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"A Voice for the 400 Million"
Newspaper clipping of an article by Mary Braggiotti in the August 9, 1943 edition of The New York Post titled "A Voice for the 400 Million." The article features Sardar J.J.

Telegram from G.J. Watumull to J.J. Singh
Telegram from G.J. Watumull to J.J. Singh dated March 6, 1944 regarding a bill proposed by Senator William Langer that would permit approximately 3,000 natives of India who entered the U.S. prior to July 1, 1924 to become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Portrait of Sirdar Jagjit Singh
Sketch portrait of Sirdar Jagjit Singh (better known as J. J. Singh), president of the India League of America and key backer of the Luce–Celler Act of 1946, drawn for the March 24, 1951 issue of the New Yorker.

Invitation for Tenth Anniversary Meeting of the India League of America
Invitation from India League of America to attend its tenth anniversary meeting on January 6, 1948.

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.

India: A Public Meeting
Bulletin for a free public meeting on April 13, 1944 in favor of the pending legislation authorizing immigration and naturalization of Nationals of India. Speakers include: Emanuel Celler, co-author of pending legislation, Fannie Hurst, Dr. Frank Kingdon, Rev Elmore M. McKee, and Roger N. Baldwin.

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