Irène JOLIOT-CURIE tells Madame Joliot about her family summer.

Irène JOLIOT-CURIE (1897.1956)

Autograph letter signed to his mother-in-law, Émilie Joliot.

A ¼ in-8° page. Stamped and canceled autograph envelope.

Without place. September 13, 1931.

Rare letter from the French physicist recounting her summer vacation with her family.

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“Dear Mom, Thank you for your happy birthday wishes. We have had, here as everywhere, terrible weather except for the past week, and now it is getting worse again. It's a very bad season. We traveled by boat a little, but not very much. Even so, we rest and we are not unhappy. Hélène [the eldest daughter of the Joliot-Curie couple, born in 1927] is swimming very well this year although it is not hot: she enters the water very courageously and she does all sorts of antics. She seems to be doing very well this year. I send you a warm kiss and hope that Marguerite [the sister of Frédéric Joliot-Curie] can paint a little despite the bad weather. Irene. »