Voices from the Archive

IJA 2840

Receipts and Invoices for the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

View interactive document page

Description

These are receipts and invoices from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools from a variety of vendors for electrical and maintenance work, book orders, water, electricity, labor, travel for teachers, carpentry, pharmacy orders, toys, food services, office and school supplies, sporting goods, printing, fire insurance policy renewal, and newspaper advertising. Vendors include: Mackenzie’s Books, The Bookshop – Baghdad, Edward Raby Pharmacy, Al-Muthanna Library, Iraqi Mercantile Limited, The Union Pharmacy, the Middle East Store, Victory Bookshop, Coronet Bookshop, Trading & Printing Co. Ltd., Dar Es Salaam Hospital, Iraq Insurance Office Ltd, The Times (London), Manchester Guardian, and Foyles.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2840
Item Number
1427
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
The British Council, Financial, Chart, Employment, Shamash Secondary School, London, Address, Teachers, Geography, File Folder, Thumbprint, Chemistry, Business Cards, Typed, English Literature, Electricity Bill, Fragments, Baghdad Power and Light, Office of Telephone Administration, Economics, Receipts, Ink Stamps, Math, University of London, Letterhead, Invoice, Frank Iny School, French, Paris, Insurance, Personal Letterhead, Directorate of Education, Annotation, Ministry of Industry - Office of Electricity, Handwritten, Hospital, Travel, Revenue Stamps, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 26-50

Page 26

Dr. IHSAN SAMRA
Dr. Ihsan Samra
Tel. Nos. { Clinic 6200
Telephone { Clinic 6200
Residence 83346
Fils | Dinar
250 | 3
Received from the administration of the
Frank Eyni School a sum of three dinars
and two hundred and fifty fils only (3.250 Dinars)
representing the fees for examining some students
and teachers during the period between
3/4/54 and 14/8/54
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad 10/5/54
M. & S. ⟦illegible⟧

Page 27

AL SAMERAI STORE
For mending and selling all
electrical applinces
Contractor for electrical lines
HAMEED M. AL SAMERAI
ALWEYAH STREET
Maghazachi Bazar
Near the Police Station
AL SAMERAI STORE
For selling and repairing all electrical tools
And contractor for laying wires
Owned by Hameed Mohammed Al-Samerai
Alwiyah Street, Al-Maghazachi Market
Adjacent to Alwiyah Police
Date: 195 / /
Phone: ( )
Messrs: M
Fils Fils | I. D. Dinar | Qty. Quantity | Kind Type | Remark Notes
|  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
|  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
|  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
|  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |
W. M. Co.
N:
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Errors and omissions excepted
95

Page 28

92
Sami Ezra Chitayat
Debit Note No. 340
Rashid Street 1/216 Khan Majid
Baghdad 11/17/1957
SAMI E. CHITAYAT
Frank Iny School
Telephone No. 85296
Baghdad
Qty. | Particulars | Rate | I. D. | Fils | I. D. | Fils
2 | No. of iron cabinets, size | Price |  |  |  |
| 76 x 47 x 26 inches with two doors |  |  |  |  |
| and three adjustable shelves with |  | 25 | ... |  |
| "Art Metal" lock and two keys |  | 1 | ... |  |
| with an additional shelf |  | 26 | ... | 52 | ...
(The amount of fifty-two Dinars only)
⟦illegible⟧
Received in cash on 11/17/1957
Sami Chitayat
<del>Sami Chitayat</del>
10 Fils
Goods received in good order. I received the above mentioned materials free of any defect.

