Letter from Edith M. Brown to Annie Bosworth
Letter dated August 24, 1911 from Edith M. Brown at the North India School of Medicine for Christian Women in Ludhiana, Punjab to Annie Bosworth at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. The letter informs Ms. Bosworth of student Marybai Kukde’s academic progress. Mary Kukde was one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States.
Letter from Mary S. Kukde
Letter dated November 30, 1920 addressed to a friend at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania from Dr. Mary Kukde, one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States.
Letter to Dr. Marybai Kukde
Letter dated December 9, 1920 addressed to Dr. Marybai Kukde from a classmate at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kukde, a native of Bangalore, was one of the first women from India to receive her degree in medicine in the United States.
Letter from U.A.R. Students in the U.S. & Canada to Eqbal Ahmad
Letter dated February 24, 1971 addressed to Eqbal Ahmad, scholar and anti-war activist indicted for conspiring to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger, from Arab students of the U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) in the United States and Canada expressing support for Ahmad and contributing a donation to his legal defense fund.
Letter to the Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Letter of unknown date addressed to India’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, expressing concern about how the Indian Government is handling the AIDS/HIV public health crisis. The letter asks that the government provide more public education about preventing the disease as well as remedy the deficient sanitation standards in India’s hospitals.
Draft Letter
A letter of unknown date describing the AIDS/HIV public health crisis of India. The letter written by a ‘group of Indian academics, journalists, and activists’ shows concern for the way the Indian Government is handling the treatment of those with the virus and the prevention of the spread of the disease. The letter asks the recipient to write to the Health Secretary in India, Mr. R.L.
Correspondence from South Asian AIDS Action
Letter from South Asian AIDS Action dated October 1991 in regards to the effectiveness of the AIDS demonstrations of August 1991 and how the organization will proceed to achieve the goals outlined in the letter. A calendar of events in New York was included in the letter.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to the City Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to the city editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. The letter informs San Francisco Chronicle of the arrival of Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, the then Indian ambassador to the United States, in San Francisco and invites their photographers and reporters to the reception at the airport and then to the function arranged in her honor.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to L. Hem Chandra
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to L.Hem Chandra. The letter expresses sadness at the news of the death of Rai Sahib Shiv Shanker and regret at not having met him personally. This is followed by discussion of business matters and the letter ends by paying respect to Chandra’s family members.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Paramount Flag Company
Letter dated July 18, 1949 from Godha Ram Channon, of the India China Trading Company, to Paramount Flag Company about an error in a bill for a set of Indian and American flags.