Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the rarity and cost of some items in London and the dinner she went to with Ben Finney.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the poor weather for her as she attempted to entertain guests at Medway Plantation, reminiscing on time spent together there and the stress of owning the plantation house. Sidney continues in his letter to describe how their office is run and speculate on possible ways for her to join him in Hawaii. Enclosed is a birthday card for Gertrude that most likely accompanied a gift.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing an acquaintance’s house in Hawaii where he and Morris were invited to play tennis, lamenting that they are not together for their wedding anniversary, and reminiscing on anniversaries they had spent together. Sidney continues in his letter to inform her of his infections and illnesses and advise her on how to handle their business affairs. Portions of this letter have been removed by the censor.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, congratulating her on her decision to take the job in London, England, discussing the plans for their financial affairs while she is abroad, and discussing how Medway Plantation should be run while they are both out of the country. Enclosed is a copy of a letter from Sidney Legendre to George Buist regarding business negotiations on the topic of selling the government some of their acres.
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, discussing his previous letter and asking questions about his life in Hawaii, describing their daughter, Bokara, to him, and telling him about her social activities.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding news of the war, a boy who will soon be carrying a letter to him in Hawaii, and the improvements she’s making to the house she’s renting.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her frustrations at the inability to join him in Hawaii, her packing and travel plans for her job transfer to London, England, and their plans to sell Medway Plantation. Gertrude also updates him on news of their friends and her social life.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the apartment house Sidney and Morris had purchased and her weekend spent in the country with friends.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing how sick he and Morris are, their jobs, and the friends that have come to visit them recently. Sidney continues in his letter to describe the apartment house he and Morris are buying in Hawaii.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the gifts he had sent her, recounting the events of his Sunday off spent swimming and playing tennis, and detailing a letter he received from the man who is keeping Medway Plantation running while they are away. Sidney continues in his letter to speculate what their lives will be like after the war.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the early Christmas he had with the children in New York while he was in the continental United States on leave. Sidney continues in his letter to recount events of his and Morris’s trip to New Orleans. This letter was written to Gertrude while she was a prisoner of war in Europe and was likely to have been received in the packet that was given to her upon her escape and return to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, describing how favored Armant’s daughters were during the “season” and discussing plans for his visit to New Orleans, Louisiana for Mardi Gras.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the events of King Kamehameha Day; everyone at the beach, the canoe races, and the surf board paddling races.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, requesting news of her brother, Laddie Sanford, praising her idea to send their children to live with their sister-in-law, Olive, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and lamenting their lack of shore leave. Sidney continues in his letter to describe his brother, Morris’s, poor health and reminiscing on a trip they took through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her sister-in-law, Olive Legendre, attempting to persuade her to come for a visit to Medway Plantation and discusses politics.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the brothers (Sidney, Morris, Armant) social activities in Hawaii and discuss business affairs of Medway Plantation.
Letter from Jane Sanford Pansa to her sister, Gertrude Legendre, describing the news she had heard of Gertrude, relaying news of their friends, and questioning if it would be possible for them to meet up for a visit.
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano and unidentified members of the National Socialist Motor Corps in a car. 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).
Photograph of several scenes from a sculpted balustrade - one of ‘Nikes and bull,’ the other of ‘Nike fastening her sandal’ - from Athens, Greece. Captioned: “972 Balustrade of Nike temple – Nikes and bull. 973 Nike fastening her sandal. A. M. Athens“
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, responding to her most recent letter about her social activities, which puppy she should purchase, and their daughter, Bokara. Sidney continues in his letter to recount the events of his day rushing to get a chart prepared for an admiral, discussing how they have made their jobs more efficient, and describing an evening spent swimming at the beach.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, expressing his concern for her safety during the bombings of London, England, recounting stories of their attempts to run the apartment house, and his adventures trying to find out what happened to her missing Christmas present. Sidney continues in his letter to describe clothes in the store windows of Hawaii that he knows she will love and speculate what their lives will be like after the war.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, wishing him a happy birthday, describing a lunch he had with a friend and weekend spent at a relative, Kathrine and Uncle Charlie’s, house.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the plants he is attempting to grow and the furnishing of the apartment house he and Morris purchased. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a lunch he had with an admiral on a Navy ship and a friend they had come to visit he and Morris.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her frustrations with how slow the mail is, a Sunday afternoon spent golfing in the country with a friend, and her social activities. Gertrude continues in her letter to describe her war job in London, England, the atmosphere, and food and clothing shortages.
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 Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the house she’s renting in London, England, her job, and her daily life. Gertrude describes the lay out of the home she is renting and the atmosphere of London.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting a joke he had heard, discussing the progress of the war, and describing a movie he had gone to see. Sidney continues in his letter to discuss the possibilities of her joining him on the island, describing a pair of earrings he had sent her, and a party he had attended for a friends birthday.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a game of tennis he and Morris played, reporting the joy on the island over the end of the blackouts, and recounting the stories of he and Morris’s search for a house to buy. Sidney continues in his letter to describe one of the houses they had viewed with their real estate agent.
Letter from Armant Legendre to his brother, Sidney Legendre, regarding his possible transfer to join his brothers at the Navy station in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding their daughter, Bokara’s, birthday party, discussing business affairs, Sidney’s dress shop in Hawaii, and his return to the continental United States.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the weather, plans to attend dinner and a play with friends, and the dinner party she is hosting the following evening.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, expressing how much he misses her, giving his preliminary review of Tolstoy’s War and Peace, and applauding her decision to go to the country that weekend. Sidney continues in his letter to advise her to let their dog, Honey, be an inside dog, describe the changes in day and night shift that are occurring in his office, and not that her bookkeeper’s figures were incorrect.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her Washington job, the rationing of shoes, and asking Sidney questions about his life.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing their attempts to have Armant join them, his day off spent with Morris, who also had the day off from gunnery school, and his day spent on the beach at the Outrigger beach club.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the illness of their dog, Clippy, relating an incident he and Morris had with traveling difficulties, and telling her of the work they’ve been doing to help their relative, Fifi. Sidney continues in his letter to describe an afternoon he spent playing tennis with friends.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the end of the war, the events of Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day), and his new responsibility of handing out awards for the Navy.
