Charles Abed Papers circa 1960s-2010

Summary
Contents
Names/subjects
Using these materials
This collection is found in the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Size
0.49 gigabytes (116 files)
Call number
KC 0017
Access to materials

This collection is open for research and contains digital material. Digital material in this collection is provided on the Khayrallah Center Archive’s website for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. For any questions regarding the materials, please contact the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu.

Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. Physical access to materials requires 48 hours advance notice.

Language

Materials in this collection are primarily in English, with some in Arabic and French.

Biographical/historical note

Charles “Charlie” Ibrahim Abed was born in Kano, Nigeria, in 1959, to Lebanese immigrants. The second youngest of five children, Charlie spent his early childhood in Nigeria before his father sent him and his younger sister to Lebanon to attend boarding schools. Due to the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, Charlie completed his high school education in the United States.

Charlie entered university in Detroit, Michigan before deciding to join his brother Samir in North Carolina in 1979. He attended UNC Charlotte, where he met his future wife, Susan Walsh. They married in 1983 and moved to Pennsylvania to work for IBM. Charlie and Susan returned to North Carolina in 1987 and had four children: Mira, Sasha, Richard, and Erica. Charlie and Susan continued to work for IBM until 1994, when Charlie left to start his own business and Susan began consulting and homeschooling their children. Charlie's businesses included an oil change shop, a UPS store, a car wash, and a donut shop.

Scope/content

This collection consists of photographs and documents related to Charles Abed’s childhood in Nigeria and Lebanon, his immigration to the United States, and his family life.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the order it was received.

Use of these materials

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Charles Abed Papers, KC 0017, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Gift of Charles Abed, 2015 October (Accession No. 2015.003).

Processing information

Processed by Khayrallah Program staff. Finding aid content contributed by Claire A. Kempa and updated by Allison Hall, 2023 November. Finding aid created by Allison Hall, 2023 November.

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Charlie Abed's Childhood Passport 1960s (Accession 2015.003)
Language of materials
Materials in Arabic (Arabic)
Half box 1, Folder 1
Identification card, Lebanon undated (Accession 2015.003)
Language of materials
Materials in Arabic (Arabic)
Half box 1, Folder 1
Charlie Abed Passport Photograph undated (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie, 44, with Siblings 2003 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie, Six, with Siblings 1965 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Portrait of the Abed Family 2010 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie and Susan's Wedding circa 1983 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Teenagers in Lebanon circa 1976 (Accession 2015.003)
Soccer Game 1967 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Charlie Abed's Passport, 1980s 1981 (Accession 2015.003)
Language of materials
Materials in Arabic (Arabic); French
Half box 1, Folder 1
Abed Children in the Cedars 1997 (Accession 2015.003)
Young Charles Abed's ID Photograph circa 1977 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 1
Holidays in 1970 1970 January (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Charlie Abed Visiting Carowinds, NC circa 1982 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Young Boy with Tree undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Going Shooting undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Unidentified Relatives of Charles Abed (1) undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Unidentified Relatives of Charlie Abed (2) undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Unidentified Relatives of Charlie Abed (3) undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Unidentified Relatives of Charlie Abed (4) undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Unidentified Relatives of Charlie Abed (5) undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Charlie Abed During Childhood undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Abed Family with Relatives undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Charlie and Susan and their Four Children circa 1991 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
The Abed Family Visiting Lebanon (1) 1997 November (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
The Abed Family Visiting Lebanon (2) 1997 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Charlie with his Four Children (1) circa 1991 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie with his Four Children (2) circa 1991 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Portrait of the Abed Family, 1995 1995 April (Accession 2015.003)
Portrait of the Abed Family, 2003 2003 August 18 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Charlie Abed during Childhood circa 1964 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Charlie with Triplets circa 1991 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie and Rita 1978 (Accession 2015.003)
Unidentified Group at a Banquet undated (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 2
Charlie at Twenty-Two circa 1981 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie and Family at Airport circa 2010 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Charlie Abed, Age 5 circa 1964 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie Abed in Nigeria, Age 3 circa 1962 (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie Abed undated (Accession 2015.003)
Charlie and Friends circa 1970s (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Charlie Abed 2003 June 15 (Accession 2015.003)
Half box 1, Folder 3
Charlie Abed Ten Years After Immigration circa 1989 (Accession 2015.003)
Charles Abed Adult Passport 1989
Half box 1, Folder 1
USB Drive undated
Half box 1, Folder 4
Please note that some historical materials may contain harmful content and/or descriptions. Learn how we’re addressing it.
Names
Subjects
Please note that some historical materials may contain harmful content and/or descriptions. Learn how we’re addressing it.

Access to the collection

This collection is open for research and contains digital material. Digital material in this collection is provided on the Khayrallah Center Archive’s website for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. For any questions regarding the materials, please contact the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu.

Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. Physical access to materials requires 48 hours advance notice.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Charles Abed Papers, KC 0017, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Archive, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.