Box 3

Scope and Contents

Four childhood photographs of Khalil Totah, ca. 10 years old to mid-teens, including a school group photograph taken at Friends Boarding School at Ramallah.

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Friends Schools buildings, student life, classes, sports, special events, teachers and teachers' families.

to KAT. South China, ME, 1923 7/26. States she cannot be forced to enjoy living in Jerusalem but will try. to KAT. South China, ME, 1923 7/18. At Yearly Meeting, Rufus Jones spoke of the work Khalil and she were doing in Palestine to KAT. South China ME, 1923 5/19. observations of her surroundings. to KAT. South China, ME, 1923 6/3. Tells Khalil not to worry about Selim [KAT’s...

Ermina Jones Totah diary for 1923-28

The dates were assigned by the donor. Includes sea voyage from Haifa (Israel) to Naples (Italy) and visit in Italy. In July 1925, left Ramallah for U.S. and much of following content is in NY. There are many empty pages. Most entries are undated.

Contents of the photographs Photographs show Ermina as a child, later with Khalil in ca. 1910, in Jerusalem in 1919, her certificate of Palestinian nationality photo in 1925, in Palestinian costume in ca. 1927, on a camel at the Dead Sea, possibly with her mother and another woman, likely in South China, ME, and a small portrait photo. In addition, there is a photo of Mary Hoxie Jones (1904-2003), a relative of Ermina's through her father, Rufus M. Jones. There are also 3 photographs of a piece of “trench...