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Letter from Bhagat Singh Thind to His Father
Letter in Gurmukhi from Bhagat Singh Thind to his father, Bhai Boota Singh, written from Astoria, Oregon and dated August 2, 1920. In the letter, Thind mentions his brothers Jagat Singh and Rulia Singh, and Bibi Lachhman Kaur. He also requests his father to send him a photograph.

Interview with Tariq Abbas
Tariq Abbas was born in Aligarh, India on July 23, 1942. He was the second (and eldest son) of seven children, with four sisters (Roshan, Zehra, Faiza and Ghazala) and two brothers (Anis and Shams). His family migrated from Aligarh to the newly created state of Pakistan in late 1947. His family eventually settled in Lahore where he completed his primary schooling at the St.

Photograph of Florence Brown Gyanee
Photograph of Florence Brown Gyanee, American wife of Bhagwan Singh Gyanee.

Oral History Interview with Kala Bagai Chandra
Oral history interview with Kala Bagai Chandra conducted by her grandson on November 26, 1982. Kala Bagai Chandra narrates her arrival to the country at the age of 21.

Information About The American Wives of India
Booklet titled "Information About the American Wives of India," printed in Los Angeles in 1949. The booklet contains brief notes about the history of the organization, which was founded by Gertrude Nasri in 1946 to assist famine relief for Bengal.

Indian Weddings
Article titled "Indian Weddings" by Harsimaran Malik, published in the September 13, 1968 edition of India News.

Newly Weds
Newspaper clipping from The Illustrated Weekly of India dated May 3, 1959.

"American wives of India, active group"
Newspaper clipping from the February 15, 1949 issue of Daily News, a Los Angeles publication, featuring an article about the American Wives of India. The article is written by Dorothy Dietz and describes the aims and origins of the organization. Leona Bell (Parr) Bagai served as the vice-president, and Kala Bagai Chandra was a member.

Photograph of Ram Bagai and Leona Bell (Parr) Bagai
Photograph of Ram Bagai and Leona Bell Parr. Bagai was the third son of Vaishno Das Bagai.

"The Knot Was Really Tied"
Newspaper clipping from Daily News with a wedding photograph of Bhupesh Guha and Ananka Rameses. Guha was a prominent Indian dancer in the U.S.

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