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The Biographical and Miscellaneous Material contains essays written in honor of Rup Chand after his death, autobiographical reminiscences of his childhood and early adult years in India, and newspapers clippings related to Chand and Walter Koelz. The majority of the newspaper clippings concern the 1960 lawsuit that Chand filed against Koelzwhich alleged that Koelz had unfairly kept all of the profits from the pair's plant and animal collecting efforts in Asia. The series also includes legal and financial documents, several of which are related to the lawsuit, handwritten instructions for Rup Chand's will, passports, and miscellaneous material, much of which is written in Chand's native language of Urdu. Of special note is an oral history interview with Chand that was recorded in 1981.

The Correspondence Series includes Chand's correspondence with relatives in India, as well as with friends and acquaintances in the United States and other countries. The Indian correspondence is written primarily in Urdu.