Page 29

92
Established: 1920
Folio:
Date: 29th Oct... 1957
M: Frank Iny School,
Address: Baghdad.
Dr. to:
Mackenzie Bookstore: Baghdad
(MACKENZIE & MACKENZIE)
THE BOOKSHOP,
BAGHDAD.
Booksellers, Publishers, and Stationers,
OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS ARE SOUGHT FOR AND FOUND
A SPECIALITY IS MADE OF OLD AND RARE BOOKS DEALING WITH IRAQ. ARABIA AND PERSIA
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING BY THE LEADING ENGLISH AND EGYPTIAN FIRMS.
BOOKS NOT IN STOCK ARE PROCURED PROMPTLY FROM ANY PART OF THE WOLRD
Telephone No 83304 Telephone No. 83304
TELEGRAMS: "MACKENZIE'S BOOKSHOP BAGHDAD"
CODES A.B.C. 6TH. EDITION BENTLEYS.
15 | Bryant: General School papers in French @ 300 | 4.500
15 | Lister: Junir French Composition Passages @ 150 | 2.250
1 | La France | .600
1 | Rops: Histoire de France | 1.050
1 | Lough: An Intr. to Seventeenth Century France | 1.440
1 | Roe: Modern France | 1.250
1 | Ritchie: France A Companion to French Studies | 1.950
|  | 13.040
| Less 10% dis... | 1.304
| IDs. | 11.736
These books
are considered lessons
High school for girls
The School
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
PAID
11-736
⟦signature⟧

T⟦illegible⟧ WALL
⟦illegible⟧ 32
⟦illegible⟧ REF.:
N. I. AMBER
EXPORT - IMPORT
COMMISSION - INSURANCE
CABLES: "NABROSE"
243 DASHWOOD HOUSE
OLD BROAD STREET
LONDON, E.C.2.
London, 22nd November, 1957.
Received from FRANK INY SCHOOL, Baghdad the sum of
Fifty Pounds only being Advertising charges, travelling
expenses, postages and sundry expenses incurred in
connection with the appointment of English teachers
for the School.
£.50/-.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Frank Iny ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 100
⟦illegible⟧ 126
⟦illegible⟧ 153
⟦illegible⟧ 20
⟦illegible⟧ 10
⟦illegible⟧ 1

Page 30

92
Medicines for the clinic | 750
Car fees for residence and acquaintances | 090
Postage stamps | 195
Need for photographing the property inside the intermediate | 120
A tin of drinking water for the school ⟦Intermediate⟧ second grade B | 050
1198
253
2202
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 31

⟦illegible⟧ ointment
gels
drops { Coramine
Argyrol
Eye drops
W. ⟦illegible⟧ S.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 32

1957
Management account from ⟦illegible⟧
Tea | Coffee | Coca
Quantity | Quantity | Quantity
67 | 29 | 35
Fils | Fils | Fils
418 | 290 | 490
⟦line⟧
1198
⟦illegible⟧ M. A.
⟦illegible⟧ S.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 33

18
E. O. B.
STATIONERY
No 18161
Baghdad on: 2-11-195⟦...⟧
Q. | DESIGNATION | PRICE | TOTAL
8 | ⟦Stay⟧ | 90 | 720
4 | ⟦,,⟧ | 40 | 160
2 | ⟦,,⟧ | 60 | 120
4 | ⟦Stay⟧ | 40 | 160
4 | ⟦,,⟧ | 40 | 160
|  |  | 1320
W. N. S. C.
N. S.
/ S ⟦...⟧
Name:
119

Page 34

91
Buying books from Al-Ma'arif | 44000/
Written stamp | 056
Gratuity to the resident's family from the trust as an Eid gift for the ⟦servants⟧ | 500
Jarik with acid pallet | 250/
Cabinets for the nursery for children's clothes, count | 260
Mat for the nursery under the clothes rack | 140
Rotring ink steel pallet | 2250/
Car fare | 060
Welding a float for the toilets | 070
Water bill | 10120/
Electricity bill | 5887/
Lunch for the guards | 145
| 318 | 24
| 192 | 24

Page 35

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15 days of
its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is more than necessary after having a continuous
supply in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a second assessment.
Name and Address: Frank Iny School / Near Al-Alwiya
Account Number: 4002640
Date: 27 ⟦October⟧ 57
Meter Number: 57 923
Sequence | Meter | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
To | 923 | 8647 | 722 | 35 |
From |  |  |  | 7 |
Units Supplied |  | 85 |  |  |
At the price of 16 fils |  | 1360 |  | 1360 |
Various Charges
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
Total 887
This list is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer
31-OCT-57
Q 0253
5.887

Page 36

Baghdad Electricity Department
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Frank Eini School:
PART. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO:
BILL SERIAL: 40 02 640
M. ID: M 441573/35895
44255:
40 2 641:
Dinar | Fils | Meter No. | Meter Reading | Units Supplied | Reading
57 | 923 | 10772 | 12980 | 124 |
Note:
1- Any subscriber who leaves their deposited insurance in excess after taking a continuous stream in one place for a period of not less than 12 months must follow up for a second assessment.
2- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Abakhana
2 - Bab Al-Muadham
3 - Karkh Side - Sheikh Marouf Street
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Bataween
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Al-Bu Jumaa
M - D - 1
30
57.10
49
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer
Total
Dinar Fils
PRINTED IN G.T. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.

