Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association Luncheon
Invitation for the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association Luncheon held on January 27, 1949 at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel. Ram Bagai was the secretary of the association in 1949. On the back of the invitation is a handwritten note that reads: "Ram has been elected secretary this year -- that's my Ram!"
Private Benefit for India Famine Relief & Misc. Documents
Program for a private benefit for famine relief in India, organized by the American Friends Service Committee. Speeches and performances by Gertrude Nasri, Eric Johnson, Ram Bagai, P.K. Bhattacharya, K. Ray, Millard Sheets, Bhupesh Guha and Sushila Janadas.
Kala Bagai and Son Photograph
Kala Bagai Chandra and son Ram Bagai at Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Ram's graduation from University of Southern California (USC)
"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.
Invitation to Surprise Dinner Party for Kala B. Chandra
Invitation to a surprise dinner party for Kala Bagai Chandra, celebrating her 80th birthday on April 14, 1973. The party was to be held at the home of Kala’s grandson Jagdish Bagai and his wife, and RSVPs were to be addressed to either Jagdish or Kala’s son Ram Bagai.
Photograph of Vaishno Das Bagai and Others
A photograph of Vaishno Das Bagai and others. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph identifies others in the photograph, including Ramesh Chandra, Abnashi Ram Premi, and indicates the picture was taken in the early 1920s.
Legal Document
Legal ruling from Delhi District Court dated October 19, 1905, related to a land dispute involving the distribution of inheritance. Part of the collected materials of the Vaishno Das and Kala Bagai family.
Here's Letter To The World From Suicide
Article titled "Here's Letter To The World From Suicide" from the March 17, 1928 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. The article reports on the suicide of Vaishno Das Bagai, and reprints the letter he left for newspapers.