Overview The Legler family collection contains plans, correspondence, and topographical maps detailing father Harry's summit of Mt. Whitney, California in 1957 with son Jean to conduct the first ham radio transmission from that elevation, which is the highest in the continental United States. Harry Legler went on to transmit from the lowest point in the U.S. in Death Valley in 1963, becoming the first radio operator to transmit from both locations. The collection also includes Dr. Jean F. Legler's...