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Piccard family papers, circa 1470-1983

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Part I: Speeches and Writings, 1879-1965 (continued)
“How Large Shall One Make Ships and Airships?” undated
“Instinct and Intelligence,” undated
“Is It Really Only 'Coincidence'?” undated
“The Island of Phosphobuma,” undated
“A Letter Which, If Written, Could Have Prevented the Civil War,” undated
“Life Beyond Earth,” 1961
“Men Like to Bow to Their Own Creatures,” undated
“Menagio,” undated
“A Most Embarrassing Moment,” undated
“Our Little Monkey on Elephant Island,” undated
“Our Little Monkey on Lion Island,” undated
“Temperature in a Stratosphere Cabin,” undated
“What the Fairy Told Me: The Story of King Melaleucos,” undated
Untitled and fragmentary, undated
(1 folder)
BOX I: 80 (3 folders)
Other family members
Piccard, Auguste
Ballooning, fragment, undated
“The Exploration of the Lowest Depth of the Ocean,” 1946
“Hypothesis Concerning the Existence of a Volatile Vitamin,” fragment, undated
Miscellaneous published writings, 1917-1933
“Polarisierende Farbstoffe und deren Anwendungen,” undated
“The Rotarian Flag,” undated
Piccard, Jacques, 1957
Piccard, Jules, 1879-1981
Piccard, Marilyn Dickson (wife of John A. Piccard), 1944-1945
Ridlon, Hugh
“At Plattsburg,” undated
“Get 'H.O.T.' on Welding,” 1935
Van Ingen, Margaret
Poems, undated
“Such Troubles,” undated
Unidentified and nonfamily members, 1904-1965, undated
BOX I: 81-82 Part I: Financial Papers, 1901-1962
Letters received and sent.
Grouped by name or subject and arranged chronologically therein.
BOX I: 81 Piccard, Jean and Jeannette
Letters received
1908-1940
(9 folders)
BOX I: 82 1941-1962, undated
(2 folders)
Letters sent, 1920-1962, undated
(2 folders)
Piccard, Jeannette (Ridlon estate)
Letters received, 1939-1945
(2 folders)
Letters sent, 1942-1945
Ridlon, Emily, and Jeannette Piccard
Letters received, 1935-1942
(2 folders)
Letters sent, 1936-1942
Ridlon Investment Fund, 1922-1945
BOX I: 83-91 Part I: Miscellany, circa 1470-1968
Biographical material, family papers, genealogical material, blueprints, drawings, notebooks, notes, programs, insurance polices, lists, and calling cards.
Grouped by topic or type of material.
BOX I: 83 Biographical material
Piccard
Auguste, 1932, 1950, undated
Don, 1931-1963
Jean, 1901-1963
(5 folders)
BOX I: 84 (1 folder)
Jean and Jeannette, 1910-1968
(3 folders)
Jeannette, 1919-1965
(5 folders)
BOX I: 85 John A., 1927-1963
Paul J., 1931-1961, undated
(2 folders)
Blueprints and drawings, 1904-1947 See also Oversize
(3 folders)
Calling cards, undated
BOX I: 86 Insurance policies, stock certificates, 1931-1960
Legal papers, 1929-1965
Lists and addresses, 1941-1963
(4 folders)
BOX I: 87 Piccard family
Estate of Hélène Piccard, 1931, undated
Genealogical and legal documents, contemporary copies from Swiss cantonal archives and elsewhere, circa 1470-circa 1780
Livingston, Elizabeth (foster child), school reports, undated
Programs for miscellaneous conferences, 1922, 1951-1960
BOX I: 87 Radio interviews, 1958
Ridlon family
Estate of John and Emily Ridlon, undated
Mining company stock, 1897-1929
Miscellany, 1806-1922, undated
Proceedings and remarks of the testimonial dinner given for John Ridlon, 1923
(2 folders)
School and camp information and programs, 1931-1937
BOX I: 88 Ship travel mementos, 1917-1954
Tokuza, Akiko, 1961
Various items, 1950-1961
Notebooks, circa 1905-circa 1936
(2 folders)
BOX I: 89 (2 folders)
BOX I: 90 (1 folder)
Notes, 1913-1938, undated
(6 folders)
BOX I: 91 (5 folders)
BOX I: 92-100 Part I: Printed Matter, 1893-1969
Newspapers clippings, scrapbooks, serials, bulletins, and monographs.
Newspaper clippings are grouped by family member. Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, letters, telegrams, and mementos relating to Jean, Jeannette, and Auguste Piccard.
BOX I: 92 Newspaper clippings
Piccard
Auguste and Jacques, 1932-1964
(3 folders)
Jean and Jeannette, 1933-1967
(2 folders)
BOX I: 93 (4 folders)
BOX I: 94 (5 folders)
BOX I: 95 Miscellaneous, circa 1890-circa 1969
(4 folders)
BOX I: 96 (4 folders)
BOX I: 97 (3 folders)
BOX I: 98 (3 folders)
BOX I: 99 (3 folders)
BOX I: 100 (1 folder)
Scrapbooks including newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and mementos, 1935-1967 See Oversize
BOX I: OV 1 Part I: Oversize, 1904-1947
Drawings, blueprints, and scrapbooks, and a photograph.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.
BOX I: OV 1 Drawings, blueprints, and photograph, 1904-1947, undated (Container I:85)
BOX I: OV 2 Printed matter
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