Biography of L. Vaishno Das Bagai
A 2-page biography of Vaishno Das Bagai that narrates his background in Peshawar, his migration to the U.S. in 1915, and his involvement in the Gadar Party. The biography indicates that in Peshawar, Bagai was friends with K.R. Sabarwal and Pandit Ram Chandra, the editor of Gadar.
Business Card of Vaishno Das Bagai
Business card for Vaishno Das Bagai, indicating his position as the Executive Vice President of The India Co., Inc. located in San Francisco.
Letter regarding Vaishno Das Bagai
Report written in 1989 that provides information about Vaishno Das Bagai and his involvement with the Gadar Party in San Francisco, California. The report was written by Bagai's son Ram, and includes information from an interview with Govind Behari Lal on February 22, 1962.
Letter from Kala Bagai to Ram Bagai
A letter from Kala Bagai to her son, Ram, describing her personal memories of her husband, Vaishno Das Bagai, from his nationalist interests as a teenager to his migration to the U.S. in 1915. The biography mentions that Bagai was helping the Gadar party even while in India, and goes into greater detail about Bagai's association with Ram Chandra, the editor for the Gadar.
Biography of Vaishno Das Bagai
A typed biography of Vaishno Das Bagai, written by Ram Bagai, that narrates his background in Peshawar, his migration to the U.S. in 1915, and his involvement in the Gadar Party. The biography indicates that in Peshawar, Bagai was friends with K.R. Sabarwal and Pandit Ram Chandra, the editor of Gadar.
Letter from Elliot Einzig Porter to Ram Bagai
Letter from Elliot Einzig Porter to Ram Bagai dated January 14, 1989. In the letter, Porter inquires about a few details regarding Vaishno Das Bagai's life, including a curio shop in Berkeley that Vaishno Das Bagai might have ran, and a reference in the Hindusthanee Student. to "Mr. and Mrs. V.D. Bagai."
Letter from Ram Bagai to Elliot Einzig Porter
Letter from Ram Bagai to Elliot Einzig Porter dated January 24, 1989. Bagai enclosed two sets of documents with the letter: a set of documents regarding Vaishno Das Bagai's nativity, and a set of personal documents including Vaishno Das Bagai's suicide notes.
Abstract From Records
Newspaper clipping from the September 4, 1920 edition of The Recorder. The newspaper includes a list of documents recorded on September 3, 1920, including a deed by V.D. Bagai.
Copy of Complaint and Summons in V.D. Bagai vs. C.R. Badger, et al.
Copy of Complaint and Summons in V.D. Bagai vs. C.R. Badger, et al.. A newspaper clipping is pasted onto the copy, which reads, "The creditors of C.E. Herrick, Incorporated, a concern which lends money on real estate and automobiles, petitioned yesterday to have it declared bankrupt. V.D. Bagai, the Isaac Upham Co. and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company are the petitioners."