J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Fayez A. Sayegh photograph collection
P1896
2.9 linear feet
9 archives boxes
4,211 items
1946-1980
Fayez A. Sayegh (1922-1980) was a scholar, educator, and diplomat who wrote about Palestine, Israel, and Zionism. This collection consists of slides, photographs, and negatives relating to Fayez Sayegh's career and personal life, particularly his family life and travels with wife Arlene Briem Sayegh and daughter, from 1946-1979. Included are photos of Fayez and Arlene Sayegh, their family, their house, and vacations across the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
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Fayez Abdullah Sayegh was born in 1922 in Kharaba, Syria to Afifa Batruni and Abdullah Sayegh. His father was a Presbyterian minister from Syria while his mother was from al-Bassa, Palestine. The family lived in Tiberias and Sayegh attended school in Safed, both located in modern-day Israel. The family surname is also transliterated as "Sayigh".
Sayegh received a bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut in 1941 and a master's in 1945. In 1949, he received a Ph.D. in philosophy with a minor in political science from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Sayegh taught at Stanford and Yale Universities, Macalester College, and the American University of Beirut, and was a fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford University, England. With his wife, Arlene Briem Sayegh, Fayez A. Sayegh had one daughter, Reema.
From 1967 until his death in 1980, Dr. Sayegh served as Senior Consultant to the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a member of the Delegation of Kuwait to the United Nations. He held previous diplomatic posts as Advisor to the Delegation of Lebanon, Counselor of the Yemen Delegation and Minister/Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States, at the United Nations.
An outspoken proponent of human rights, Dr. Sayegh was one of eighteen experts elected (in their personal capacities) in 1969 to the newly-established United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. At the United Nations, Sayegh challenged Israel's arguments and urged the United Nations to uphold international law and human rights for occupied people. He was elected to three successive four-year terms as the Committees Rapporteur.
Sayegh founded the Palestine Research Center in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1965, and was a member of the Palestine National Council. At the Palestinian Research Center, Sayegh helped establish the journal
Shu'un Filastiniyya in 1971. The recipient of many honors, Dr. Sayegh was decorated by the President of Lebanon with the Cedar's Medal, rank of Commander, the highest civilian medal offered by the Lebanese Government.
Fayez A. Sayegh was a prolific lecturer and writer. His books and monographs have appeared in translation in sixteen languages. Among his works, the 1965 study
Zionist Colonialism in Palestine is credited as developing the concept of Zionist settler colonialism. Other significant English-language works include The Palestinian Refugees (1952), The Arab-Israel Conflict (1956), and The Record of Israel at the United Nations (1957). In addition to writing, Sayegh appeared on American television to comment on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, engaged in debates on the topic, and lectured widely.
Fayez Sayegh died in New York City in December 1980. He was buried in Beirut, Lebanon.
Sources:
Killgore, A. (2005). In Memoriam: 25 Years After His Death, Dr. Fayez Sayegh's Towering Legacy Lives On .
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 22-23.
Fayez Sayigh. (2024). In Wikipedia. Retrieved June 20, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayez_Sayigh
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Arlene Sayegh on November 28, 2011. Addendum May 29, 2018.
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See also the Fayez A. Sayegh collection on the Arab-Israeli conflict (ACCN 2545) in the Manuscripts Division and Fayez A. Sayegh audio-visual collection (A0576) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
The boxes are mostly organized by date, except for box 1 which consists of photos of Fayez. Additional dates can be located on individual folders inside of the boxes, which are also organized chronologically. Locations with a larger than average number of photos were given their own box for easier access, but still kept in chronological order in relation to the other boxes. The collection consists of slides, photographs, and negatives. The collection is arranged into five series:
Series I: Photos of Fayez Sayegh consists of Box 1, which contains primarily portraits of Fayez A. Sayegh throughout his life and career.
Series II dates from 1946 through 1961 and contains photographs of Sayegh's education, career, and travels. Box 2 contains photographs of Washington, D.C. and various locations in Europe. Box 3 contains primarily photographs of Lebanon and Syria.
Series III dates from 1960 to 1962 and depicts the Sayegh family in the American West. Box 4 contains photographs of a family home in Palo Alto, California between 1960 and 1962. Box 5 primarily contains images of locations in the region of San Francisco, California in 1962. Box 6 contains images depicting Sayegh family travel to National Parks and National Monuments in the American West in 1962.
Series IV dates from 1963 to 1967. It consists of one box, Box 7, which contains images depicting Fayez Sayegh and family during a fellowship at Oxford and baby; images taken in Minnesota; and family photographs of Reema Sayegh. The box also contains images of travel to other locations, such as Beirut, Lebanon.
Series V dates from 1972 to 1979. Box 8 contains images of Sayegh family travels to Hawaii depicting two trips, one in 1972 and another in 1975. Box 9 contains images of Sayegh family travels as well as the family homes and images of Reema Sayegh as a child.
