Photograph of Kala Bagai and three sons
Photograph of Kala Bagai Chandra, and her three sons Madan, Brij, and Ram Bagai (left to right), taken in Chicago in 1933.
Tribute to Mrs. Kala Bagai Chandra (Jhaiji)
Program for tribute held in Los Angeles for Kala Bagai Chandra, who passed away on October 4, 1983. The program includes photographs and details about Chandra, who was one of the first Indian women to migrate to the U.S.
Diploma for Kala Chandra
Diploma awarded to Kala Chandra for successful completion of the Citizenship Course of Study prescribed by the Board of Education and approved by the United States District Court. Awarded in Los Angeles, on December 15, 1949.
Kala B. Chandra's Personal Diary
Personal diary of Kala Bagai Chandra for the year 1955. Throughout the pages of the journal are personal notes, from information involving the Stock Exchange to details about her life and the Indian American community in California at the time.
Letter regarding Vaishno Das Bagai
Letter from P. Bhagat Ram, Headmaster of National High School, Peshawar City, in reference to Vaishno Das Bagai. The letter reads, "I have much pleasure in certifying that Lala Vaishno Das Bagai s/o L. Shanker Das Bagai was student of this school in 1906-1907. He is a high-caste Hindu and comes of a respectable family. He bore a very good character while with us."
Funeral Program for Kala Bagai
Funeral program for Kala Bagai Chandra, known affectionately as Jhaiji, dated October 11, 1983. Speakers included representatives of Vedanta and the Arya Samaj. The document also contains handwritten marginalia.