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Date(s)
- 4th January 1923 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 digital surrogate of handwritten and typed testimonial
Context area
Archival history
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
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Scope and content
Testimonial written by Umer Yaver, General of Division Late Grand Chamberlain of the Khaliph, in the name of His Imperial Majesty The Sultan Mahomet Khan the Sixth, whereby his Majesty praises the services provided to him by V. Marich and Co.
This document contains the original testimonial in Turkish including a translation in English.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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23 of 36 digitized paper documents
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Language of material
- Turkish
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Size of paper document: 20.4cm x 34cm
Size of digitized document: 3506 x 5878 - 904MB
Mounted/not mounted: letter mounted to card
Physical condition: slightly torn paper document - item re-housed and placed in Melinex polyester film
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Note
References:
Toledo, N. (2022). The Rizzo Marich Dynasty: And the tobacco industry in Malta (1st ed.). BDL Books.
Zarb-Dimech, A. (2022, December 4). The ‘Rizzo Marich’ Dynasty and the Tobacco industry in Malta. The Malta Independent. https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-12-04/newspaper-lifestyleculture/The-Rizzo-Marich-Dynasty-and-the-Tobacco-industry-in-Malta-6736247977
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Name access points
- Vahideddin, Mehmed VI, 1861-1926 (Subject)
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Date of cataloguing: 03/12/2024
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
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Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson