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Pacific Coast Business and Shipping Register featuring Liaquat Ali Khan
Cover of the Pacific Coast Business and Shipping Register featuring a photo of Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. The issue is dated May 15, 1950, cost 15 cents, and is addressed to Godha Ram Channon.

"Bahá’í: A World Faith"
One of a series of advertisements in , Newsweek, and United Nations World, entitled "Bahá’í: A World Faith." The ad, placed by Bahá’í Public Relations in Wilmette, Illinois, explains the faith’s core tenets and adds that literature is available upon request.

Yoga Life (Winter 1982/83)
First issue of Yoga Life, published in November of 1982. The newspaper, published by the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers headquartered in Quebec and New York, includes an article on Ayurveda, along with biographies of Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu Devananda. The paper was mailed to Vidya Channon and his wife.

"2 Beat Musician in Racial Attack"
Article from a June 1984 issue of India Abroad entitled "2 Beat Musician in Racial Attack." The article describes a racist attack by two white men in East Cambridge, MA, who were charged with assaulting Shashi Nayak, owner of the Academy of Indian Music in nearby Somerville.

Saund Flipped For Coin
Clipping from an unknown newspaper entitled “Saund Flipped for Coin.” In a lighthearted photo, US Representative Dalip Singh Saund was held upside down by Vincent Scarpino and Roger Bittmann at the dedication of an IRS office in Riverside, CA. The caption describes them as “shaking him down” for any remaining change after paying his taxes there.

S.331
S.331, a 1945 bill introduced by Senator Joseph H. Ball intended to authorize admission and naturalization for South Asians under a quota system.

Letter from D.W. Caufield to Chairman of Senate Committee on Immigration
Letter from D.W. Caufield to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Caufield, a Navy veteran, argues that he fought for all to enjoy liberty in the US, and as such he is in favor of the proposed bill allowing immigration from India.

"East Indian Immigration Quota Asked by President"
Clipping from unknown newspaper entitled "East Indian Immigration Quota Asked by President" and dated March 13, 1945. Details a letter written by President Franklin D. Roosevelt calling for legislation permitting Indians to enter the United States and gain citizenship; the letter specifically emphasized India's aid against the Axis during World War II.

Letter from John Alden and Viola P. Buckler to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter from John Alden and Viola P. Buckler to Senator Richard B. Russell, arguing in favor of a proposed bill allowing Indian nationals to immigrate to the US and become naturalized citizens. They point to their own friends, Mr. and Mrs. Baboo Ram Teree, as examples of upstanding and successful Indians living in the US.

Photograph of Abnashi Ram and K.L. Dixit in Sugar Beet Fields

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