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Photograph of Godha Ram Channon and Friends

"In Loving Memory of Mrs. Kala Bagai Chandra"
A program announcing memorial services for Kala Bagai Chandra, set for October 11, 1983. The document eulogizes her as one of the first Indian women to enter the United States (in 1915), and lists off many of her relatives. Per the program, the service was followed by a dinner in her honor, held at the headquarters of the Greater Los Angeles Press Club.

"Treasures of India and The Orient" Business Card
Business card for Treasures of India and The Orient, a retail, wholesale, and direct importing company which specialized in brass, jewelry, wood carvings, dresses, gifts and novelties, madras fabrics, and silks.

Maya Devi Birth Announcement
Birth announcement for Maya Devi, daughter of Rita Vrat Charles and Dr. Alan Shifman Charles, on July 27, 1977. The document includes Devi’s birth weight and size, and is written by Ravi Evan.

Letter from Mrs. Husain Nasri to Godha Ram Channon
A letter dated July 22, 1946 from Mrs. Husain Nasri, Chairwoman of American Wives of India, to Godha Ram Channon, Chairman of India Famine Relief Committee. The letter was in regards to both organizations soliciting funds and holding benefits for India famine relief. Nasri apologizes for soliciting funds from the San Francisco area, where Channon’s organization was fundraising.

Postcard
Postcard found in the papers of Godha Ram Channon. There is a signature or caption at the bottom which is difficult to decipher, but no other inscription is present.

Letter to Godha Ram Channon
Letter to Godha Ram Channon from Kamini Gupta, enclosing a list of recommendations for a future committee meeting in Sacramento; the meeting is in relation to a planned visit to San Francisco by Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

Letter from Godha Ram Channon
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to unknown recipient advising them that Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit will be honored at an upcoming dinner in San Francisco.

Minutes of the Reception Committee's meeting held at Sacramento
Minutes of a Reception Committee meeting held in Sacramento, CA on June 26, 1949, relating to the welcome planned for Indian Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Lists members present, including Godha Ram Channon, Karam Chand, Ramesh Chandra, Nana Lal Patel, Mehar Singh Segara, Kanji Manchhu Desai, and more.

Letter from M.K.M.A. Kader to Godha Ram Channon
Letter from M.K.M.A. Kader to Godha Ram Channon, providing Channon with news of the Indian independence struggle (mentioning the political machinations of Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as the arrest of revolutionary Magoor Dad Khan and his subsequent imprisonment in Lahore Fort).

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