Siam: Kenneth's Letters Home

Siam: Kenneth's Letters Home

Kenneth reads a letter to his mother, who had told him for the first time about a sore on her breast. He urged her to see a doctor (he later learned that she had an operation). He also advised her to keep for herself the $900 she had inherited from her own mother. Kenneth comments that his father, with all his concern for hygiene, would have had a hard time living in Siam. 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1929

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 77: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 38-54

Hour 49, clip 10

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical