Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Piccard Family Papers include material of Jean Felix Piccard, chemist, balloonist, and aeronautical engineer; his wife, Jeannette Ridlon Piccard, balloonist, aerospace consultant, and clergywoman; and their son, Don Piccard, balloonist and entrepreneur. Papers given to the Library of Congress in 1969 by Jeannette Piccard constitute Part I of the collection. Additional material given in 1985 by Don Piccard comprises Part II.
Processing History
The Piccard Family Papers were arranged and described in 1971 by Warren Ohrville and Joseph Sullivan. Additional material received in 1985 was processed as Part II by Michael Spangler with the assistance of Sherralyn McCoy and Susie Moody in 1995.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Sound recordings and motion picture films, including a film of Jean and Jeannette Piccard's 1934 stratospheric flight, have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Most photographs, blueprints, and drawings have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Most maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division, and a finding aid is available at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm021026. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Piccard Family Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Piccard Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.