Suleiman Makhlouf was born in the village of Jifna in the early twentieth century. He worked as a butcher in Jifna, Jerusalem and Yafa, and owned several plots of land and properties in the village before he died in 1973.

The Suleiman Makhlouf Family Collection contains several photographs and various documents. The photographs show a part of the social life of the family in the village of Jifna, such as weddings, and the Latin Seminary in the town of Beit Jala, where his son, Emile Makhlouf, studied and became a priest for the Latin parish at the Latin Convent in the town of Zababdeh, located in Jenin district.
The collection also features various documents, including what is related to the issue of ownership of some plots of land in the village of Jifna, and others related to the studies of the children and grandchildren of Suleiman Makhlouf, letters and postcards sent from their children abroad, and official documents issued by government and religious parties, such as marriage contracts, birth certificates, school certificates, and receipts.