Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a scheme which would allow her to join him in Hawaii after the war and Morris’s plans for after the war. Enclosed is a letter from Robert F. Knoth to Sidney Legendre regarding the timbering of Pine Grove Plantation.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding his transfer to Hawaii, Morris’s illness, and the people of their acquaintance he has encountered on the west coast.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, describing the festive atmosphere of Paris and delivering news of friends she has seen or stayed with.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her sister-in-law, Olive Legendre, lamenting their failed trip to New Orleans and telling her all about a fishing trip they have just returned from.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, advising her to sell Medway Plantation if she can, describing the apartment house he and Morris purchased in Hawaii, and discussing the possibility of them living in Hawaii after the war. Sidney continues in his letter to tell her of a friend from New Orleans coming to visit and their social activities.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding a friend of his coming to visit and delivering news of the war atmosphere in the continental United States. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a day off he spent playing tennis and strolling around the island. [Copy]
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding a friend of his coming to visit and delivering news of the war atmosphere in the continental United States. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a day off he spent playing tennis and strolling around the island.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding his life in Hawaii and her job transfer to London, England. Gertrude goes on to describe what she expects from life in London and attempts to schedule a phone call with him before she leaves the United States.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the “buzz bombs” and her social life. She goes on to discuss plans for their children. Gertrude has also included a newspaper clipping about the bombs.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a scheme to join him in Hawaii, describing her social activities, and relaying news of her sister-in-law, Nancy’s, pregnancy.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the success of his dress business in Hawaii, their plans for after the war, and asking her to devote her efforts to joining him in Hawaii as soon as possible.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, regarding their (Sidney, Morris, and Armant) plans for leaving the Navy and what they will do after the war.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, discussing the last letter she received from him, her love and hate relationship with Medway Plantation, and her life in London, England.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, reflecting on whether or not she should participate in the war or stay with the children. Gertrude continues in her letter to relay news of a visit she made to Foxcroft school and other social activities.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a visit to the Chevey Chase country club, a dinner she attended the night before, and her war job.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, discussing the last letter she received from him and informing him that she has decided not the join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs).
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, speculating how long the war will last and relaying news of one of their servants, Pearl, needing another surgery. At the beginning of the letter she explains that she has heard that Ensign J. Pulitzer is heading out to Hawaii and will be carrying the letter.
Letter originally from the Vide Admiral of the United States Navy, Robert L. Ghormley, to the Fourteenth Naval District regarding the admittance of dependents to the Hawaiian Islands. Sidney Legendre has forwarded this command to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, urging her to give up her hopes of joining him.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a small gift she has sent for he and Morris with an officer being transferred to Hawaii and relaying song lyrics from a Judy Garland song she heard on the radio. Additional pages of the letter are missing.
Envelope containing photographs from the visit of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, taken and developed by Instituto Nazionale Luce.#Captioned: “Visita Antonescu. [Illegible] 1943.“
Portrait photograph of Jane Sanford Pansa. 1930. Taken by Cecil Beaton. Taken by Cecil Beaton. Signed “Beaton” in red at the bottom right corner of the image.
Photograph of a Bas-relief from Mantineia - Apollo, Marsyas [and] Muses’ from Athens, Greece. Captioned: “215 Bas reliefs from Mantineia – Apollo, Marsyas [and] Muses. N. M. Athens.“
Photograph of a sculpture of a 'Bacchie stone-fragment of [a] sarcophagus from Patrus’ from Athens, Greece. Captioned: “1150 Bacchie stone – fragment of sarcophagus from Patrus“
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the day off he spent swimming at the beach and playing tennis and recounting a story his friend, Teddy Burwell, told him about how he obtained the mounted moose that hangs in his study at home.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the business affairs of Medway Plantation, describing the events of their day spent attempting to ship twenty tons of Japanese books and hanging model airplanes from the office ceiling, and explaining his theory on the speeds of various types of mail. Sidney continues in his letter to inquire as to whether she has received the “aloha shirt” he had sent her yet and lament the poor weather they’re having in Hawaii.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the business affairs of the dress business and Medway Plantation. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a dinner he had attended at a friends house, winning a ping pong tournament while there, and a house he had gone to see and possibly consider purchasing. He also recounts the events of his day spent swimming at the beach and he struggle to find transportation to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing his discharge from the Navy, transportation to the continental United States, and possible homes for them to rent in Hawaii. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a party they gave for the men in their office, a wedding that he and Morris were ushers for, and business affairs of the dress ship he had purchased in Hawaii.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, strolling along a battlement with Benito Mussolini, Mario Pansa, and additional unidentified military officials.
