Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1941

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“Horace I. Poleman on India and America”

Poleman was the head of the Southern Asian Section of the Library of Congress and a former student of W. Norman Brown at the University of Pennsylvania and a “driving force in the establishment of South Asian studies in the United States” (Gould 372)
Describes his impressions after traveling to India in 1939
Emphasizes the historical legacy of Indian civilization
“most Americans thought of India still as a land of grotesque mysticism, snake-charmers, the rope trick, horrible practices in the name of religion, and a funny little man in a loin cloth….I found a land of grim realism, enterprise, accomplishment, and purpose.”
Writes that the most important step to take in the future is furthering Indian education in America
“In the world of the future we shall need to know much more about each other if we are to have intelligent and peaceful relations.”

Vol. 1, No. 12, March 1941

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“The Trial of Jawaharlal Nehru”

First release of Nehru’s statement, after being sentenced to “four years of rigorous imprisonment” for violations of the Defense of India Rules on Nov. 3, 1940, in the United States
“I stand before you, Sir, as an individual being tried for certain offenses against the State. You are a symbol of that State. But I am also something more than an individual. I too, am a symbol at the present moment, a symbol of Indian nationalism, resolved to break away from the British Empire and achieve the independence of India.”
“The future recorder of this history might well say that in the hour of supreme trial, the Government of Britain and the British failed because they could not adjust themselves to a changing world.”

“India’s Message to America” by Nehru (sent through Mr. Bagai)

Links India’s freedom to freedom of the world, making a direct connection to China’s freedom
Emphasizing India’s peaceful attempts act securing independence
“In the destruction and desolation that grips the world, the great free Republic of the United States of America has a special responsibility to bear, for countless eyes from all over the world look up to it for leadership in the paths of peace and freedom. That peace and freedom will come only when Fascism and imperialism have ended and no nation or other group dominates over another. To the people of America we send our greetings and our assurance that we shall stand by them in everything that leads to this peace and freedom.”
Uses of words: world-7, peace-8, freedom-10

America’s Contributions to India’s Freedom

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Muzumdar, Haridas. America’s Contributions to India’s Freedom. Allahabad, India: Vanguard Press, 1962.

The recollections of Dr. Haridas T. Muzumdar, a close associate of Gandhi and an Indian-American who worked to gain American support for India’s freedom.
“Hossain, Anup and I looked upon ourselves as crusaders for India’s freedom first and as professional lecturers or writers second” (28).

India League of America

“While Syud Hossain, Anup Singh, Shridharani and I had been doing significant work on behalf of India in our individual capacities, it seemed to me in the mid-thirties that an organized effort to promote India’s cause might be in order” (42)= founding of the India League of America with Mr. N. R. Checker as president and Muzumdar as secretary.
“The team of J.J. and Anup Singh, with Mr. Hemendra K. Rakhit, made the India League a beehive of activities” (43)
“Through his business contacts and with businesslike methods, Mr. J.J. Singh brought new blood into the organization. American citizens were invited to become members and were elected to serve on the Executive Board. This lent prestige to the organization and made it more effective” (43).
After Anup Singh left the League to help found the National Committee for India’s Independence in Washington, DC, William D. Allen replaced him as editor of India Today: “I [Muzumdar] know of no American who has made greater sacrifices…for India’s cause that William D. Allen” (44).

The National Committee for India’s Independence

Members of India Lobby felt a need to have an organization based in Washington, DC and so founded the National Committee at the end of 1943 with Dr. Syud Hossain as president, Muzumdar as V.P., K. Shridharani as the second V.P., and Anup Singh as secretary (44).
*Membership restricted to Indians (Hess, 122)
“The Voice of India, the monthly published by the National Committee under Dr. Anup Singh’s competent editorship, immediately made India’s freedom on the the issues of the war” (45)

U.N. San Francisco Conference

“The most significant job of public relations on behalf of India was performed by the charming Madam Vijayalakshmi Pandit….She pretty nearly played the role of the unofficial representative of India to the U.N.” (46)

October 26, 1942: Wendell Willkie Radio Address

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Text of radio address given by Willkie on 10/26/1942

India Today

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Ryan Burke

Courtesy of the University of Bucknell

July 1944, courtesy of the University of Bucknell

August 9, 1944 appeal (part 1), courtesy of the University of Bucknell

Appeal (continued), courtesy of the University of Bucknell

J.J. Singh's proposed solution (part 1), courtesy of the University of Bucknell

Singh's solution (part 2), courtesy of the University of Bucknell

Hearst Papers

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Ryan Burke

Upon his death on August 14, 1951, William Randolph Hearst’s estate included a publishing company with assets of more than $160,000,000, comprised of 18 newspapers and 9 magazines. These were:

Boston American; (pub. 1951-1954)
Boston Record
Boston Sunday Advertiser
Albany Times-Union (pub. 1891-current; on microfilm at Albany Public Library)
New York Journal-American (pub. 1941-1966; on microfilm at LoC)
New York Mirror
Baltimore News-Post (pub. 1936-1964; on microfilm at LoC)
Baltimore Sunday American
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (1927-1960; on microfilm at office of Commonwealth Libr Bur of State, Harrisburg, PA)
Detroit Times
Chicago Herald-American (1939-1953; on microfilm at LoC)
Milwaukee Sentinel
San Antonio Light (1911-1993)
Los Angeles Examiner (1903-1962; L.A. public library; 1945 at LoC)
Los Angeles Herald-Express
San Francisco Examiner (1902-current; LoC)
San Francisco Call Bulletin
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1921-2009)
Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping*, Harper’s Bazar*, House Beautiful, Town and Country, Motor, Motor Boating, American Druggist, Connoisseur (* also published in London)