The Story of the Oriental Peoples -- Japan, China, India
Booklet titled The Story of the Oriental Peoples -- Japan, China, India, written by Florence Natalie Heacock in collaboration with Walker Brown. The booklet was published by the Los Angeles City School District Division of Psychology and Educational Research in 1929. The booklet contains epigraphs from Confucius and Rudyard Kipling, a foreword by Assistant Superintendent Helen Watson Pierce.
India Independence Day
Program for India Independence Day Dinner held in New York on January 26, 1945, and hosted by the India League of America. The guest of honor the dinner was Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit; also in attendance was Sirdar J.J. Singh, Pearl Buck, Lin Yutang, Elsa Maxwell, Francis J. McConnell, and William Shirer.
India and America
Pamphlet by J.J. Singh, president of the India League of America, titled "India and America" and dated June 1947. The pamphlet contains nine articles by Singh, written between September and November 1946, and published in various Indian newspapers.
India becomes a Republic on Thursday, January 26th, 1950
Invitation to a banquet in Los Angeles that took place on January 26th, 1950, celebrating India becoming a Republic. The banquet was organized by Manek Anklesaria, Gertrud Nasri, Frank Chookolingo, and sponsored by India Cultural Society, India Student Association, and American Wives of India.
America's Message To India
The first issue of The New Orient: A Journal of Interpretation, edited by Basanta Koomar Roy, issued on July 14, 1923. The page features a reprint of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from British Rule under the title "America's Message to India."
L.A. hails India's new sovereignty
Newspaper clipping from January 26, 1950. The article, titled "L.A. Hails India's New Sovereignty," discusses a celebration for Indian independence held at the Armenian Center in Los Angeles, and sponsored by the Students' Association of India, India Cultural Society, and American Wives of India.
India Today (June, 1952)
June 1952 issue of India Today, the monthly bulletin of the India League of America. The issue includes several news items, including a transcript of Indian President Rajendra Prasad's address to the India Parliament on May 16, 1952.
Family Limitation
Pamphlet titled "Family Limitation" by Margaret Sanger, published in 1919. Sanger was a birth control activist, who also was a member of the Friends of Freedom for India.
India Today (May, 1953)
May 1953 issue of India Today, the monthly organ of the India League of America. The issue includes a few details on U.S. Ambassador to India George V. Allen, who attended a luncheon organized by the League in his honor. Other news items include a piece on "Cosmic Ray Research in India," George V.
Indian Independence Celebrations
Program for Indian Independence Celebration exhibition organized by the Students Association of India in Los Angeles and held on August 13, 1949. The contents of the program describe the initial conception of the exhibition, and the back page provides a list of participants.