Black-and-white photograph of Morris and Sidney Legendre, captioned on back: “San Diego, Cal., Morris Legendre, Mrs. Edgar Palmer, her daughter, Sidney Legendre, on board the yacht 'Guinavere' on their trip around the world. March 10th '26.”
Photograph of Benito Mussolini participating in the ground breaking of the “Course Renaissance” in Rome, Italy. Captioned: “Rome says to the ground breaking for the demolition in the area where there will be the “Course Renaissance.”
A memorandum listing the real estate statistics for a Game Preserve, Parnassas, and Medway Plantation. [End page 1] An aerial photograph of Medway Plantation taken for real estate purposes. [End page 2] Real estate photographs of the Medway Plantation house and the ancient oak trees on the property. [End page 3] Real estate photographs of the Medway Plantation house. [End page 4]
Photograph of Mario Pansa posing with 'Rolfe Booth,' 'Johnny Guschen,' and 'Thea Cary,' in front of an airplane, at the race course in Sri Lanka, 1932. Captioned: “Rolfe Booth. Johnny Guschen. Thea Cary. The Race Course - 1932.“
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, escorted through a train station by Mario Pansa and other unidentified military officials. The train station is draped with the flag of Fascist Italy.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, and Benito Mussolini overlooking a battlement, escorted by unidentified military officials.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, strolling with Benito Mussolini, escorted by Mario Pansa and other unidentified military officials in uniform.
Photograph of Mario Pansa with 'Pat,' 'The Captain,' 'Dee,' and 'Bruchlemeyer' on board the S.S. Conte Rosso, 1932. Captioned: “Pat the Captain. Dee and Bunchlemeyer. Ceylon 1932.“
Photograph of Mario Pansa and unidentified persons resting on the banks of a body of water. Captioned: “Dear Mario , I am sending you the two very bad photos I took of you - I had such a lovely time in Denmark [and] it was a joy to see you - Take care of yourself. Love Jo.“
Photograph of Mario Pansa, 'Monty,' 'Bettine,' and 'Dee' posing in front of a sail boat on the beach, 1933. Captioned: “Welagame. Monty. Bettine. Dee. 1933.“
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the weather in Hawaii, their attempts at cooking, and the possibility of suing the government for seizing part of Medway Plantation. Sidney continues in his letter to list the letters he has written and ask her to identify which ones are missing and applaud her tirade against men.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, explaining his lack of transfer based on his skill set, advising her about her job, and day dreaming what their lives will be like after the war. Sidney continues in his letter to advise her on how to handle the possibility of renting Medway Plantation during the war.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the events of his previous evening and his birthday, when they visited a new club on the beach and went swimming. Sidney continues in his letter to recount a story of them playing tennis with some friends, a ship that was recently sunk, and the new rules of the Bachelor Officers’ Quarters (BOQ) that prevented them from having supper that evening.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, commenting on the torrential rain thrashing Hawaii, requesting information about Medway Plantation, and discussing the battle of the Solomon Islands. Sidney continues in his letter to inform her of their potentially moving closer to the Navy base.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antenescu, excorted by unidentified military officials down a path flanked by Italian paramilitary organization, Opera Nazionale Balilla.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, escorted by unidentified military officials in uniform, down a path flanked by members of the Italian para-military group, Opera Nazionale Balilla.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, attended by Mario Pansa and other unidentified military officials, shaking hands with Benito Mussolini.
Black-and-white photograph of Gertrude Legendre dancing with Armant Legendre. Photo captioned on back: “Forgot to enclose in previous letters. Don't you think Armant is the image of Joe E. Brown, the movie comic?”
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the possibility of not living at Medway Plantation after the war, explaining that his job as an administrative officer is more of a secretary position, and asking her if she remembered a gentleman they had met by the name of Hennings. Sidney continues in his letter to describe Morris’s illness, the mandatory black out in Hawaii, and the lack of censorship on her letters. He also discusses the war and attempts to provide her the information she needs to schedule a phone call to him.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the availability of whiskey, relaying the most recent news on her being able to possibly join him in Hawaii, and expressing his humor at a prediction a fortune teller had made. Sidney continues in his letter to update her on the news of their relative Fifi, rejoicing over their having milk again, and informing her had as a terrible cold. He also discusses news of friends, the weather, and their attempts at cooking.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting over the extra work that has been created for him after he gave his brother, Morris, the cold he had, recounting the events of an evening he spent having dinner at the Howard’s, and relaying news of some of their friends who have turned up in Hawaii.
