Piccard Family Papers (Library of Congress)

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The Piccard Family

A Register of Its Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Warren Ohrville and Joseph Sullivan
Revised and expanded by Michael Spangler with the assistance of Sherralyn McCoy and Susie Moody

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

1995

Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html

Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 January; encoding completed by Manuscript Division, 1999.

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms998008

Latest revision: 2008 March

Part I: Diaries and Spiritual Meditations, 1914-1968, n.d.

Part I: Family Correspondence, 1875-1967, n.d.

Part I: Personal Correspondence, 1888-1968, n.d.

Part I: General Correspondence, 1900-1968

Part I: Subject File, 1916-1968, n.d.

Part I: Speeches and Writings, 1879-1965, n.d.

Part I: Financial Papers, 1901-1962, n.d.

Part I: Miscellany, ca. 1470-1968, n.d.

Part I: Printed Matter, 1893-1969

Part I: Oversize, 1904-1947, n.d.

Part II: Family Correspondence, 1874-1981, n.d.

Part II: General Correspondence, 1892-1981, n.d.

Part II: Subject File, 1890-1983, n.d.

Part II: Speeches and Writings, 1850s-1980, n.d.

Part II: Miscellany, 1892-1981, n.d.

Title: Piccard Family Papers
Span Dates: ca. 1470-1983
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1926-1983)
ID No.: MSS36145
Extent: 73,000 items; 204 containers plus 1 oversize; 82 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English, French, and German
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: 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.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Personal Names
Carty, Denzil A.--Correspondence.
Corrigan, Daniel, b. 1897--Correspondence.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Correspondence.
Gilruth, Robert R. (Robert Rowe), 1913---Correspondence.
Hiatt, Suzanne R.--Correspondence.
McNairy, Philip F.--Correspondence.
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953--Correspondence.
Picard family.
Piccard, Auguste, 1884-1962--Correspondence.
Piccard, Jacques--Correspondence.
Piccard, Kathryn Ann--Correspondence.
Ridlen family.
Ridlon, John, 1852-1936--Correspondence.
Stevens, A. W. (Albert William), 1886-1949--Correspondence.
Swann, W. F. G. (William Francis Gray), 1884-1962--Correspondence.
Zielinski, Francis--Correspondence.

Organizations
Aéro-Club Suisse.
Balloon Federation of America.
Calco Chemical Company.
Don Piccard Balloons.
Episcopal Church.
Hercules Powder Company.
National Research Council (U.S.)
Piccard, Jules, b. 1840--Correspondence.
Pleiades (Aerostat)
United States. Army Air Forces.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Subjects
Aeronautics.
Aerospace engineering.
Airships.
Ballooning.
Bathyscaphe.
Chemistry, Organic.
Chemistry.
Cosmic rays.
Education.
Explosives.
Flight.
Legal documents--Switzerland.
Religion.
Stratosphere.
Women in the Episcopal Church.
World War, 1939-1945.

Locations
Switzerland--Genealogy.

Related Names
Piccard, Don, 1926- Papers of Don Piccard.
Piccard, Jean Felix, 1884-1963. Papers of Jean Felix Piccard.
Piccard, Jeannette, 1895-1981. Papers of Jeannette Piccard.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

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. Additional material received in 1985 was processed as Part II in 1995. A description of Part I of the Piccard Family Papers appears in the Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, October 1970, p. 349.

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. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Piccard Family Papers.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of members of the Piccard family is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Restrictions:

Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, The Piccard Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Notes

