A Family Portrait--Fifteen years after graduation.
Kamala Cornelius, Class of 1918, (Mrs. Eddy Asirvatham), sent this photograph dated July, 1933 to Dean Mary Helen Marks. The children are Vasanthi, 5 1/2 years and Orema, 11 months.
Letter from Kamala Cornelius Printed in the Sept 1930 Alumnae Recorder
Letter from Kamala (Cornelius) Asirvantham, PCW `18 to Chatham University (then Pennsylvania College for Women) alumnae sent from Lucknow, India describing her living arrangements with her husband at the university.
PCW Class of 1918 Update in the Nov 1931 Alumnae Recorder
In this update on the Class of 1918, portions of a letter written by Kamala (Cornelius) Asirvatham to college president Helen Coolidge describe the impact of the death of her infant daughter, the application of her studies under Miss Meloy in social service work in Lucknow among members of different castes, and a discussion of the practice of purdah among women in Northern India.
Letter from Kamala Cornelius Printed in the June 1938 Alumnae Recorder
A letter from Kamala (Cornelius) Asirvantham, PCW `18 to Chatham University (then Pennsylvania College for Women) alumnae dated in March 1938 describing her life since leaving college. She describes her work as a teacher in Madras, her marriage to Dr. Eddy Asirvatham, and her work in Lucknow to provide education and activities for working adults and poor children.
Article "Bangles from India" With Statements by Kamala (Cornelius) Asirvatham
In an article titled "Bangles from India" that appears in the May 1945 issue of the Alumnae Recorder, quotes from Kamala (Cornelius) Asirvatham `PCW 18 describe a donation to the Coolidge Memorial Fund of several bracelets belonging to Vasanti Asirvatham, daughter of Kamala Asirvatham.
Letter from Kamala Cornelius Printed in the Fall 1946 Alumnae Recorder
In the Class News section of the Fall 1946 Alumnae Recorder appears a letter to Miss Marks at the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) and dated October 26, 1946. The letter announces that Ms. Asirvatham writes from Boston, which Ms. Asirvatham expects will be a surprise.
This is for my friend Kirit. My best friend for last 50 years. He was like my younger brother. One whom you can call any time of a day or night and he will be there to help.
He was funny, always smiling and liked by everybody. He was 77 when he passed away but he had friends of all ages, 40 to 99.
Ram Bagai Film Project at USC
Film project by Ram Bagai and other students at the University of Southern California. 1936.
Courtesy of the Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive in the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Family photograph at portrait studio
Family portrait taken in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, likely to share with family back in Kerala, India. J.C. Kaimal, age 3, sits in his father's lap. His sister, Kamala, sits in their mother's lap.
Khurshed Arjani, Dina Coyajee, Alamai and Kaikoshrov Coyajee, Mehra Coyajee, Dr. Rustom Cooper, and Dara Arjani
This is a photograph taken at the Taj Mahal Hotel Ballroom in Bombay in 1941. Kayhan describes: With flowers in hand, Khurshed Arjani and Dina Coyajee, to the right of Dinaare her parents Alamai (mother) and Kaikoshrov Coyajee (father). To the left of Khurshed is his mother Mehra Coyajee (divorced at time of wedding) and her colleague and friend Dr. Rustom Cooper.