Sayegh, Fayez A. (Fayez Abdullah), 1922-1980
United Nations--Palestine
Beirut (Lebanon)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Palo Alto (Calif.)
Arab Americans
Palestinian Americans
black-and-white photographs
Color prints (photographs)
Color slides
Photos of Fayez Sayegh
Family and Friends
1
1
Photographs and Press Reports of Dr. Sayegh's Television Interviews, Speeches, and Public Appearances
1
2
Dr. Sayegh Speeches and Events at the United Nations
1
3
United Nations, New York L.A.W. Affairs (Bev, Haddad, Brown)
1
4
Portraits of Fayez Sayegh
1
5
Portraits of Fayez Sayegh by Time Magazine Photographer
1980 March
1
6
Fayez I by Time Magazine
1
7
Fayez II by Time Magazine
1
8
Washington, Lebanon, and Travel, 1946-1961
Potomac, Washington D.C.
1946
2
1
Dr. Fayez Sayegh Ph.D Graduation, Georgetown University
1950 June 12
2
2
Washington D.C.
1950 January 01
2
3
United Nations
1950
2
4
Spring Lake, New Jersey
1953 June
2
5
"On Board S.S. Queen Mary New York to Charbourg"
1953 August
2
6
Manhattan, New York and Rockefeller Center
1954
2
7
Massachusetts
1954
2
8
Switzerland
1953-1954
2
9
Paris, France
1953-1954
2
10
France
1954
2
11
Versailles, France
1954
2
12
"Across the English Channel "
1954
2
13
Celebration of the Arab League 20th Anniversary, speaking tour
1956 August
2
14
Lake Couchiching; Ontario Canada
1957 August
2
15
Two Men and Airplane, Canada (?)
1957
2
16
Niagara Falls
1958 May 11
2
17
Salt Lake City, Utah
2
18
General
1958 August
2
19
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Conference
1959 August
2
20
"Sayegh Family at [unidentified]"
1959
2
21
Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon
circa 1960
2
22
Wendover, Ogden, Virginia City
Fall 1960
2
23
Zephyr Cove Lodge Lake Tahoe
1960 September
2
24
Lake Tahoe
1960 September
2
25
Zephyr Cove, Nevada
1960 September
2
26
Virginia City, Nevada
1960 September
2
27
Wendover, Nevada
1960 August-September
2
28
Couple Pictures
1960 September
2
29
Pine Inn Hotel, Carmel, California
1960 October
2
30
Princeton, New Jersey, Family Photos
1961 March-September
2
31
General
1961 August-September
2
32
Group Family Photos
1961 September
2
33
London, England
1954-1961
2
34
Geneva, United Nations Geneva
1953-1961
2
35
Holland, Netherlands
1961
2
36
Rome, Italy
1961
2
37
Oxford and Cambridge
2
38
Christmas Eve
1958-1961
2
39
Madonna Inn, Golden Gate Park Conservatory, California
1961 April
2
40
Baalbek, Lebanon
1961
3
1
Libya
1961
3
2
Bzoummar, Lebanon
1961 July
3
3
Djounien Bay, Nabaa al Safa Casinos, Lebanon
1961 July-August
3
4
Nabaa al Safa, Lebanon
1961 August
3
5
Bologna, Italy
1961 August
3
6
The Roche, Beirut, Lebanon
1961 September
3
7
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
1961 September
3
8
Damascus, Syria
1961 September
3
9
Baalbek, Lebanon
1961 September
3
10
American West, 1960-1962
Fayez in Palo Alto
1960-1962
4
1
Palo Alto
1960 December
4
2
Home in Palo Alto Front Views
circa 1960-1962
4
3
Palo Alto House Inside Views First Floor
circa 1960-1962
4
4
Palo Alto House Inside Views Second Floor
circa 1960-1962
4
5
Palo Alto House South Side
circa 1960-1962
4
6
Palo Alto House Backyard
circa 1960-1962
4
7
Stanford, California
circa 1960-1962
4
8
Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Vicinity
circa 1960-1962
4
9
"Sayegh and Briem's"
1962 February
5
1
"17-mile Drive (Monterey - Carmel)"
1962 February
5
2
Los Altos, California
1962 February
5
3
Highlands Inn, Carmel-by-the-sea
1962 February
5
4
California, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
1962 April
5
5
Cliff House
1962 April
5
6
Carmel-by-the-sea, Pine Inn, Carmel Mission
1962 April
5
7
Marin County, California
1962 April-May
5
8
Mount Tamalpais State Park, California
1962 April-May
5
9
Golden Gate Park Conservatory Grounds
1962 February-May
5
10
Conservatory Inside (flowers), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
1962 Spring
5
11
Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco California
1962 March
5
12
Park Grounds (with Briem)
1962 Spring
5
13
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California
1962 Spring
5
14
Cliff House
1962 April 15
5
15
