Letter to John W. Preston, Esq.
Letter to US Attorney John W. Preston from the offices of H. Hackfeld & Co., in which the writer mentions returning to Honolulu. H. Hackfeld & Co.’s Honolulu-based firm employed mostly Germans, some of whom were indicted in the 1917 Hindu-German Conspiracy Trial, during which Ghadar Party activists were charged with attempting to foment a rebellion in India.
India Association of American Meeting Announcement
Invitation to Godha Ram Channon from Bagga S. Sunga to the India Association of America’s annual mass meeting. The 1949 yearly meeting will observe the first anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death.
Letter to Godha Ram Channon
Letter to Godha Ram Channon from Karam Chand, informing Channon that Chand cannot host a meeting of the Reception Committee for Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to California.
Letter from Karam Chand
Letter from Karam Chand which appears to be an address to a group wishing Godha Ram Channon safe travels on his return to India after nearly 40 years abroad. The address discusses Channon’s past as a Ghadar Party organizer, independence activist alongside Gandhi, and disappointment in the results of Partition.
Letter from Ram Bagai to MLK
Letter from Ram Bagai to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, wherein Bagai (president of Films of India, former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and son of Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai) expresses admiration and support for the civil rights movement, and pledges to donate the proceeds of an upcoming film premiere to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Letter to Dr. Sharma
Letter to Dr. Sharma (likely J. N. Sharma), enclosing a list of addresses and expressing the sender’s wish to see Sharma in person soon.
Letter to Godha Ram Channon
Letter to Godha Ram Channon from Kamini Gupta, enclosing a list of recommendations for a future committee meeting in Sacramento; the meeting is in relation to a planned visit to San Francisco by Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to unknown recipient advising them that Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit will be honored at an upcoming dinner in San Francisco.
Letter from D.W. Caufield to Chairman of Senate Committee on Immigration
Letter from D.W. Caufield to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Caufield, a Navy veteran, argues that he fought for all to enjoy liberty in the US, and as such he is in favor of the proposed bill allowing immigration from India.
Postcard from K.L. Dixit to Abnashi Ram
Postcard from K.L. Dixit to Abnashi Ram, apologizing for a delay in responding to Ram’s previous letter and wishing him well.