India: A Public Meeting
A newspaper clipping of a bulletin for a free public meeting to be held on May 4, 1944 to support legislation authorizing U.S. immigration and naturalization of Nationals of India. Speakers at the meeting included Clare Booth Luce, William Langer, Emanuel Celler, and Leland Stowe.
"Insult To India"
Washington News article published on May 4, 1944 detailing reasons for the support of the ‘Luce-Celler Bill’, which would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the U.S on a quota basis. The article states the bill should be supported as an immediate war time measure to counter Japanese propaganda as well as for post-war economic and foreign trade purposes.
S.1595
A Senate Bill, entitled S. 1595 and introduced by Mr. Langer of North Dakota on December 15, 1943, to permit approximately 3,000 natives of India who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924 to become naturalized citizens. The Bill was referred to the Committee on Immigration.
"Predicted Trouble for India In 1942, Now Sees Her Freedom"
A Washington Post article by Genevieve Reynolds dated September 16, 1944. Reynolds wrote about Dr. Krishnalal Shridharani, who, in 1942, predicted a long struggle for Indian Independence. At the time the article was written, Dr.
Letter from Nani A. Palkhivala to Dr. R.C. Bose
Letter dated May 21, 1979 from Nani A. Palkhivala, Indian Ambassador to U.S., to Dr. R.C. Bose acknowledging Dr. Bose’s work in the sciences and inviting him to a dinner function to honor select high achieving Indian born scientists in the United States. Dr. Bose, who worked in the Department of Statistics at the University of Colorado, was also invited to make an address at the event.
Letter from War Department to K.C. Kerwell
Letter from War Department to Karm Chandra Kerwell, dated November 20, 1917, in relation to Kerwell’s draft into the US Army. The letter says he will be discharged from the National Army and enlisted in the Medical Section of the Enlisted Reserve Corps.
Certificate of Authorization for Completion of Internship
Certificate of Authorization for Completion of Internship, issued by the War Department to Karm Chandra Kerwell on September 19, 1918. It certifies that Kerwell was to serve as an intern at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, KY, thus keeping him on the inactive list of the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps for another year.
Letter from War Department to K.C. Kerwell
A letter from Lieutenant Colonel Francis M. Fitts to Dr. Karm Chandra Kerwell in reply to Kerwell’s offer to volunteer for the Army’s Medical Department. Fitts thanks Kerwell for his offer but turns it down based on Kerwell’s age.
Certificate of Recognition for K.C. Kerwell
Certificate of Recognition for Karm Chandra Kerwell, issued by the United States government on April 27, 1973. The certificate honors Kerwell’s memory as a veteran and is signed by then-President Richard M. Nixon.