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Islam

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Illuminated Islamic Scroll

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS 00128
Content Description

1.5 in wide scroll with handwritten Islamic print and hand drawn illustrations. The illustrations are colored and illuminated. The end of the scroll is attached to leather which was used to protect the paper roll.

Dates: unknown

Offley Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.164
Scope and Contents This collection details the history of the Offley Family from 1826 to 1916 through correspondences, diaries, photographs and personal effects. Its creators include multiple generations of Offleys and their associates. The papers provide insight into the daily life of the era as well as major geopolitical events such as the Greek War of Independence, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and World War I. Many of the Offleys served in the...
Dates: 1818-1916

Qur'an Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00447
Content Description

Qur'an handwritten in Arabic with floral decoration on the first page. It may have been produced in China.

Dates: unknown