Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Henri Giffard, engineer and aeronaut, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1985.
Processing History
The papers of Henri Giffard were arranged and described in 1996. The register was revised in 2008.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the Henri Giffard Papers.
Related Material
The Manuscript Division's Tissandier Collection of early aeronautic material includes other items pertaining to Giffard and his captive balloon exhibition of 1878.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Henri Giffard Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.