Jean Felix Piccard

Date	Event
1884, Jan. 28	Born, Basel, Switzerland
1907	Technical chemist degree, chemical engineering, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
1909	D.Sc., organic chemistry, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
1910-1914	Private assistant to Adolf von Baeyer and Privatdocent, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
1914-1916	Privatdocent, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
1915	Served in Swiss Army lighter-than-air service
1916-1919	Associate professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
1919	Married Jeannette Ridlon
1919-1926	Professor of chemistry, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
1924-1926	Consulting chemist, Calco Chemical Co., Bound Brook, N.J.
1926-1929	Research instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
1929-1932	Head, Organic Research Department, Hercules Powder Co., Wilmington, Del.
1931	Naturalized United States citizen
1933-1936	Research associate, Bartol Research Foundation, Swarthmore, Pa.
1933	Codesigner with his brother Auguste Piccard, stratospheric gondola Century of Progress, constructed by the Dow Chemical Corp. for the Chicago World's Fair
1934	Ascended into stratosphere in aerostat piloted by Jeannette Piccard to study cosmic rays, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Mich.
1934	Developed and patented a plaster cast penetrable by X-rays
1936-1952	Professor of aeronautical engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1936-1937	Developed and launched unmanned, taped plastic-film balloons Piloted Pleiades, an aerostat held aloft by a cluster of ninety-eight sounding balloons
1941-1945	Taught United States Navy officers in aeronautical program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1945	Served three months at the German Air Documents Research Center, London, England
1946	Participated in development of the United States Navy's Helios project, a multiple balloon aerostat for stratospheric exploration
1952	Professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1963, Jan. 28	Died, Minneapolis, Minn.

Jeannette Ridlon Piccard

Date	Event
1895, Jan. 5	Born, Chicago, Illinois
1918	A.B., Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
1919	M.A., organic chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
1919	Married Jean Felix Piccard
1934	Licensed spherical balloon pilot, National Aeronautic Association Piloted aerostat into stratosphere with Jean Piccard to study cosmic rays, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Mich.
1942	Ph.D., education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
1943	Executive secretary, housing section, Minnesota Office of Civil Defense
1947	Aeronautical consultant, General Mills, Inc.
1961-1965	President, board of directors, St. Paul's Episcopal Day School, St. Paul, Minn.
1964-1970	Consultant to director, Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1968-1981	Honorary member, board of trustees, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill.
1971	Ordained deacon, Episcopal Church Curate, St. Philip's Episcopal Church, St. Paul, Minn.
1973	Certificate of Study, General Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.
1974	“Irregular” ordination as priest, Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pa.
1977	Ordination as priest officially recognized by Episcopal Church
1981, May 17	Died, Minneapolis, Minn.

Genealogy Chart, Piccard Family

Jules Piccard, m. Hélène (Haltenhoff)
- Auguste, m. Marianne (Denis)
  - Denise
  - Jacques, m. Marie-Claude
  - Marianne
  - Hélène
  - Geneviève
- Jean Felix, m. Jeannette (Ridlon)
  - John A., m. Marilyn, m. Mary Ann
  - Paul J., m. Betty
  - Donald L., m. Joan, m. Wilma
- Marie, m. Paul Rambert
- Paul, m. Marguerite

Genealogy Chart, Ridlon Family

John Ridlon, m. Emily (Robinson)
- Jeannette, m. Jean Felix Piccard
  - John A., m. Marilyn, m. Mary Ann
  - Paul J., m. Betty
  - Donald L., m. Joan, m. Wilma
- Beatrice (d. 1898)
- Noel
- Margaret, m. Dirk Van Ingen
- Hester, m. J. L. Hempstead
- Hugh O. T., m. Alice (?)
- John Robert, m. Edith

Scope and Content Note

Part I

Part I of the papers of the Piccard Family dates from ca. 1470 to 1968, with the period of concentration falling between 1926 and 1966. This part of the collection primarily documents the achievements and activities of Jean Felix Piccard (1884-1963) and, to a lesser extent, those of Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (1895-1981), his wife. Trained in Europe as an organic chemist, Jean Piccard gained recognition in the 1930s and 1940s as an aeronautical engineer and an active participant in the exploration of the earth's stratosphere and the study of cosmic rays. Jeannette Piccard, who also studied chemistry, provided valuable assistance to her husband and piloted the balloon for their widely publicized ascent into the stratosphere in 1934. Part I is arranged into the following series: Diaries and Spiritual Meditations, Family Correspondence, Personal Correspondence, Subject File, Speeches and Writings, Financial Papers, Miscellany, Printed Matter and Oversize. Family correspondence comprises almost half of the correspondence, with personal and general correspondence making up the other half. The papers also include notebooks, biographical material, blueprints, patent specifications and descriptions, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Part II of the papers contains a few files of Jean Piccard, but focuses more on Jeannette's later activities as an aerospace consultant and her association with the Episcopal Church.

