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THBLetters to Ledoux Referencing World II
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LiveNov 16, 2021
Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people. Willow Auction House jill@willowauctionhouse.com
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Various personal letters mentioning World War II, dating from 1936 - 1941.
Includes 1936 letter from D. Nelson mentioning music, going to Germany, and the Olympics; 1940 invitation from the Tolstoy Foundation to attend performance by the Don Cossack Chorus; compilation of personal letters 1939-1941 from Elfie von Kahler; 1939/1940 letter from 'DoDo' in Manila mentioning Douglas L. Oliver [anthropologist who was in Solomon Islands 1938-1939 and fellow Harvard graduate 1934] and wife Eleanor and their first born son, and mentions of war preparations; 1939 letter from Theo Stephens mentioning soldiers with envelope; and a 1941 letter from Louis Pierre Ledoux's father mentioning World War II.
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1930's
Material: Paperwork
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection - Buyer's Premium
