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.
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 one of his brothers, assumed to be Armant Legendre, regarding a possible visit to Armant and Olive in New Orleans and relaying other summer plans.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, informing him that he would love to accept his invitation to New Orleans, Louisiana for Mardi Gras, recounting the events of Morris falling asleep during a lecture at the movie picture convention, and lamenting that he was unable to join them for the summer.
Letter from Olive Legendre to her brother-in-law, Sidney Legendre, describing medical treatment for his brother, Armant Legendre, and their upcoming visit to New Orleans, Louisiana for Mardi Gras.
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 brother, Armant Legendre, discussing the inflation issues, the possibility of a visit to Armant’s family in New Orleans, and his discovery of Armant’s daughter, Anne, hiding in their New York apartment.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, describing a New Years Eve party he attended and the “crazy Christmas week” they had at Medway Plantation. Sidney continues in his letter to detail the extent of his worrying about Medway Plantation and recount a story he’d heard from a friend.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, telling him of the bad business deals eh believes their brother Morris is making and describing the vacation they are spending in Hawaii.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, thanking him for hosting them at his home in New Orleans during Mardi Gras and informing him that he’d be taking over the support payments for their old nurse, Addie Hall.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing his options of where and when to leave his Navy post and the post-war changes being made to the island. Enclosed is a letter from Robert F. Knoth to Sidney Legendre regarding the possibilities and profit of the timbering of Medway Plantation.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the atmosphere of the island now that the Pacific war was drawing to a close, the issues on the island with workers unionizing, and his new assignment in the Navy to present men with medals. Enclosed is a second letter from Sidney Legendre to Gertrude Legendre, regarding the business affairs of the dress shop and describing a house where he had attended dinner.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a pair of earrings she recently bought at Cartier and her disappointment at already losing one down a subway vent.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding life in New York after her return from Europe, the return of a friend from the war, and the week she spent with their relatives, Katherine and Charlie. Gertrude continues in her letter to discuss a possible scheme to join him in Hawaii.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, lamenting Armant’s lack of release from the Navy and recounting a story he heard about the entire fleet chasing a single submarine around the Pacific.
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 “Jeanne” to Gertrude Legendre discussing how she is arranging her home for the people who have rented it and inquiring of Gertrude what kind of war job she should get in Washington.