The Diaries and Spiritual Meditations series consists chiefly of writings of Jeannette Piccard and exhibits her early and enduring interest in Christianity and the church. The Family Correspondence includes communications among numerous members of both the Piccard and Ridlon families. Significant among the correspondents is Auguste Piccard, Jean Piccard's twin brother and professor of physics. In the vanguard of stratospheric exploration, Auguste Piccard had made balloon flights into the lower regions of the stratosphere in 1931 and 1932 to study cosmic rays. His correspondence depicts his considerable collaborations with Jean in the design of Jean's balloon gondola and their mutual scientific interests. Another important correspondent is Jacques Piccard, son of Auguste Piccard and acclaimed undersea explorer. Other notable correspondents include Jean Piccard's father, Jules Piccard, professor of chemistry at the University of Basel, and Jeannette Piccard's father, John Ridlon, an eminent orthopedic surgeon. The Family Correspondence also includes letters exchanged with foster children whom the Piccards took into their home. Many of the letters of members of the Piccard family are in French or German.

The General Correspondence series reflects Jean Piccard's work as a consultant in the natural sciences. Correspondence with the National Research Council in 1918, especially on the subject of trinitrotoluene (TNT), reflects the scientific aspect of the papers. During the period 1910-1913 and in the late 1930s there is additional scientific correspondence which relates to his inventions. All of the correspondence series in Part I includes material relating to the Piccards' stratospheric flight in 1934. Personal Correspondence includes letters from family friends and also reflects the management of the Piccard household. Both Jean and Jeannette Piccard corresponded in the 1930s with scientists and mathematicians such as Albert Einstein, Robert Andrews Millikan, W. F.G. Swann, and A. W. Stevens.

The Subject File also includes material relating to the Piccards' stratospheric flight in 1934 as well as a written account with photographs of Jean Piccard's test flight in his experimental aerostat Pleiades in 1937 and reports by Piccard for the Hercules Powder Company. Other items in the Subject File consist of material related to college classes taught by Jean Piccard, interview scripts, information regarding an experimental radio station on the campus of the University of Minnesota, records of the Aéro-Club Suisse which Jean Piccard served as treasurer, and a transcript of interrogations he conducted for the United States Army Air Corps in July and August 1945. Jeannette Piccard's papers in the Subject File reflect her role in the Episcopal Church and as an educator.

The Speeches and Writings file includes a large body of writings by Jean Piccard consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and printed copies of numerous articles for scientific journals and other publications. Also contained in this file are writings by Jeannette Piccard and other family members.

Miscellany includes biographical material pertaining to several Piccard family members and a number of genealogical and legal documents concerning the family dating from approximately the 1470s to the late eighteenth century. The Printed Matter series contains clippings pertaining to the family and numerous miscellaneous pamphlets and ephemeral printed material.

Part II

Part II of the Piccard Family Papers spans the years ca. 1850-1983 with the bulk of the material clustered between 1967 and 1983. This part of the collection focuses primarily on the professional activities and accomplishments of Jeannette Piccard after the death of her husband Jean in 1963. Highlights in the papers relate to her role as consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Manned Spacecraft Center in the 1960s and her efforts in the 1970s to become one of the first women officially admitted into the priesthood of the Episcopal Church. Also included are a few files of Jean Piccard and papers of their son Don Piccard (1926- ). Part II, organized into the following series: Family Correspondence, General Correspondence, Subject File, Speeches and Writings, and Miscellany, includes correspondence, diaries, typescripts, autobiographies, memoranda, reports, notes, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.