Page 38

Baghdad Area Water Supply Service
Invoice
| Amount | Quantity Consumed | Readings | Subsequent Reading Date
1 | 1.440 | 120 | 5570
4594 | 14 10
2 | 8.565 | 856 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
16 | .125 |  |  |
| 10.130* |  |  |
Frank Iny School
⟦illegible⟧ Dahabteh
Subscription Number ⟦...⟧
842 4/3
87 - 41/2
Measurement
The invoice amount must be paid within one month from the date of its issuance, and at
the end of this period, notice is given to pay within 7 days, after which the flow will be cut off
if payment is not made.
Baghdad Area Water Supply Service

Page 39

Showroom
African & Eastern (Near East) Limited
(Incorporated in England) S.A.G. No 000405
SHOWROOM
AFRICAN & EASTERN (N. E.) LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
Tel. No. 87393 Telephone No. 87393
Invoice
INVOICE
Baghdad Baghdad 31/10/195⟦7⟧
Rashid Street.
Frank Iny School
Baghdad
Frank Iny School
Baghdad
Terms Cash
S.A.
Description | I.D. | Fils | I.D. | Fils
1 Packet Stencil No. 62 |  |  | 1 | 500
1 Tube Gest Ink Black |  |  | - | 750
|  |  | 2 | 250
⟦signature⟧
E. & O. E. Errors and Omissions Excepted
Claims and objections are not accepted after the goods leave the company's warehouse.
No claims entertained after the goods leave the Company's godown.

Page 40

Record Number 181943
Accounting 37
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 9
Fils/Dinar: 4/400
Department Name: Baghdad Education - Center Deposits
Received from: Administration of Frank Iny Private School
Amount: Four Dinars and <del>four hundred</del> 400 fils
On account of: Price of school books deposits
Signature of the collector
⟦illegible⟧
Date: 1957/10/27
Job Title: Primary Accountant

Page 41

Warehouse: Baghdad Education (Rusafa)
Ministry of Education:
Exit Document:
Volume: 1499
Sequence: 74939
To: Frank Iny School
Transaction: ⟦illegible⟧
Sequence | Item | Quantity in figures | Quantity in words | Unit Price Fils | Unit Price Dinar | Total Price Fils | Total Price Dinar | Notes
1 | School dresses | 40 | Forty | 400 | | 000 | 16 |
2 | White school shirts | 20 | Twenty | 400 | | 000 | 8 |
| According to the department - Education | | | | | | |
Twenty-four dinars only and nothing else
I received from Baghdad Education Warehouse
Rusafa
nothing else
⟦illegible⟧
Total: 24000
Name of deliverer and his position: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Date: 22 / 10 / 57
Name of recipient and his position: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Date: 24 / 10 / 57

Page 42

⟦illegible⟧ and vegetables
and European foods
Telephone 97936
Alwiyah
⟦illegible⟧ No. 97936
ALWIYAH
No. ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad / بغداد: 28 / 10 / 1957
Mr. / حضرة السيد:
Qty. | Price | Particulars | I. D. | Fils
|  | ⟦illegible⟧ milk |  | 260
|  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 090
|  |  |  | 350

