"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.
"Nehru's Sister L.A. Visitor"
Newspaper clipping from the February 27, 1947 edition of the Los Angeles Examiner. The clipping features an article about the visit of Krishna Nehru Hutheesing, Prime Minister Nehru's sister, and her husband Raja Hutheesing to L.A.
Misc. Correspondence
A series of four letters between Ram Bagai in Hollywood and Krishna Nehru Hutheesing in Bombay. The two letters to Mrs. Hutheesing are dated September 30, 1951 and December 14, 1950. The letters to Bagai are dated February 22, 1951 and November 27, 1951.
"U.C. Hindu Girl Keeps Pledge To Dying Kin"
Oakland Post-Enquirer article from Saturday, January 10, 1925 entitled, “UC Hindu Girl Keeps Pledge to Dying Kin”. The article tells the story of Prabha Chandra, a graduate of University of California, who promised her dying brother she would return to India to teach instead of stay in the US.
Letter from Mahesh Chandra to Ram Bagai
Letter written by Mahesh Chandra to Ram Bagai concerning the sale of property including a hotel and grocery store, ending with a nostalgic description of Vaishno Das Bagai. Mahesh was a close friend of Vaishno and Kala Bagai before Vaishno's death in 1928. This letter was written at the same time as a letter by Kala Chandra, also reminiscing about Vaishno Das Bagai.
Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association Luncheon
Invitation for the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association Luncheon held on January 27, 1949 at the Hollywood-Roosevelt Hotel. Ram Bagai was the secretary of the association in 1949. On the back of the invitation is a handwritten note that reads: "Ram has been elected secretary this year -- that's my Ram!"
"Mother India" Dies In L.A. at Age of 90
Obituary in India West Magazine for Kala Bagai Chandra, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 90 from a stroke. Chandra was among the first South Asian women to immigrate to the U.S., having arrived in San Francisco in 1915. Her husband, Mahesh B. Chandra, was a member of the Gadar Party.
Invitation to Surprise Dinner Party for Kala B. Chandra
Invitation to a surprise dinner party for Kala Bagai Chandra, celebrating her 80th birthday on April 14, 1973. The party was to be held at the home of Kala’s grandson Jagdish Bagai and his wife, and RSVPs were to be addressed to either Jagdish or Kala’s son Ram Bagai.
Legal Document
Legal ruling from Delhi District Court dated October 19, 1905, related to a land dispute involving the distribution of inheritance. Part of the collected materials of the Vaishno Das and Kala Bagai family.
Here's Letter To The World From Suicide
Article titled "Here's Letter To The World From Suicide" from the March 17, 1928 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. The article reports on the suicide of Vaishno Das Bagai, and reprints the letter he left for newspapers.