Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing his options of where and when to leave his Navy post and the post-war changes being made to the island. Enclosed is a letter from Robert F. Knoth to Sidney Legendre regarding the possibilities and profit of the timbering of Medway Plantation.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, describing a day dream she had of them being together while on the train from the Watch Hill cottage to New York City. Gertrude continues in her letter to describe a weekend she spent at the Watch Hill cottage with the children, her social activities, relaying news of their friends, and informing him of her schedule for the rest of the day.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, praising their housekeeper, Rose, discussing Medway Plantation business affairs, describing her job and general business affairs.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting a story about the policemen they met at the tennis courts and describing how “secretive” his brother, Morris, has become.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, lamenting Armant’s lack of release from the Navy and recounting a story he heard about the entire fleet chasing a single submarine around the Pacific.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the poor weather they had on his day off from the office, preventing him from going to the beach, and relaying his boredom with how routine his life has become.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a trip she recently took to Virginia with friends and speculating over whether or not she should join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs).
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her job transfer, whether it be to Hawaii or elsewhere. Gertrude continues to deliver news of the children’s summer on Watch Hill and news of their friends.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the arrival of inflation of food prices to the Hawaii, describing his lack of stamina in social situations anymore, and recounting events of their attempts at surfing. Sidney continues in his letter to describe the beauty of summer in Hawaii and what it will be like when they are reunited after the war.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding where they should live after the war, life in London, England, and discussing her plans for the rest of the war.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding news of the war, relaying news of their friends, and providing him with a description of their daughter, Bokara. Gertrude continues in her letter to inform him that she sent her new puppy back to the kennel for training and things she has recently sent him.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her social activities in London, England, a day she spent golfing with friends in the country, shortages of items in the city, and relaying news of their friends.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting how long it has been since he last saw her, discussing the social activities she described in her last letter, and recounting he and Morris’s first trip to the Outrigger beach club. Sidney continues in his letter to describe the Outrigger club, their first attempts at surfing, and a movie they had just seen called “Holiday Inn.”
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, responding to the social activities she described in her last letter, explains why he has ceased to have indigestion, and laments that their telephone conversation was so short. Sidney continues in his letter to recount a story of him getting locked out of the apartment.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting the events of his Christmas Day, thanking her for her gifts, and describing the gifts he received from their children and other family members.
Letter from “Jeanne” to Gertrude Legendre discussing how she is arranging her home for the people who have rented it and inquiring of Gertrude what kind of war job she should get in Washington.
Letter from Jane Sanford Pansa to her sister, Gertrude Legendre, describing the winter she spent snow skiing in the mountains and the new house they are residing in on the coast.
Photograph of Benito Mussolini bearing witness to the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone of the city's film industry in Rome, Italy. Captioned: Rome “The laying of the foundation stone of the city's film industry.”
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, thanking her for sending pictures of herself with the children and for his Christmas presents. Sidney continues in his letter to recounting a story told to him by a friend who was rescued from the ocean after his ship, the aircraft carrier Lexington, sank, and relaying the events of a day off he spent driving around the island, going to the beach for swimming and watching the surfers.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a report he had heard about a woman escaping the German guard to cross the border into Switzerland and asking if the escaped woman was her. Sidney continues in his letter to recount a meeting he had with an old friend and discuss what has occurred on his side, as it pertains to her capture and release. This letter was written to Gertrude when she was a prisoner of war in Europe and was likely to have been received in the package that was given to her upon her escape and return to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a house they are considering buying or renting once she can join them in Hawaii but stating that he will not buy anything without her approving it, first. Sidney continues in his letter to lament the loss of a family member and rant against the crimes of Hitler and Mussolini.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing their attempts to redecorate their pent house apartment and the decorator that Morris has hired to decorate. Sidney continues in his letter to tell her of how he fell in the bathroom and cracked 2 of his ribs.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting the events of Guadalcanal, as they were told to him by their friend and neighbor, Ben Finney. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a day he spent at the beach attempting to surf but instead, being thrown to the bottom and thrashed about by the big waves.
Photograph of the Queen Marie Jose, Princess of Piedmont, and Galeazzo Ciano conversing during a ceremony in Asmara, Ethiopia. Captioned: “Princess of Piedmont and [Galeazzo] Ciano at Asmara [Ethiopia].”
