Immigration File for Asa Singh
Immigration case file for Asa Singh (Case File No. 12815/8-6). Singh arrived in San Francisco aboard the S.S. Persia on July 29, 1913. On June 31, Singh was interrogated by a board including Inspector R.E. Peabody, H. Schmoldt, and Interpreter D.S. Dady Burjar. During the interrogation, Singh explains that he had previously lived in Manila and Hong Kong.
Immigration File for Naron Singh
Immigration case file for Naron Singh (No. 12815/8-12). Naron Singh arrived on the S.S. Persia on July 29, 1913, arrested on July 30 for “being illegally in the United States,” and ordered deported on October 10. Singh was detained in Angel Island, and interrogated by Inspector R.E. Peabody, with the assistance of an interpreter D.S. Dady Burjar on July 31, 1913.
Immigration File for Partab Singh
Immigration arrival investigation case file for Partab Singh (Case File No. 12815/8-5). His name is alternatively spelled Tartab Singh. Parab Singh arrived to the Port of San Francisco on the S.S. Persia from Manila on July 29, 1913, along with several other men. He was detained in Angel Island, and interrogated by inspector R.E. Peabody, with the assistance of interpreter D.S.
Immigration File for Sapuran Singh
Immigration arrival investigation case file for Sapuran Singh (Case File No. 12815/8-7). His name is alternatively spelled Sapurn, Spoorn, and Supuren. Sapuran Singh arrived to the Port of San Francisco on the S.S.
Hindu Students Flay Missionary
An article from the January 18, 1908 issue of the San Francisco Call describing a public protest by sixteen UC Berkeley students at a speech on India by J. Lovell Murray, a Christian evangelist who had worked in India. According to the article, a Stanford student heard Murray's lecture about India, found it offensive, and tipped off Indian students at UC Berkeley.
An Appeal to Americans on Behalf of India
Lecture delivered by Ram Swami in San Francisco on January 28, 1903, entitled "An Appeal to Americans on Behalf of India". The lecture discusses the history and then-current state of colonized India and appeals to Americans for their support of Indian independence.
Letter from B.N. Chatterjee to Dean of The Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia
Letter dated November 29, 1902 from B.N. Chatterjee to the Dean of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia. After completing three years of medical study at Calcutta University, Chatterjee wrote to Hahnemann Medical College inquiring about the possibility of completing his fourth year of study there.
Letter from A.N. Mukerjee to Charles Mohr, M.D.
Letter dated May 18, 1899 from Amar Nath Mukerjee to Charles Mohr, M.D. inquiring as to whether or not Mukerjee could pay a $50 registration fee in installments, rather than at once in full. Mukerjee was one of the first students from India to attend Hahnemann Medical College. He graduated with honors in 1902.
Letter from P.C. Majumdar to Dr. H.M Smith
Letter dated May 1, 1894 from Dr. P.C. Majumdar to Dr. H.M. Smith at Hahnemann Hospital. In commemoration of Dr. Sambhu Chandra Mukhopadhya, fellow corresponding member of the American Institute of Homeopathy, Dr. Majumdar sent a donation for a statue at the hospital.