The Family Correspondence in Part II supplements Part I and includes significant material relating to Auguste and Jacques Piccard and John Ridlon. Another notable correspondent is Kathryn Ann Piccard, a granddaughter who, sharing Jeannette Piccard's interest in the church, was also ordained an Episcopal priest. The files include correspondence with Jean and Jeannette Piccard's parents, siblings, children and grandchildren, and their relatives in Switzerland.

General Correspondence also complements Part I and includes communications with professional colleagues and family friends. Earlier material relates to the career of Jean Piccard, while later portions reflect Jeannette Piccard's ambitions in the 1970s regarding the priesthood.

The Subject File is composed of the professional files of Jean, Jeannette, and Don Piccard. Jeannette Piccard's files comprise the bulk of the material and exhibit her work as an aerospace consultant with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and, more fully, her ordination as a priest. In 1971 she was ordained as deacon, and in 1973 she completed a course of study at General Theological Seminary in New York City. She was “irregularly” ordained as priest in 1974 in Philadelphia, along with ten other women in a ceremony performed without the official sanction of the church. In 1976, the Episcopal Church officially recognized the ordination of women as priests. Key files relate to her ordinations to the diaconate and the priesthood, deacons and deaconesses, and the denomination in general. Material filed under the Episcopal Church pertains to national general conferences and annual meetings of the diocese of Minnesota. Papers relating to Jeannette Piccard's association with other religious organizations are also located throughout the Subject File. Significant correspondents include Denzil A. Carty, Daniel Corrigan, Robert R. Gilruth, Suzanne R. Hiatt, Philip F. McNairy, and Francis Zielinski.

The files of Jean Piccard in the Subject File include those relating to his research on an oxygen converter and his work with Calco Chemical Company and the Hercules Powder Company Experimental Station. The Subject File also contains Don Piccard's editor's file for the newsletter for the Balloon Federation of America and material relating to his sport balloon manufacturing company, Don Piccard Balloons, Inc.

The Speeches and Writings series augments the file in Part I and comprise material principally by Jeannette Piccard, including essays, sermons, and poetry. Of particular interest is a 1916 college essay entitled “Should Women Be Admitted to the Priesthood of the Anglican Church?” Other writings include those by Jean Piccard and drafts and background material of the memoirs of Jeannette Piccard's father, John Ridlon.

The Miscellany series includes engagement calendars, membership directories, photographs, and printed matter relating to the Piccard family, stratospheric balloon flights, ballooning, and women and the priesthood.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in two parts composed of fifteen series:

Part I
Part II

Description of Series

Container	Series


BOX I: 1-2	Part I: Diaries and Spiritual Meditations, 1914-1968, n.d.
		Diaries, journals, and volumes of spiritual invocations. Each volume contains a small amount of unbound notations.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX I: 3-24	Part I: Family Correspondence, 1875-1967, n.d.
		Letters received and carbons of letters sent.
		Arranged according to Piccard family, Ridlon family, and foster children and filed therein by name and familial relationship to Jean and Jeannette and chronologically within these groupings.

BOX I: 25-38	Part I: Personal Correspondence, 1888-1968, n.d.
		Letters received and carbons of letters sent.
		Arranged chronologically. Christmas cards, other cards with messages, and condolences appear at the end of each section.

BOX I: 39-61	Part I: General Correspondence, 1900-1968
		Business letters received and carbons of letters sent.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX I: 62-70	Part I: Subject File, 1916-1968, n.d.
		Memoranda, notes, mimeographed information, reports, photographs, logbooks, tests, test papers, student reports, and press releases.
		Arranged alphabetically by topic.

BOX I: 71-80	Part I: Speeches and Writings, 1879-1965, n.d.
		Manuscripts, typescripts, and printed copies of speeches and writings.
		Grouped by author or type of material and arranged alphabetically therein.

