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Wadeeha Atiyeh papers
Wadeeha Atiyeh, a Lebanese singer, dancer, actress, writer, and storyteller, came to the United States as a young child. She was raised in Chicago by her grandparents, who maintained Middle Eastern traditions. Atiyeh studied voice under the direction of Ruth Julia Hall and made her professional debu...
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| Collection: | Wadeeha Atiyeh Papers |
| Collection Number: | MSS009 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Atiyeh, Wadeeha |d 1903-1973 |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Wadeeha Atiyeh papers |f 1931-1972 | |
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| 520 | |a Wadeeha Atiyeh, a Lebanese singer, dancer, actress, writer, and storyteller, came to the United States as a young child. She was raised in Chicago by her grandparents, who maintained Middle Eastern traditions. Atiyeh studied voice under the direction of Ruth Julia Hall and made her professional debut in Chicago in 1932. Atiyeh performed traditional music, dance, and storytelling throughout the Midwest, eventually settling in New York City. In addition to a number of short stories, Atiyeh authored a Middle Eastern cookbook. The collection contains programs, reviews, publicity and public relations announcements, scripts and music from her productions, writings, correspondence, and published works. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Mary McDermott, 1984. Accession number M74-63. | |
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Arab Americans--Fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cookery, Lebanese. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Lebanese Americans--Illinois--Chicago. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Lebanese Americans--New York (State)--New York. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Singers--Biography--Sources. | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Wadeeha Atiyeh Papers |c MSS009 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/atiyeh.html |