Letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to B.R. Ambedkar
Letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to B.R. Ambedkar dated July 31, 1946. In the letter, Du Bois responds to Ambedkar's letter, and enclosed a statement made by the National Negro Congress to the United Nations Council. Du Bois also writes that he has "every sympathy with the Untouchables of India."
"Brief Biographical Sketches of Three Foreign Students"
Document from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania Library titled “Brief Biographical Sketches of Three Foreign Students”. The document includes a biographical sketch of Dr. Anandibai Joshee, the first woman from India to receive a degree in medicine in the United States.
Photograph of Chandra Gooneratne
Caption: "Chandra Gooneratne (second from left), an American-educated Ceylonese, has worked as an adviser to the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Ceylon, for eight years."
Photograph of Chandra Gooneratne
Caption: "Chandra (in topee) is one of may Ceylonese who were sent to the U.S. under a 'leadership grant.'"
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to the City Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to the city editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. The letter informs San Francisco Chronicle of the arrival of Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the then Indian ambassador to the United States, in San Francisco and invites their photographers and reporters to the reception at the airport and then to the function arranged in her honor.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to L. Hem Chandra
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to L.Hem Chandra. The letter expresses sadness at the news of the death of Rai Sahib Shiv Shanker and regret at not having met him personally. This is followed by discussion of business matters and the letter ends by paying respect to Chandra’s family members.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Paramount Flag Company
Letter dated July 18, 1949 from Godha Ram Channon, of the India China Trading Company, to Paramount Flag Company about an error in a bill for a set of Indian and American flags.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Swami Ashokananda
Letter dated August 1, 1949 from Godha Ram Channon to Swami Ashokananda in receipt for a donation towards a dinner fund to welcome Madame Vijaya Lakhshmi Pandit to San Francisco.
Advertisement for Lecture by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Advertisement for a lecture by India’s First Woman Ambassador to the U.S., Vijaya Lakhshmi Pandit, who was to discuss American trading opportunities with India on July 27, 1949.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Medha Yodh
Letter dated August 4, 1949 from Godha Ram Channon, representative of the Reception Committee of Northern California Indians, to Medha Yodh, thanking her for singing and dancing at an event.