BOX I: 81-82	Part I: Financial Papers, 1901-1962, n.d.
		Letters received and sent.
		Grouped by name or subject and arranged chronologically therein.

BOX I: 83-91	Part I: Miscellany, ca. 1470-1968, n.d.
		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: 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: OV 1	Part I: Oversize, 1904-1947, n.d.
		Drawings, blueprints, and scrapbooks, and a photograph.
		Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.

BOX II: 1-13	Part II: Family Correspondence, 1874-1981, n.d.
		Letters received and sent.
		Grouped by Piccard family and Ridlon family and arranged therein by name and familial relationship to Jean and Jeannette Piccard. Items are filed chronologically within folders.

BOX II: 14-27	Part II: General Correspondence, 1892-1981, n.d.
		Letters received and sent.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX II: 28-81	Part II: Subject File, 1890-1983, n.d.
		Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, clippings, and printed and near-print matter.
		Arranged alphabetically by family member and therein by subject. Items are filed chronologically within folders.

BOX II: 81-90	Part II: Speeches and Writings, 1850s-1980, n.d.
		Diaries, manuscripts, typescripts, printed writings, notebooks, notes, drafts, jottings, and autobiographies.
		Arranged alphabetically by family member and therein by type of material. Items are filed chronologically or alphabetically within folders.

BOX II: 90-103	Part II: Miscellany, 1892-1981, n.d.
		Engagement calendars, financial records, membership directories, photographs and postcards, and printed matter.
		Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein by topic.

Container List

Container	Contents


BOX I: 1-2	Part I: Diaries and Spiritual Meditations, 1914-1968, n.d.
		Diaries, journals, and volumes of spiritual invocations. Each volume contains a small amount of unbound notations.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX I: 1		1914-1949
			(8 folders)

BOX I: 2		1950-1968, n.d.
			(6 folders)

BOX I: 3-24	Part I: Family Correspondence, 1875-1967, n.d.
		Letters received and carbons of letters sent.
		Arranged according to Piccard family, Ridlon family, and foster children and filed therein by name and familial relationship to Jean and Jeannette and chronologically within these groupings.

BOX I: 3		Piccard family

			Jean to Jeannette, 1926-1958, n.d.
				(9 folders)

BOX I: 4			Jeannette to Jean, 1920-1958, n.d.
				(11 folders)

BOX I: 5 (restricted)			Children and grandchildren

				John A. (son) and Marilyn and Mary Ann Piccard (daughters-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette, 1933-1964, n.d.
					(6 folders)

BOX I: 6 (restricted)				Jean and Jeannette to John A. and Marilyn and Mary Ann Piccard, 1923-1964, n.d.
					(5 folders)

				Paul J. (son) and Betty Piccard (daughter-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette

					1933-1949
						(3 folders)

BOX I: 7 (restricted)					1950-1967, n.d.
						(4 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Paul J. and Betty Piccard

					1935-1956
						(3 folders)

BOX I: 8 (restricted)					1957-1967, n.d.
						(2 folders)

				Don (son) and Joan Piccard (daughter-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette, 1933-1967, n.d.
					(6 folders)

BOX I: 9 (restricted)				Jean and Jeannette to Don and Joan Piccard, 1934-1967, n.d.
					(4 folders)

				Grandchildren to Jean and Jeannette, 1953-1967
					(3 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to grandchildren, 1949-1967
					(3 folders)

BOX I: 10			Parents

				Jules and Hélène Piccard to Jean and Jeannette,

					1896-1912
						(8 folders)

BOX I: 11					1913-1920
						(6 folders)

BOX I: 12					1921-1930, n.d.
						(3 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Jules and Hélène Piccard, 1911-1929, n.d.
					(3 folders)

BOX I: 13			Siblings

				Auguste (brother) and Marianne Piccard (sister-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette, 1909-1963, n.d.
					(4 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Auguste and Marianne Piccard, 1903-1963, n.d.
					(5 folders)

