Correspondence and Administrative Documents of M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Certificates, and Scheduling Documents from the Public, Party Members, and Officials

Subject: Political administration of Muhammad Ali Jinnah | All-India Muslim League internal affairs | Public engagements and scheduling

Date of publication: 1944

Language: English

Page: 457 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28191

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- All-India Muslim League -- 1944 -- Planning Committee -- Public engagements -- Lahore visit | Service certificates -- Job recommendations -- Muslim destitute welfare -- Administrative correspondence | Party organization -- Political scheduling -- Jinnah Secretariat.

Abstract: This collection from 1944 showcases Muhammad Ali Jinnah's multifaceted role as the leader of the All-India Muslim League, highlighting his administrative, political, and public responsibilities. It includes letters from League members volunteering for the Planning Committee, requests for interviews on social projects like a Muslim Destitute Children's Home, and detailed correspondence regarding his scheduled visits, public addresses, and garden parties in Lahore. The set also features official service certificates for individuals (e.g., from the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company), reflecting the era's displacement due to WWII, and internal notes redirecting mail during Jinnah's travel. These documents illustrate the granular organization surrounding Jinnah's leadership, the public's direct appeals to him, and the operational workings of the League at both national and provincial levels during a crucial period in the Pakistan Movement.

Description: This archival set from 1944 provides a detailed look into the daily operational and political life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It captures the breadth of his engagement—from high-level political scheduling with the Punjab Muslim Chamber of Commerce and ladies' meetings to personal responses to party workers and handling routine administrative requests. The inclusion of certified service records for evacuees from Burma underscores the socio-economic disruptions of World War II and the role of leaders in providing recommendations. Letters in Urdu and Arabic script indicate formal communications from literary or scholarly societies. Overall, these documents paint a picture of Jinnah as an accessible yet immensely busy leader at the center of a growing political movement, managing both macro-political strategy and micro-level organizational and public relations tasks. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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