Page 43

89 and 90
Medicines for the clinic | 1 | 175 /
⟦Aspenic⟧ with things yes | - | 640 /
Chalk box with lined paper bundle 2 | 8 | 400 /
Wood with machine smoothing | 1 | 450 /
Planning for some two boards for the first intermediate and sixth grades | - | 400 /
Barrels for supplies number | 2 | 500 /
Car fare for transporting barrels with travel wood | - | 200 /
Lock | - | 100 /
Glass paste on Saturday | - | 100 /
Iron file | - | 25 /
3 ⟦for the drain⟧ with the mouse | - | 50 /
Car fare four times | - | 200 /
Lantern number number | - | 280 /
⟦Dooda⟧ paint for blackboards | - | 100 /
At home with gasoline for the cap | - | 200 /
Water tank number | - | 100 /
Bicycle tire | - | 80 /
Stamp written to Lebanon | - | 20 /
Repairing desks number | 5 | 800 /
Tire | - | 400 /
22 815

Page 44

I have received from the Frank Eini School an amount of
five dinars and eight hundred fils for the repair of desks
22 desks at 250 fils and four desks at ⟦75⟧ fils
Total 26 desks ⟦line⟧ fils ⟦line⟧ dinar
5 800
The carpenter Ali Hussein Alwan
⟦signature⟧
22 / 1 / 957

Page 45

ELECTRIC CARPENTERY FACTORY
ABDUL HADI MAHDI
Al Shaikh Umar St., Abu Saifain. 74 - 149
TELEPHONE NO. 85845
Electric Carpentry Factory
Owned by Abdul Hadi Mahdi
Sheikh Omar Street, Abu Saifain 74 A / 149
Telephone - 85845
Number 1438
Fils | Dinar | Type of Material | Quantity | Measurement | Total Length | Inch | Cubic Foot | Square Foot | Price
266 | 1 | Teak | 1 | 11x14 | 12 | 2144 | 749 |  | 850
24 |  | Naghia |  |  |  |  |  |  |
290 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
150 |  | Only one dinar and three hundred forty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Carpentry wage ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
440 | 1 | ⟦signature⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Page 46

Saleh Darwish
Stationery Seller - Shorja - Baghdad
Date: 22 / 10 / 1957
To: The respected Frank Iny School
Fils | Dinar | Details
560 |  | Dozen rulers (set)
200 | 1 | Original Schwan Copying Pencils 2 Dozen
400 | 2 | Parker Ink ⟦...⟧
250 | 4 | White Chalk ⟦...⟧
410 | 8 |
150 |  | Carrier Fee
560 | 8 |
Only eight dinars and four hundred and ten fils and no more
And I have received the amount in cash
10 Fils
22/10

Page 47

Middle East No. ⟦883⟧ Tel. No. 97936
Cash Voucher
Baghdad: 28.10 195 ⟦illegible⟧
Frank Iny School
Qty | Particularl | I. D. | Fils
| 4 Lorry Phil |  | 360
| 2 Mastic |  | 200
| 3 Ballpoint pen | - | ⟦80⟧
|  |  | - 640
Total

Page 48

1 I received from the Frank Iny School
2/500 Dinars and five hundred Fils
for the value of barrels, number
10
Recipient ⟦Issa⟧
2500
⟦Mazhar Ali⟧
19 / 1 / 1957

Page 49

Frank Iny School
In New Alwiyah
Baghdad - Tel. 91833
No: ⟦...⟧
Date: ⟦...⟧
Received from Dr. Issam
the required items as shown
⟦Frank Iny School⟧
⟦Primary and Intermediate⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
1/ | Mercurochrome aqua sol 2% | 250 c.c. | ⟦210⟧
2/ | <del>The</del> Band-aid "Johnson" (Large) | 6 ⟦...⟧ | 450
3/ | Methylated Spirit | one bottle. | 90
4/ | Cotton - 200 gm (2x4 oz) |  | 140
5/ | Dettol. |  | 120
6/ | Bandage 1/2 inch | 3 ⟦...⟧ |
| 1 inch | 3 ⟦...⟧ | 30
| 1 1/2 inch | 2 ⟦...⟧ | 75
7/ | Gauze | 2 pkgs |
8/ | Lint (Boracic) | 2 ⟦...⟧ | 60
1/175
Edward Raby Pharmacy - Baghdad
Edward Raby Pharmacy Baghdad

Page 50

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
141
No. ⟦line⟧ Number
Date ⟦line⟧ Date
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
⟦illegible mirrored bleed-through text⟧
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693