Golden Gate Bridge
1962 May
5
16
Views from Golden Gate Bridge
1962 May
5
17
General
1962 May-June
5
18
Alcatraz (from Fisherman's Wharf), Mission Dolores
1962 June
5
19
Lake Tahoe area
1962 July
5
20
British Columbia, Canada
1962 July 21
5
21
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1962 July
5
22
West Coast
1962 July
5
23
Ogden, Utah
1962 August 4-September
5
24
Steve and Anne N. "Our Den"
1962 September 11-14
5
25
Christmas and New Year's
1962 December 25-31
5
26
Elko, Nevada
1961 September-1962 July
5
27
Bear Lake, Utah
1962 August 5
6
1
Afton to Jackson Wyoming
1962 August 6
6
2
Grand Teton National Park
1963 August 7
6
3
Yellowstone National Park
1962
6
4
Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Lower Falls, Tower Falls, Bears
1962
6
5
Sunset West of Spotted Horse, Wyoming; Wyodak Open Pit Coal Mine
1962
6
6
Devils Tower National Monument
1962
6
7
South Dakota: Prairie Dog Town, Spearfish Canyon
1962
6
8
South Dakota: Rockerville Gold Town, Mount Rushmore
1962
6
9
South Dakota: Badlands National Monument
1962
6
10
Oxford, United States, and Family 1963-1967
"Views From Our Flat," 59 St. Bernard's Rd. Oxford, United Kingdom
1963
7
1
"Inside Our Flat" 59 St. Bernard's Rd. Oxford, United Kingdom
1963
7
2
Bleinheim and Woodstock
1964 June 23
7
3
"Charlie (Edward Long) and Family"
7
4
Commencement at Macalester College
1963 June
7
5
Native American Village Mille Lacs Near Onamia, Minnesota
1963 July 27
7
6
Lake Itasca, Itasca State Park
7
7
House and Kitchen
1963 August
7
8
Minnesota House, Living Room, Kitchen, Study
1963 August
7
9
Lake Bde Maka Ska, Minnesota
1962 September 14-1963 April 27
7
10
Original caption: Lake Calhoun
Minnehaha Falls and Park, Lake Harriet, Minnesota
1963 April 27-August 3
7
11
Como Conservatory Saint Paul, Minnesota
1963 August 3
7
12
"From Minnesota to New York on S.S. Queen Elizabeth I"
1963 September
7
13
Wedding
1963 October
7
14
Oxford
1964
7
15
On Board S.S. Queen Mary
1964 July 30-August 4
7
16
On Board the S.S. Christoforo Colombo
1964 September
7
17
Baby Photos
1965 November 15
7
18
Reema's First Bedroom and Playroom, Reema with Mona
1965 November
7
19
Reema's First Christmas
1965 December
7
20
"Back in Beirut"
1966 February
7
21
Reema's First Picnic, Ogden Canyon
1966 August
7
22
Christmas
1966 December
7
23
Baby Photos
circa 1967 January-May
7
24
Garden
1967 August 9
7
25
Children Outside
1967 August
7
26
Picnic at Huntsville Park and Pineview Dam, Utah
1967 August 10
7
27
Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City, Utah
1967 September 9
7
28
Elko, Nevada
1967 September 14
7
29
Playground, Wells, Nevada
1967 September 15
7
30
"Stroll With Mom"
1967 September
7
31
Reema's Second Birthday, Shelburne Hotel, New York
1967 November 10
7
32
Family and Vacations, 1972-1979
Sea Life Park Oahu, Hawai'i
1972-1975
8
1
Honolulu, Hawai'i
1972-1975
8
2
Poipu Beach and Poipu Beach Hotel Kauai, Hawai'i
1972-1975
8
3
Kauai, Hawai'i
1972-1975
8
4
Hawai'i Volcano National Park
1972-1975
8
5
Hawaiian trees and flowers
1972-1975
8
6
Boar's Head Inn and Monticello Charlottesville, Virginia
1972 May 27
9
1
Reema, Kay__, Arlene, Max in Utah
1972 Spring
9
2
Ghalayini Restaurant, Beirut with Emily Habib
1972 July
9
3
"Snow in our Yard" 72 Great Oak Lane, Pleasantville, New York
1973 January 31
9
4
Reema in California
1975 July
9
5
Reema with friends, White Plains, New York
1976 May
9
6
Philadelphia by Reema, 8th Grade
1978 Fall
9
7
Planetarium
1978 December-1979 January
9
8
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1979 February 20
9
9
Carnival Cruise: General, Fayez and Reema
1979 February
9
10
Samana, Dominican Republic
1979 February 22
9
11
Landing at Miami
1979 February 25
9
12
Entertainment on board Carnival Cruise
1979 February
9
13
"One Year at 72 Great Oak Lane" Spring in Pleasantville and vicinity
1979 April
9
14
"One Year at 72 Great Oak Lane" Our Front Yard - April-October 1979
1979 April-October
9
15
"One Year at 72 Great Oak Lane" Our Back Yard
1979 April-October
9
16
"One Year at 72 Great Oak Lane" Our Neighborhood: Great Oak Lane North and South
1979 October
9
17
Photos from Cairo (year unknown)
9
18