BOX I: 14				Marie (sister) and Paul Rambert (brother-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette, 1902-1963, n.d.
					(6 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Marie and Paul Rambert, 1918-1963, n.d.
					(2 folders)

BOX I: 15				Paul (brother) and Marguerite Piccard (sister-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette, 1903-1963
					(2 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Paul and Marguerite Piccard, 1918-1966

			Nieces and nephews

				Jacques (nephew) and Marie-Claude Piccard (niece-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette, 1945-1964

				Jean and Jeannette to Jacques and Marie-Claude Piccard, 1945-1966

BOX I: 16				Miscellaneous with Jean and Jeannette, 1916-1966, n.d.
					(6 folders)

BOX I: 17			Aunts and uncles with Jean and Jeannette, 1896-1935, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Other family members with Jean and Jeannette, 1903-1966, n.d.
				(3 folders)

			Miscellaneous, 1875-1945
				(2 folders)

BOX I: 18		Ridlon family

			Parents

				Emily (mother) to Jean and Jeannette, 1919-1941
					(4 folders)

				John (father) to Jean and Jeannette, 1919-1936
					(3 folders)

BOX I: 19				Jean and Jeannette to John and Emily Ridlon, 1920-1940
					(3 folders)

			Siblings

				Hester “Nan” Hemstead (sister) to Jean and Jeannette, 1919-1964
					(2 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Hester Hempstead, 1933-1965
					(2 folders)

BOX I: 20				Hugh O. T. Ridlon (brother) to Jean and Jeannette, 1929-1966, n.d.
					(2 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Hugh O. T. Ridlon, 1931-1966

				Noel Ridlon (brother) to Jean and Jeannette, 1920-1949, n.d.
					(2 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Noel Ridlon, 1927-1949

				John Robert “Bob” Ridlon (brother) to Jean and Jeannette, 1936-1945

				Jean and Jeannette to John Robert Ridlon, 1927-1946

BOX I: 21				Margaret “Peggy” (sister) and Dirk Van Ingen (brother-in-law) to Jean and Jeannette

					1920-1950
						(6 folders)

BOX I: 22					1951-1964, n.d.
						(6 folders)

				Jean and Jeannette to Margaret and Dirk Van Ingen

					1929-1944
						(2 folders)

BOX I: 23					1945-1964, n.d.
						(4 folders)

			Niece, Ann Jensvold, with Jean and Jeannette, 1939-1964, n.d.
				(5 folders)

			Other family members with Jean and Jeannette, 1926-1966
				(3 folders)

			Miscellaneous, 1908, 1922-1959

BOX I: 24		Foster children

			Livingston, Bette

				To Jean and Jeannette, 1950-1964, n.d.
					(2 folders)

				From Jean and Jeannette, 1950-1963

			Miscellaneous correspondence re foster children, 1946-1958

			Newell, James

				To Jean and Jeannette, 1949-1958, n.d.

				From Jean and Jeannette, 1949-1962, n.d.

			Rogneby, Ralph, to Jean and Jeannette, 1946-1952

BOX I: 25-38	Part I: Personal Correspondence, 1888-1968, n.d.
		Letters received and carbons of letters sent.
		Arranged chronologically. Christmas cards, other cards with messages, and condolences appear at the end of each section.

BOX I: 25		Letters received

			1888-1912
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 26			1913-1926
				(12 folders)

BOX I: 27			1927-1934
				(9 folders)

BOX I: 28			1935-1938
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 29			1939-1948
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 30			1949-1956
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 31			1957-1959
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 32			1960-1962
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 33			1963-1968, n.d.
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 34			Expressions of sympathy on death of Jean Piccard, 1963
				(5 folders)

BOX I: 35			Christmas cards and other cards with messages
				(3 folders)

BOX I: 36		Letters sent

			1905-1940
				(10 folders)

BOX I: 37			1941-1956
				(10 folders)

BOX I: 38			1957-1968, n.d., with fragments and 1962 Christmas greetings
				(9 folders)

