Early life story of Naomi Ouzounian, 1982

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An account of Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I and Hovhaness Eskijian's aid to her and her family. Typewritten (12 pages) in English. "There was a time in my life when I did not hope to live to become eighteen." -- first line.

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Title Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I, 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 There was a time in my life when I did not hope to live to become
eighteen. Now on the plus side of eighty years I keep thinking of
the times, the places, the incredible events and the God like man
who made that possible for me.

I was fifteen then. Happy, healthy, brighteyed, full of ambitious
plans for a long, useful life. Suddenly my world crashed around me, -
my dreams went up in smoke, my clothes turned to rags.

Somewhere in the world some fool had pressed the trigger of'a
gun that had killed some country's prince. What did that have to
do with me? How was I responsible for it? Not I or any of my people
had any share of responsibility in it yet at the end of the World War .
that it started, two million of my people had been killed in various
ways. Yet I was spared, I am still here at 81, grateful for my
life, my children, sorrowful for what I lost, I never stop wondering

“why me?"
hy" but Iremember the "how". Turkey

I'll never know the *
entered the war on the side of Germany, against the European Allies
and later the Americans. The official edict of the then Turkish
government went out to echo through the mountains and valleys, cities
and hamlets. “we must create an Armenia without Armenians. We must
kill them all, man, woman, child, young and old, no exceptions
permitted, no mercy shown, no means ignored, no matter how cruel they
may seem!i” The diabolical plan was to take first the young, the
strong, the heads of clans and families. Kill them outright or exile
them to some unknown destination without any tools of self-defense,
very little food and clothing or cover. Then follow up with the rest
of the population. Get them out of their homes, drive them out to the

deserts without food, shelter, transportation, or the help and protection

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Title Early life story of Naomi Ouzounian, 1982

Alternative Title Armenian orphans (supplied title)

Description Five documents mostly relating to the early life story (ca. 1913-1916) of Naomi Ouzounian:

Outline of Hovhannes Eskijian biography. Handwritten (1 page) in English.

Map of Aleppo, Syria, showing locations related to Hovhannes Eskijian. Hand-drawn (1 page) in English. With marginalia by Luther Eskijian.

Mary Mehagian, 76 Mountain Shadows West, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, letter, 1977 February 11, to Luther Eskijian. Typewritten (2 pages) in English. "Last week I wrote you a letter expressing my appreciation for your drawing of Echmiadzin" -- first line.

Naomi Ouzounian, 44 North Greenwood, Palatine, Illinois, USA, letter, 1982 April 24, to Luther Eskijian. Handwritten (1 page) in English. "It would take someone more talented in the art of writing..." first line.

An account of Naomi Ouzounian's struggles in Syria and Turkey during World War I and Hovhaness Eskijian's aid to her and her family. Typewritten (12 pages) in English. "There was a time in my life when I did not hope to live to become eighteen." -- first line.

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

Coverage Spatial 44 North Greenwood (roadways), 76 Mountain Shadows West (roadways), Aleppo (cities), Arizona (states), Asia (continents), Der-El-Zor (cities), Illinois (states), North America (continents), Palatine (cities), Scottsdale (cities), Syria (countries), Turkey (countries), USA (countries)

Coverage Temporal 1913/1916

Inherited Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Ouzounian, Naomi (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 Mehagian, Mary; Ouzounian, Naomi

Date Created 1977-02-11, 1982-04-24

Creator Mehagian, Mary (writer), Ouzounian, Naomi (writer)

Contributor Ararat-Eskijian Museum (donor), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (recipient), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (marginalia)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Type images, texts

Format 34 pages (extent), correspondence (aat), documents (object genre) (aat), letters (correspondence) (aat), maps (documents) (aat), outlines (documents) (aat)

Internet Media Type multipart/related

Language English

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