Letter 2 from Sidney Jennings Legendre, July 30, 1943

Title:

Letter 2 from Sidney Jennings Legendre, July 30, 1943

Date:

1943

Creator (Personal):

Legendre, Sidney Jennings, 1903-1948

Description:

Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the consequences for those naval officers who have attempted to have their dependents join them in Hawaii, dissuading her of her ideal of him as a surfing, hula dancing, guitar playing man of the islands, and describing how he and Morris spend the majority of their days. Sidney continues in his letter to describe how their office is emptying of officers and illustrate how purple hearts are distributed. This letter is a copy sent to the American Embassy in London, England.

Collection Title:

Gertrude Sanford Legendre Papers, 1844-1996

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

Gertrude Sanford Legendre Papers: Correspondence

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Legendre, Gertrude Sanford, 1902-2000
Legendre, Sidney Jennings, 1903-1948

Topical Subject:

World War, 1939-1945

Geographic Subject:

Washington (D.C.) and London (England)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

Mss 182

Date Digital:

2014-02-27

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival Masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

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Access Information:

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