Zone d'identification
Cote
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Collection
Titre
Abnashi Ram Collection
Date(s)
- 1931-1982 (Création/Production)
Importance matérielle
1 box
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
This collection contains about 337 letters from Mr. Abnashi Ram, who came to the USA in 1920 and was the first Indian student from India to graduate from Texas A&M in 1923 and established a successful export/import/gift shop in Hollywood, California. The letters also reflect correspondence with other fellow immigrants and many famous Americans. These letters reflect their gut emotions while living as lonely immigrants who could not bring their families to the USA on account of the draconian immigration laws that were finally eliminated in 1967. The collection also includes 75 letters from Mr. Mumtaz Kitchlew of Chicago. Dr. Sharma and his wife have lived in Richardson, TX for over 42 years. Sharma taught at SMU for over ten years. In 2009 he authored a book, Saving Immigrant's Daughter a story about Mr. Abnashi Ram and his daughter who he met at UCLA and ultimately married. Much of this collection has been digitized and is available on the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) website.
Mode de classement
The collection is arranged in chronological order and includes correspondence from many friends and family members of Mr. Ram.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Accès physique
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Langue des documents
- anglais
- hindi
- ourdou
Écriture des documents
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Instruments de recherche
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Donated by son-in-law Dr. Roshan L. Sharma, and Ram's daughter Raj Ram.
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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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Sources utilisées
Note de l'archiviste
Finding Aid Authors: Rebecca Hankins, and Meet Patel.