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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt95802879 No online items Finding Aid to the South Asians in North America Collection, 1899-1974 Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library staff The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid to the South Asians in BANC MSS 2002/78 cz 1 North America Collection, 1899-1974 Finding Aid to the South Asians in North America Collection, 1899-1974 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2002/78 cz The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Finding Aid Written By: Bancroft Library staff Date Completed: January 2012 © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: South Asians in North America collection Date (inclusive): 1899-1974 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2002/78 cz Extent: Number of containers: 20 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder unit B, 1 portfolio. Copies of Boxes 13-20 : 4 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 3215 [Boxes 13-14]; 3216 [Boxes 15-16]; 3217 [Boxes 17-18]; 3218 [Boxes 19-20]).Linear feet: approximately 8. Repository: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: Documents of the pro-Indian independence political group, Hindustan Gadar Party, headquartered in Calif. in the early 20th century, and other pro-Indian independence materials. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, Bengali, Hindi, Panjabi and Urdu. Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access RESTRICTED ORIGINALS: BOXES 13-20. USE MICROFILM COPY ONLY WITH CALL NUMBER BANC FILM 2950. Use of originals only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], South Asians in North America Collection, BANC MSS 2002/78 cz, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available Boxes 13-20 available as microfilm (BANC FILM 2950). Finding Aid to the South Asians in BANC MSS 2002/78 cz 2 North America Collection, 1899-1974 Separated Material Photoprints and negatives have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 2002.183). Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Hindustan Gadar Party--History Khalsa Dewan Society--History Ghadr movement--History East Indians--California--History East Indians--United States--History East Indians--Canada--History Revolutionaries--India Nationalism--India East Indians--United States--Politics and government East Indians--Canada--Politics and government India--Politics and government--1857-1919 Singh, Khushwant Hindustan Gadar Party Khalsa Dewan Society Acquisition Information The South Asians in North America Collection was transferred to The Bancroft Library from the South/Southeast Asia Library Service (SSEALS), 2002 Feb. 27. Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arrangement Arranged to the folder level. Processing Information Processed by Bancroft Library staff. Scope and Content of Collection Documents of the pro-Indian independence political group, Hindustan Gadar Party, headquartered in Calif. in the early 20th century, and other pro-Indian independence materials. Includes newspapers, pamphlets, correspondence, photographs, interviews on cassette tapes with transcripts, posters, handbills, magazine articles (original and photocopies), lectures, theses, bibliographies and revolutionary poems. Indian Nationalist Movement in the U.S. and Canada; Social and Economic Life; Students and Education; Political Life: General Histories (includes SANA 45-309) Indian Nationalist Movement in the U.S. and Canada Box 1, Folder 1 SANA 45. Ray Gardner. "When Vancouver Turned Back the Sikhs," McClean's Magazine, pp. 63-68. (photocopy) Nov. 8 1958 Scope and Content Note "A brief but dramatic account of the 1914 Komagata Maru incident." Illustration: Sikhs throwing stones, p. 31. Box 1, Folder 2 SANA 52. "The Hindu Invasion, " Colliers, 155, p. 15. (photocopy) March 26, 1910 Scope and Content Note "An example of scare literature concerning Indian immigration into the U.S." Illustration: Faint illustration of "Bands of Hindus" with racist caption. Finding Aid to the South Asians in BANC MSS 2002/78 cz 3 North America Collection, 1899-1974 Container List Box 1, Folder 3 SANA 54. "Hindus Too Brunette to Vote Here," The Literary Digest (New York), 76, p. 13. (photocopy) March 10, 1923 Scope and Content Note "Cites California newspaper comments on the Thind case." Illustration: Sikh in Garden with caption "The Problem." Box 1, Folder 4 SANA 74. Khalsa Divan Society, Vancouver British Columbia, Petition of the Khalsa Divan Society for Voting Franchise. Vancouver, B.C.: Khalsa Divan Society, 1945. 9 pp. (photocopy) January 24, 1945 Scope and Content Note "Brief to the provincial government stating the case for voting franchise for resident Indians with a two-page survey of their population by township, age, employment, and other characteristics." Box 1, Folder 5 SANA 94. "Some Aspects of the Komagata Maru Affair, 1914," Canadian Historical Association Annual Report, pp. 100-108. (photocopy) May 1936 Scope and Content Note "Examines the political implications of the Canadian immigration authorities' refusal to allow Sikh passengers of the Japanese ship Komagata Maru to disembark in Vancouver harbor." Box 1, Folder 6 SANA 108. Herman Scheffauer. "Tide of Turbans," The Forum (New York), 43, pp. 616-618. (photocopy) June 1910 Scope and Content Note "In this sensationalist, racist piece of journalism, typical of the era, Scheffauer bemoans the fact that existing treaties did not permit a legal ban on Indian immigration." Social and Economic Life Call No. BANC SANA 146. Amdan Te Kharach Di Riport. Stockton (California): Pacific Coast Khalsa FILM 2950, Reel 4 Divan Society, 22 pp. (Punjabi) [1932?] Scope and Content Note "Annual financial report for the Stockton Sikh Temple listing donors by name, village, and district (in India)." (Oversize Box 20, #1) Box 1, Folder 7 SANA 147. Amdan Te Kharach Di Riport. Stockton (California): Pacific Coast Khalsa Divan Society. 12 pp. (Punjabi) 1937 Scope and Content Note "Financial report for 1937 showing donations given to the Sikh Temple in Stockton, California, listing expenditures and noting that $1,812 collected for the Desh Bhagat Parvar Sahaik Kameti ... had been sent to India." (Oversize Box 20, #1) Box 1, Folder 8 SANA 148. Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan (Free Divine Communion Society, California. Department of State. Chapter No. 69371. Stockton, California: The Society. 1 p May 27, 1912 Scope and Content Note "Objectives of the Society include fostering the Sikh religion, seeking the welfare of all Sikh and other Indian students, and ameliorating the social and religious conditions of laboring classes of all nationalities." Finding Aid to the South Asians in BANC MSS 2002/78 cz 4 North America Collection, 1899-1974 Container List Box 1, Folder 9 SANA 159. Constitution and By-Laws of the Hindustanees' Welfare and Reform Society of America. Imperial, California, 8 pp. circa 1920 Scope and Content Note "This organization was formed to guard rights of members and other Indians and to promote good relations with Americans. "Illustration: Cover has "Forget me Not" stamp in gold Box 1, Folder 10 SANA 171. Harold S. Jacoby. "A Half-Century Appraisal of East Indians in the United States." Faculty Research Lecture, University of Pacific, Stockton. 35 pp. May 23, 1956 Scope and Content Note "Jacoby examines the nature of the assimilation process and the way in which it has affected various groups of South Asians. He also looks at types of immigrants, periods of immigration, and geographic distribution." Box 1, Folder 11 Harold S. Jacoby. "Why So Few East Indian? A Study in Social Renitence." Typescript. 20 pp. Students and Education Box 1, Folder 12 SANA 235. Sudhindra Bose. "American Impressions of a Hindu Student," The Forum (New York). 53, pp. 251-257. (photocopy) February 1915 Scope and Content Note "Personal account of an Indian student, reflecting his earliest ideas on American culture and society." Political Life: General Histories Box 1, Folder 13 SANA 251. "American-Made Hindu