Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Roshan Sharma
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Roshan Sharma, thanking Sharma for a previous letter in which he expressed condolences for the death of Kitchlew’s wife Helene. Kitchlew reminisces about Helene’s first meeting with Roshan’s wife Raj, and says he regrets that she was unable to accompany him on another trip to California.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing Ram’s recent move to a new home. He also informs Ram that he has managed to sell a previously-ordered batch of zari bags at his store in Chicago, and asks Ram to procure him an additional 100 bags (or, as he refers to them, “jewels”).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, detailing Kitchlew’s trip to Seattle during the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Kitchlew writes that he did not stay long enough in Seattle to see the fair, instead going on to Vancouver for the first time in 33 years; after touring Victoria, he plans to return and see the fair, then fly back to Los Angeles and visit Dr. Harish Bhalla.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing the death of their mutual friend K.L. Dixit (here referred to as “Dix”). Kitchlew muses on the realities of death and recalls an earlier conversation with Gobindram Watumull on the subject. He also mentions that he needs to move to a new apartment within two months, and closes by congratulating Ram’s son Guru on his impending fatherhood.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, telling Ram of his meeting with Ram’s daughter Raj Sharma and her family. He says that though he had to work and thus could not meet them right away, they went out for lunch together eventually, and that Sharma is looking forward to her upcoming trip to India. Kitchlew closes by saying that he has heard no recent news from Lalji Mehrotra.
Photograph
1970 photograph of Abnashi Ram and family members.
"Se los tragó la migra"
Front page of the January 22, 2002 issue of El Diario, entitled "Se los tragó la migra," or “Immigration swallowed them.” The article, written in Spanish, shows protesters demanding to know the whereabouts of their loved ones, who were detained in the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks. It notes the particular focus of the FBI and INS on men of Pakistani origin.
Invitation to Baha'i New Year Celebration
Invitation to Baha'i New Year Celebration, addressed to Godha Ram Channon and sent by the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of San Francisco. The postcard states that the celebration will take place on March 20 at the Western Women’s Club in San Francisco.
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.