Postcard from Mahesh Chandra to Mr. & Mrs. Ram M. Bagai
Postcard from Mahesh and Kala "Jhaiji" Chandra to Ram and Tara Bagai dated May 26, 1967 and sent from San Francisco, California. In the postcard, the Chandras indicate that they learned of the death of Ramesh Chandra, who had died from a brain hemorrhage in Lodi, California.
Advertisement for Sandya The Music Maker
Advertisement for the American Premiere of the film Sandya the Music Maker at the Richelieu Cinema in San Francisco on April 27, 1966.
Travel Inspection Card
Travel Inspection card for Chandra Prabha, for a ship departing from Hong Kong on June 4, 1910.
Letter from Ishwar Chandra to Mr. & Mrs. Wright
Letter from Ishwar Chandra addressed to the Wright family, dated October 5, 1910. In the letter, Chandra mentions that he is responding to a letter the Wrights had sent from Nowgong, India on July 6, 1910, which was forwarded by Chandra Shekhar Misra.
Tribute to Mrs. Kala Bagai Chandra (Jhaiji)
Program for tribute held in Los Angeles for Kala Bagai Chandra, who passed away on October 4, 1983. The program includes photographs and details about Chandra, who was one of the first Indian women to migrate to the U.S.
"Mother India" Dies In L.A. at Age of 90
Obituary in India West Magazine for Kala Bagai Chandra, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 90 from a stroke. Chandra was among the first South Asian women to immigrate to the U.S., having arrived in San Francisco in 1915. Her husband, Mahesh B. Chandra, was a member of the Gadar Party.
Diploma for Kala Chandra
Diploma awarded to Kala Chandra for successful completion of the Citizenship Course of Study prescribed by the Board of Education and approved by the United States District Court. Awarded in Los Angeles, on December 15, 1949.
Kala B. Chandra's Personal Diary
Personal diary of Kala Bagai Chandra for the year 1955. Throughout the pages of the journal are personal notes, from information involving the Stock Exchange to details about her life and the Indian American community in California at the time.