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  • Creator Names ILA Foundation (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title India League of America and ILA Foundation records [manuscript], 1970-2007.
  • Physical description
    • 6.5 linear ft. (17 boxes)
    • 1 oversize folder.
  • Collection summary Correspondence, reports, minutes, announcements, news clippings, financial records, and other Chicago office files of the ILA Foundation and its predecessor, the India League of America, relating to its activities as a charitable and educational organization with a secular outlook, whose general mission is to provide a common vehicle for the expression of cultural, educational, social, and economic affairs of the people of Indic origin in North America. Its primary purpose is to foster friendship and understanding between people whose origins are in the South Asian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) and other North Americans. The ILA Foundation encourages, sponsors, collaborates, and coordinates activities that advance appreciation of cultural heritage of the South Asian community, as well as contribute to intercultural understanding.
  • Acquisition information The ILA Foundation donated this collection (1999.0146; 2009.0073.1) and provided financial assistance for processing it.
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory by Anne Hardgrove, Ph.D., is available at the Research Center, Chicago History Museum.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the India League of America and ILA Foundation photographs (1999.0146) and a set of the newsletter, News & Views.
  • Names
    • ILA Foundation (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • India League of America Archives.
    • Amjad, ʻAlī
    • Banergee, Nikhil.
    • Benegal, Shyam. 1934-
    • Carter, Lillian, 1898-1993.
    • Sitara Devi.
    • Jha, Chandra K.
    • Johnson, Indira Freitas, 1943-
    • Khan, Ali Akbar, 1922-2009.
    • Khan, Fazlur R.
    • Krishnamurti, Yamini.
    • Kumar, Pandit Kartick.
    • Mehta, Zubin.
    • Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992.
    • Sanghvi, Manoj K.
    • Amir Khusro Society of America.
    • Asia Forum (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Asia Society.
    • Asian Human Services of Chicago.
    • Association of Indians in America.
    • Association of Midwest Indian Associations.
    • Bangladesh Foundation.
    • Bengali Association of Greater Chicago.
    • Federation of India Student Associations.
    • Federation of Indian Associations (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Gujarat Cultural Association (Chicago, Ill.)
    • India Development Service.
    • Indo-American Center.
    • Lake Forest College.
    • Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.)
    • National Council of Asian Indian Organizations.
    • University of Chicago. South Asia Language & Area Center. Outreach Educational Project.
    • Carter, Lillian, 1898-1993.
    • Jha, Chandra K.
    • Sanghvi, Manoj K.
    • Amir Khusro Society of America.
    • Asia Forum (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Asia Society.
    • Asian Human Services of Chicago.
    • Association of Indians in America.
    • Association of Midwest Indian Associations.
    • Bangladesh Foundation.
    • Bengali Association of Greater Chicago.
    • Federation of India Student Associations.
    • Federation of Indian Associations (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Gujarat Cultural Association (Chicago, Ill.)
    • India Development Service.
    • India League of America.
    • Indo-American Center.
    • Lake Forest College.
    • Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.)
    • National Council of Asian Indian Organizations.
    • University of Chicago. South Asia Language & Area Center. Outreach Educational Project.
  • Subjects
    • Asian Americans Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area.
    • Charities Illinois Chicago.
    • East Indians Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Emigration and immigration law United States.
    • Social service Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area.
    • South Asian Americans Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • South Asian Americans Illinois Chicago 21st century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Emigration and immigration.
    • India Description and travel.
    • West Ridge (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Announcements. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Financial records. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Reports. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/M-I/ILA-inv.htm