Jawaharlal Nehru at the University of Chicago
Students from India and Americans congregate to meet Nehru and his party on arrival at the International House, University of Chicago.
Card from American Friends Service Committee
Small card featuring a woodcut of Gandhi, and a quote from him. Inside the card reads, “A gift from Vivian Thind has been made in your name for the work of the American Friends Service Committee, and will be used to help meet the needs of the world’s people burdened by poverty, injustice and war. The woodcut of Gandhi was the work of Quaker artist Fritz Eichenberg.
Gandhi Button
Promotional button for the film Gandhi.
Another American Gift to India
Newsclipping from June 18, 1935 newspaper, featuring a review of the film Gandhi. The title of the review reads “Another American Gift to India: Slandering Ghandhiji in a Picture.”
Relevance of Gandhi
Newsclipping from the October 2, 1981 issue of India Abroad, featuring an editorial titled “Relevance of Gandhi,” by Dr. Manmohan Mehra.
Mahatma Gandhi Freedom Lecture at Williamsburg
Newsclipping from the March 15, 1982 issue of India News. The feature article is titled “Mahatma Gandhi Freedom Lecture at Williamsburg,” which reports on Indian ambassador K.R. Narayanan’s lecture at William and Mary College on February 21, 1982.
The Yard Gang
Group portrait of 12 employees of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company in Idria, California.
Immigration File for Chajo Khan
Immigration case file for Chajju Hafis Khan (No. 10150.5/2-34). The file contains a number of different forms including a “Certificate of Admission of Alien” dated 1943, and an office memorandum from an office in Aberdeen, Washington in 1946. A conflicting set of reports indicates that Khan arrived in San Francisco aboard either the S.S. Bamalita on October 21, 1906 or the S.S.
Immigration File for Farida
Immigration arrival investigation case file for Farida (Case File No. 10402/015-21). Detained at Angel Island, Farida arrived to the Port of San Francisco on the S.S. Tenyo Maru from Hong Kong on May 20, 1910. At the conclusion of the interrogation, conducted by Inspectors J.A. Robinson, David Griffiths, all three inspectors suggest he be landed. The file is typewritten on May 23, 1910.