India

Scope and Contents

Printed reports, film reels, photographic slides and audio recordings from Abe S. Ashcanase, who worked for USAID (Agency for International Development) in the 1960s and 1970s.

Series 1 contains slides depicting Ashcanase's work in the Middle East and Asia, including Operation HELP in Afghanistan (1972-1973).

Series 2 contains reports, correspondence, and other written material from Ashcanase's career.

Series 3 contains film and audio reels.

Collection-level scope and contents note

The Taraknath Das Papers are contained in the John J. Meng Papers. Other papers from the Taraknath Das Foundation, as well as correspondence between Meng and Das, are also located in the Meng papers. Material in this collection span the years 1932 to 1940 and relate to Das' work "Indien in der Weltpolitick." Manuscripts for articles and papers by Das are included.

Content Description Ephemera re Taraknath Das collected by Ralph G. Starke.Folder 1. Autograph letter dated April 4, 1943, signed by Taraknath Das to Ralph G. Starke. 2 pages + envelope. Reference to the former's upcoming speaking engagements. Folder 2. Autograph notes by Starke re Das. Folder 3. Print outs of internet research re Das. Dated 2016. Folder 4. Offprint, signed by Das: "Rabinadrath Tagore Poet and Patriot" (Thought, March 1942). Folder 5. Offprint, signed by Das: "The Kashmir Issue and...

Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials from Msgr. Hartnett's service as an official with Catholic Relief Services in Asia, in particular Vietnam and India. It includes correspondence, reports, clippings, and other documents.