Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Piccard family papers, circa 1470-1983 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | circa 1470-1983 |
| Bulk Dates | 1926-1983 |
| ID No. | MSS36145 |
| Extent | 73,000 items |
| Extent | 204 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 82 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, French, and German. |
| 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.ms998008 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77036145 |
| Summary | Family members represented include Jean Felix Piccard (1884-1963), his wife, Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (1895-1981), and their son, Don Piccard (1926- ). Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals, logbooks, drafts of writings and speeches, reports, notes, financial papers, biographical and genealogical material, scrapbooks, blueprints, patent specifications and other papers documenting the careers of Piccard family members in the fields of aeronautics, ballooning, bathyscaphe exploration, chemistry, education, the Episcopal church, and stratospheric exploration. |