St. Thomas India Catholic Mission Interim Committee Report
Committee report from the St. Thomas India Catholic Mission in Detroit, dated January 1 - February 12, 1995. The report explains the unanimous decision to dissolve the Kerala Catholic Community (KCC) to form the Mission.
Announcement for Mass and General Body Meeting on February 12th, 1995
Letter from John F. Melepuram to the Kerala Catholic Association dated February 5, 1995, inviting members to a mass and social gathering on February 12, 1995 with invited guest Rev. Mosignor John Zenz, and future programs.
Hindoo Temple in San Francisco (in background)
Engine Co. No. 20, on Filbert St. between Webster & Fillmore Sts., showing transition between horse-drawn and motorized vehicles. James Rolph, Jr., with hard hat, in center, and son Jimmy. Hindu Temple, with minarets, corner Webster & Filbert Sts., background.
Hindoo Temple in San Francisco
Webster St. bet. Union & Filbert Sts. 1921. Hindoo [Hindu] Temple, the only one in the United States, San Francisco, Cal.
"Body Is Cremated on Funeral Pyre" (1906)
An article from the November 3, 1906 edition of the Oregonian recording the alleged "first Hindoo funeral and cremation ever solemnized" in the United States. The funeral was held for Rauma Singh, who died in Astoria from consumption.
Bahi Jodh Singh, "The Message of the Sikh Faith"
An undated booklet titled "The Message of the Sikh Faith" written by Bahi Jodh Singh, Professor of Divinity at Khalsa College, Amritsar, edited by Teja Singh, a member of the Ghadar party. The booklet was published by the Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan in Stockton, California.
Indian Christian Student (Vol. 5, No. 3)
The Indian Christian Student (Vol. 5, No. 3) was the official bulletin of the Union of Christian Students of India in America, whose mission was to "promote fellowship and Christian helpfulness among Indian Students in America and also to interpret India to America." Published for 1919-20, this particular issue (Vol. 5, No. 3) featured several short essays and poems.
Stockton Gurdwara
Photo of the Stockton Gurdwara taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Swami Abhedananda, "India and Her People" (1906)
Published by the Vedanta Society in New York, India and Her People (1906) by Swami Abhedananda featured six of the author's lectures delivered before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on or around 1906.