Incoming Correspondence and Invitations to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Club Resignations, Film Screenings, Social Engagements, and Committee Notices

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Personal Correspondence | Social Invitations | Club Membership | Indian Film Industry

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 20 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28378

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Bombay Talkies -- Rotary Club Delhi -- Willingdon Sports Club -- Laxmi Match Works | Wakf Committee -- S.P.C.A. -- Indian Roads and Transport Development Association | Anti-Tuberculosis Fund -- Social Invitations -- Business Proposals

Abstract: This file contains a diverse collection of letters, invitations, and notices addressed to Muhammad Ali Jinnah between 1938 and 1943. The materials reflect his wide-ranging engagements beyond politics, including communications regarding his resignation from a club, an invitation to a film premiere from Bombay Talkies, a dinner invitation from the Rotary Club of Delhi, a detailed industrial proposal from a match manufacturer, notices related to Wakf committee meetings, an appeal from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and invitations from transport and anti-tuberculosis associations.

Description: This collection of scanned letters and notices offers a glimpse into the daily life and non-political engagements of Muhammad Ali Jinnah during the late 1930s and early 1940s. It includes formal club correspondence, social and speaking invitations, a detailed memorandum on protecting India's cottage match industry, community committee notices, and charitable appeals. These documents illustrate the varied demands on Jinnah's time and his interactions with cultural, industrial, social, and philanthropic organizations in pre-independence India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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