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Beverly Creamer, "A Gift from the Watumulls"
An article from The Honolulu Advertiser written by Beverly Creamer detailing the philanthropic efforts of Ellen Watumull, the wife of Gobindram Watumull and the long-term director of the Watumull Foundation. Ellen Watumull describes an early encounter with writer Ved Mehta, when he was six years old and suffering from spinal meningitis. Includes a photograph of Ellen Watumull.

Francis Assisi, "Watumull Saga Stretches Across 50 Years of Philanthropy" (1991)
An article from the February 1, 1991 edition of India West, written by Francis Assisi, that details the philanthropic efforts of the Watumull family, in India and the U.S.

"Leilani Gift Shops Celebrate 29th Year"
An article celebrating the 29th anniversary of the Leilani Gift Shops, one of the five types of retail stores run by Watumull Brothers, Ltd. Includes a photograph of Gulab Watumull.

Laurel Murphy, "Jhamandas Watumull: Hyderabad to Honolulu" (1973)
Article from the August 22, 1973 issue of The Honolulu Advertiser written by Laurel Murphy, which describes the life story of Jhamandas Watumull and the Watumull business. Murphy goes into considerable detail about Watumull's early years in Hyderabad and Manila, as well as the effects of the Partition on his family home in Sindh. Includes a photograph of Jhamandas Watumull.

"East India Store Section," Honolulu Advertiser (1937)
Four-page advertisement insert from the June 3, 1937 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser, marking the opening of the Watumull Building on 1162 Fort Street. Includes several short articles about G.J. Watumull and J. Watumull, advertisements for the stores, products, and boutiques housed in the building, as well as photographs of the East India Store interior and its employees.

"The Watmul Foundation"
An article from The Indian Home magazine on the creation of the Watumull Foundation, headed by Gobindram J. Watumull and his wife Ellen Watumull and headquartered in Los Angeles.

Sir S. Radhakrishnan deputed to America by Watumull Foundation
An image of Sir S. Radhakrishnan, Professor of Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions at Oxford, from the December 1946 issue of The Indian Home. Radhakrishnan was one of the first recipients of the Watumull Scholarship.

Hindus Scared By Plan To Oust Them
An article from the September 16, 1906 issue of Puget Sound American describing fears amongst "Hindu" workers at the Bellingham Bay Lumber Company regarding a petition that white workers were circulating demanding that they remove their turbans.

Have We A Dusky Peril?
An article from the September 16, 1906 Puget Sound American describing recent "Hindu" immigration to Bellingham, Washington.

Extension Courses Will Begin Tuesday
Newspaper clipping of an article describing Dr. Gyanee's upcoming lectures in Florida.

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