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Collection Summary
| Title | Frank J. Malina papers, 1912-1986 |
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| Span Dates | 1912-1986 |
| ID No. | MSS61793 |
| Creator | Frank J. Malina, 1912-1981 |
| Extent | 15,175 items |
| Extent | 54 containers |
| Extent | 21.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, with some Czech and French |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013102 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm84061793 |
| Summary | Aerospace engineer, rocketry pioneer, and kinetic artist. Correspondence, reports, research and subject files, writings, biographical material, and other papers chiefly documenting Frank J. Malina's career as an aerospace engineer at the California Institute of Technology and later as director of the U.S. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His subsequent career in kinetic art in Paris and as founder of the periodical Leonardo is also documented. |