English by Gulenia Eskijian on the third page.

43-44) H.V. Najarian, Sabina [Al-Sabinah], Syria, letter, 1916 April 2, to Gulenia H. Eskijian. "I am in front of a strange delirium..." -- first line. Typewritten translation in English from the Turkish (Armenian script) (2 pages) by Hovsep O. Janjikian, 1975 June 23-27.

45-48) Sarkis F. Consulian, "An immortal memory of a wingless angel", a testimonial on Hovhannes Eskijian. Handwritten translation in English from the Armenian (4 pages).

49-51) Manoog Norhadian. "Rev. Hovhannes Eskijian" in Baikar (1926 February 10). Handwritten English translation (3 pages) from Armenian.

52-54) John B. Manassian, "To the unforgetable memory of Rev. Hovannes Eskijian", Aleppo, Syria, 1916 March 25. Handwritten in Turkish (Armenian script) (3 pages).

55-66) Hovannes "John" B. Minassian, New York, New York, USA, eulogy "To the Rev. H. Eskijian", 1926 December, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the late Rev. Eskijian's death. "It is often very sweet to remember the past..." -- first line. Handwritten translation in English (12 pages) from Armenian, by Hovsep O. Janjikian, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1975 May.

67) Luther Eskijian, 1047 North Oxford Street, Los Angeles, California, USA, letter, 1977 August 17, to George Toutikian [sic]. "I want to express my sincere thanks"... -- first line. Handwritten in English (1 page).

68) Few lines of a patriotic Armenian song, sung around 1914. Handwritten in Turkish (Armenian script) (1 page).

69-76) Unidentified document in 2 or 3 parts. Possibly includes a letter dated 1909 [month] 15. Handwritten in Armenian (3 pages, 4 pages, 1 page).

77-79) Hagop Haleblian, "Testimony for Rev. John Eskijian", after 1950. Handwritten in English on French and Arabic letterhead (3 pages).

80) Ց.Վ. Նաճաըեան [Ts.V. Nachaian], letter. "Պիը խայալ էօնիւնտէ պուլունույօըում:" ["Here's what's best for you:"] -- first line. Typewritten in Turkish (Armenian script) by Hovsep O. Janjikian, 1975 June 26 (1 page).

81-87) Manasseh H. Shnorhokian, document on Hovhannes Eskijian, [s.d.]. Handwritten in Turkish (Armenian script) (6 pages). In: Manasseh H. Shnorhokian (Armenian Mission), Beirut, Lebanon, envelope, 1957 (or later) August 18?, to Luther Eskijian, 1760 East Washington Street, Pasadena, California, USA. With handwritten summary in English (1 page).

88) John B. Minassian, letter, 1964 October 28, to Luther Eskijian. "In my memories of war notebook..." -- first line. Handwritten in English (1 page).

89-90) John B. Minassian, letter, 1964 October 27, to Luther Eskijian. "I have to know from you..." -- first line. Handwritten in English (2 pages).

91-94) A commemorative speech in which Hovhannes Eskijian is praised for serving God and his people. From John Minassian. Handwritten in Armenian (4 pages).

Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name)

Coverage Spatial 1047 North Oxford Street (roadways), Aleppo (cities), Armenian Mission (religious facilities), Asia (continents), Beirut (cities), Europe (continents), France (countries), Lebanon (countries), Los Angeles (cities), Los Angeles County (counties), New York (states), New York (cities), North America (continents), Oberlin (cities), Ohio (states), Paris (cities), Sabina (cities), Syria (countries), Tank Missionary Home (residential sites), USA (countries)

Coverage Temporal 1916/2010

Inherited Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu (digital); eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com (original)

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections (digital); Ararat-Eskijian Museum (physical)

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 (digital); 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 (physical)

Rights Minassian, Hovannes "John" B.; Janjikian, Hovsep O.; Eskijian, Nancy, 1947-; Eskijian (née Danielian), Gulenia H., 1888-1946; Manoogian, Sisag S.; K.K.; Chamber, W. Nesbitt; Tank Missionary Home; Najarian, H.V.; Consulian, Sarkis F.; Norhadian, Manoog; Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007; Haleblian, Hagop; Nachaian, Ts.V.; Shnorhokian, Manasseh H.

Date Created 1909, 1916, 1916-03-25, 1916-04-02, 1916-11-02, 1919-02-13, 1920-02-07, 1920-10-13, 1920-11-15, 1926-12, 1928-07-04, 1950/NA, 1957-08-18, 1964-10-27, 1964-10-28, 1965-08-04, 1975-06-26, 1977-08-17, 2010-09-10

Creator Chamber, W. Nesbitt (writer), Consulian, Sarkis F. (writer), Eskijian (née Danielian), Gulenia H., 1888-1946 (writer), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (writer), Eskijian, Nancy L. (writer), Haleblian, Hagop (writer), Janjikian, Hovsep O. (writer), K.K. (writer), Manoogian, Sisag S. (writer), Minassian, Hovannes "John" B. (writer), Nachaian, Ts.V. (writer), Najarian, H.V. (writer), Norhadian, Manoog B. (writer), Shnorhokian, Manasseh H. (writer), Tank Missionary Home (writer)

Contributor Ararat-Eskijian Museum (donor), Balakian (recipient), Barsumian, Esther (recipient), Danielian, Moses H. (recipient), Eskijian (née Danielian), Gulenia H., 1888-1946 (recipient), Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (recipient), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (recipient), Janjikian, Hovsep O. (translator), Tootikian, George (recipient)

Publisher Baikar (original), Chicago Daily Tribune (original), University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Issued 1926-02-10

Type images, texts

Format 199 pages (extent), articles (aat), correspondence (aat), documents (object genre) (aat), genealogical tables (aat), letters (correspondence) (aat), notes (documents) (aat), speeches (documents) (aat), testimonials (aat), tickets (aat)

Internet Media Type multipart/related

Language Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Turkish

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