Letter from Olive Legendre to her sister-in-law, Gertrude Legendre, thanking her for the Christmas gift, relays news of her children, and describing a party Morris recently threw during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This album is comprised of photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, and other documents from an expedition to French Equatorial Africa, in which Getrude Legendre participated. The expedition was sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and the National Geographic Society, and collected plant and animal specimens, photographs of wildlife and people, and recordings of native dialects and music.
Letter from Olive Legendre to her sister-in-law, Gertrude Legendre, thanking her for the clothes she sent, delivering news of her family and their friends. Olive relays news of each of her children individually.
Letter from Olive Legendre to her sister-in-law, Gertrude Legendre, thanking her for the Christmas gifts and clothes she has sent, discussing travel plans and the relationship of her daughter, Kathy.
This album is comprised of photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, and other documents from the Dillon Ripley Nepal Expedition, in which Getrude Legendre and others participated. The expedition was sponsored by the National Geographic Society, The Smithsonian Institute, and Yale University, and included travel through Nepalese villages, temples, and mountains, including Mount Everest.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, discussing plans and their itinerary for his visit to Armant for Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her brother-in-law Armant Legendre, regarding her progress, with the help of Morris, in getting Sidney’s affairs in order after his passing.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, recounting a story of he and Gertrude going to the wrong location for the Forestry Association Convention, apologizing for a misconstrued remark he made upon his last visit to New Orleans, and instructing Armant to rest more.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, describing the business affairs and successes of his Drink-O-Mat Corporation holdings in South Carolina and North Carolina.
A social letter from Armant Legendre to his brothers, Morris and Sidney Legendre, regarding his start-up coffee business and thanking them for the loan.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, thanking him for hosting them in New Orleans, Louisiana, for a visit and recounting a story of two of the Medway Plantation bulls escaping their fences.
