Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, asking if he had offended Ram based on the tone of his previous letters, and updates him on the recent orders at his store. Kitchlew also mentions recent tensions between India and Pakistan over the Rann of Kutch (foreshadowing the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, thanking Ram for his hospitality during Kitchlew’s recent trip to Los Angeles. Also mentions that Kitchlew recently wrote to their mutual friend J. Francis “Doc” Guyton after visiting with him as well.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing J. Francis “Doc” Guyton’s upcoming trip to Europe and Harish Bhalla’s illness, as well as the passing of their mutual friend Mr. Ranjee. Kitchlew also mentions that he has lived at the Palmer House in Chicago for 39½ years, and sent much of the money from his store to his “needy relatives” overseas.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing the death of their mutual friend Romesh and his subsequent cremation at a Sikh temple in Stockton without anyone informing his relatives.
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram, asking for more detail about the United States in his letters, and criticizing President Richard Nixon for attempting more positive relations with China. Mehrotra also mentions that he has become an avid fan of Perry Mason novels.
Envelope for letter from Arthur Kaufmann to Abnashi Ram
Envelope for letter from Arthur Kaufmann to Abnashi Ram. The associated letter is lost, but handwritten notes on the back indicate it covered a range of topics including Ram’s sudden departure from Los Angeles, a visit with Anup Singh, the closure of Mumtaz Kitchlew’s shop in Chicago, and a mention of Dr. J. Francis Guyton.
"Our Congressman From India"
September 1958 article from the Washington Diplomat entitled “Our Congressman From India," profiling US Representative Dalip Singh Saund. The article discusses a 1957 speech Saund gave and details his successful campaign against Jacqueline Cochran Odlum the year before.
Certificate of Naturalization for Avnashi Ram Premi
Certificate of naturalization for Abnashi Ram (here written as Avinasi Ram Premi) dated April 10th, 1953. The certificate lists Ram as residing in Los Angeles and his age as 53 at the time of naturalization.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated September 11, 1970. Kitchlew says he is pleased that Ram had an enjoyable time with his friends the Walshes in Fort Lauderdale, and remarks on how much traveling Ram has been doing recently.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated August 22, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. He remarks on the orders for his shop which accumulated during his absence from Chicago, and thanks Ram for his recent hospitality (as well as Ram's daughter and son-in-law, Raj and Roshan Sharma).