Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, reflecting on which organization she should join, possibly the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs), as a method of joining him in Hawaii. Gertrude continues in her letter to relay news of their friends and family, speculate over the wonderful summer the children will have at Watch Hill, and lamenting her own wanderlust.
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing how he believes he worked himself to illness, reminiscing on Christmases past, inquiring whether she had received his gifts and if she sent him some Victrola records. Sidney continues in his letter to relay the news they had received about Washington through a letter written to Morris and discuss the presidential address made over the radio that night.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a dinner party she hosted, the prospect of her job transfer to London, England, and relays news of their daughter, Landine.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, alerting her to keep an eye on the mail for a gold clip he has sent her, ranting against the people who think it is a good idea to buy houses in Washington, D.C., and relaying his frustrations with his job as he feels he is not doing anything to truly benefit the war.
