"Reception Committee"
List of members of the Reception Committee to welcome Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Vijaya Lakhshmi Pandit on Friday, July 22 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
Reception Committee
Notes from meetings of the Reception Committee organized to prepare for the visit of the Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Mrs. Pandit. Included are lists of attending members and their addresses. Meetings took place on May 28th, June 12, and June 26 in Sacramento and San Francisco, CA.
UC Hears Liaquat Ali
Newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle entitled “UC Hears Liaquat Ali.” The article documents a speech given by Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan at the University of California - Berkeley in May of 1950. Khan spoke to 2500 students in UC’s Greek Theatre and warned his audience that “only those who make war can primarily maintain peace.”
"The Begum Goes Shopping"
Article from an unknown newspaper (likely San Francisco-based) entitled "The Begum Goes Shopping,” detailing a shopping trip taken by Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, wife of Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan (and later governor of Sindh herself), during a 1950 visit to California.
Photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru and Walt Disney
Inscription on the back reads: “Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with Mr. Walt Disney at Anaheim’s Disneyland. Photo taken by Raj Sharma, daughter L.A Ram”.