Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram, apologizing for not writing sooner and noting that he has been kept busy by his granddaughter’s wedding. He also apologizes for not being able to spend much time with Ram during Ram’s recent visit to Bombay (modern-day Mumbai) and says he wishes he’d known that Ram would also be stopping in Bangkok, Hong Kong, & Tokyo.
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram, discussing the timing and frequency of past letters and cards, as well as Mehrotra’s health issues, his travels across Asia, and his family; he says they remain in good health.
Envelope for letter from Arthur Kaufmann to Abnashi Ram
Envelope for letter from Arthur Kaufmann to Abnashi Ram. The associated letter is lost, but handwritten notes on the back indicate it covered a range of topics including Ram’s sudden departure from Los Angeles, a visit with Anup Singh, the closure of Mumtaz Kitchlew’s shop in Chicago, and a mention of Dr. J. Francis Guyton.
Interview with Shefali Razdan Duggal
Interview with Shefali Razdan Duggal, the current US Ambassador to the Netherlands, about her experience following politics as a child. She explains that the first political campaign she followed was the 1980 Carter/Nixon election, and that her father insisted on watching the evening news every night and often discussed his conception of the United States as the ultimate meritocracy.
"What You Need To Know About HIV & AIDS"
Pamphlet by South Asian AIDS Action (SAAA) entitled "What You Need To Know About HIV & AIDS.” The pamphlet provides facts about HIV/AIDS and aims to dispel common fears and misinformation, and offers resources including translation services and confidential assistance by phone.
எய்ட்ஸைப் பற்றிய சில உண்மைகள்
Pamphlet by South Asian AIDS Action (SAAA) written in Tamil and providing information and resources related to the HIV/AIDS crisis.
"$60,000 bond set here for scholar"
1971 article from the Chicago Sun-Times, entitled "$60,000 bond set here for scholar." Details the bond set for Eqbal Ahmad, a Pakistani scholar charged with conspiring to kidnap US National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger.
Text in Gurmukhi script
Text written in Gurmukhi script. This item is associated with the collections of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, a Ghadar Party revolutionary who spent decades in exile overseas.
"Elect Judge Saund Congressman" Bumper Sticker
"Elect Judge Saund Congressman" bumper sticker, likely from the 1956 election in which then-Judge Dalip Singh Saund was elected as a US Representative in California, making him the first Indian, first Sikh, and first Asian American elected to Congress.
"Re-Elect... Congressman Judge Saund" Bumper Sticker
"Re-Elect... Congressman Judge Saund" Bumper Sticker, from either the 1958, 1960, or 1962 campaigns in which Dalip Singh Saund was reelected as a US Representative in California.