Passport Form for Vaishno Das Bagai
Passport Form for Vaishno Das Bagai, certifying his British subjecthood and that he is proceeding to Japan and America for the purpose of trade, accompanied by his son Brij Mohan. The passport form was issued on May 1915 from Peshawar. Vaishno Das Bagai's age is listed as 24, and his son as 7.
Letter from Taraknath Das to Mr. & Mrs. Mahesh Chandra
Letter from Taraknath Das to Mr. and Mrs. Mahesh Chandra, dated November 26, 1939. In the letter, Das enclosed copies of an article written by him, reprinted for "wide circulation among influential Americans so that the question of Indian Freedom may be made an international issue."
A Servant, Says Dyal
Article titled "A Servant, Says Dyal" reports on the arrest and deportation of Har Dayal from the U.S., at the request of the British government. Much of the article directly quotes from Dayal's statement against his deportation, which includes earlier statements made by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan against the British Rule of India.
India Should Quit The League
Article from The Hindustan Times titled "India Should Quit the League." The article reports on Subhas Chandra Bose and note to the press urging India's membership withdrawal from the League of Nations.
Har Dyal Arrested By U.S.
Newspaper article titled "Har Dyal Arrested By U.S.,'" reports that Dayal has been arrested and "held by the United States immigration authorities at Angel Island pending an investigation of a complaint charging that he should be deported as an undesirable alien." The article provides details of Dayal's life in India and his revolutionary activities in California.
The Hindusthanee Student (February 1921)
The February 1921 issue of The Hindusthanee Student (Vol. 6, No. 1), the official monthly organ of the Hindusthan Association of America. The issue is subtitled the "Convention Number," and features addresses from the Hindustan Association of America convention held at Urbana, Illinois.
Young India (June 1919)
The June 1919 issue of Young India (Vol. 2, No. 6), subtitled the "Tightening the Fetters," contains writing by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ananda Coomaraswamy, and Ram Kumar Khemka. A report titled "Dr. Hardiker's Middle West Trip" documents Secretary of the India Home Rule League of America N.S. Hardiker's travels through the Midwest, and several news reports.
Nava-Jug Nava-Jug magazine, edited and published by Bhagwan Singh Gyanee. This copy is addressed to Kala Bagai Chandra.
Caste Certification for Vaishno Das Bagai
Certificate issued in 1918 by H.N. Bolton, Deputy Commissioner of the Peshawar District, certifying that Vaishno Das Bagai is of the "Arora Bagai" caste. The front of the certificate certifies that Bolton is the Deputy Commissioner of the Peshawar District, and is signed off by the Consul of the United States of America at Bombay, India.