BOX I: 39-61	Part I: General Correspondence, 1900-1968
		Business letters received and carbons of letters sent.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX I: 39		Letters received

			1900-1922
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 40			1923-1929
				(9 folders)

BOX I: 41			1930-1933
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 42			1934
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 43			1935
				(5 folders)

BOX I: 44			1936-1937
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 45			1938-1941
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 46			1942-1946
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 47			1947-1950
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 48			1951-1954
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 49			1955-1957
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 50			1958-1960
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 51			1961-1968, n.d.
				(9 folders)

BOX I: 52		Letters sent

			1901-1929
				(11 folders)

BOX I: 53			1930-1934
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 54			1935-1936
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 55			1937-1939
				(9 folders)

BOX I: 56			1940-1945
				(6 folders)

BOX I: 57			1946-1950
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 58			1951-1955
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 59			1956-1958
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 60			1959-1961
				(7 folders)

BOX I: 61			1962-1968, n.d.
				(8 folders)

BOX I: 62-70	Part I: Subject File, 1916-1968, n.d.
		Memoranda, notes, mimeographed information, reports, photographs, logbooks, tests, test papers, student reports, and press releases.
		Arranged alphabetically by topic.

BOX I: 62		Aéro-Club Suisse See Container I: 70, Swiss Aero Club

		Aviation radio operation, 1934

		Ballooning

			1933 flight

			1934 flight
				(3 folders)

			1937 flight, Pleiades
				(2 folders)

			1947 flight
				(1 folder)
BOX I: 63				(2 folders)

			Logs and notations, 1934

			Miscellany, 1940, 1959-1961
				(2 folders)

			Project “Helios” conference, 1947

			Notes, 1934-1936, 1946-1958
				(1 folder)
BOX I: 64				(1 folder)

		Braun, Gerhard, and Heinz Lesser, interrogations of, 1945

		Chicago, University of, Chicago, Ill., course material, 1920

		“Faculty Follies,” 1927-1929

		Hercules Powder Co., reports, 1927-1929

		Interviews, n.d.

		Knowles, Marjorie, conversations with

			May 1961-Mar. 1962
				(2 folders)

BOX I: 65			Apr. 1962- Apr. 1967
				(3 folders)

		Lausanne, University of, Lausanne, Switzerland

			Course material, 1920-1923
				(2 folders)

BOX I: 66			Miscellany, 1922-1923

			Students' papers, 1916-1923
				(4 folders)

BOX I: 67				(1 folder)

		Lesser, Heinz See Container 64, Braun, Gerhard, and Heinz Lesser, interrogations of

		Minnesota, University of, Minneapolis, Minn.

			Class attendance records, 1943-1946

			Class records, 1919-1920, 1942-1949

BOX I: 68			Course material, 1934-1953
				(3 folders)

			Examinations, 1937

			Experimental radio station, 1937-1939

			Term papers, 1940-1954

BOX I: 69		Motivational-Tutorial Program, St. Paul, Minn., advisory board, 1966-1968

		Patents and inventions, 1932-1938, 1955-1961

		Projects “Porpoise” and “Dolphin,” 1960

		Saint Paul's Church-on-the-Hill, St. Paul, Minn., 1960-1962

		Saint Paul's Episcopal Day School, St. Paul, Minn.

			Children's folders, 1962-1964
				(4 folders)

			Drama and creativity, 1962

BOX I: 70			Legal and financial, 1961-1962

			Notes, 1961-1964
				(2 folders)

			Publicity, 1961-1962

			Reports, 1961-1964

		Swiss Aero Club, 1922-1924

		University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. See Container I: 64, Chicago, University of

		University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland See Containers I: 65-67, Lausanne, University of

		University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. See Containers I: 67-68, Minnesota, University of

		Wage Advisory Board, 1956

		Works Project Administration, 1940

BOX I: 71-80	Part I: Speeches and Writings, 1879-1965, n.d.
		Manuscripts, typescripts, and printed copies of speeches and writings.
		Grouped by author or type of material and arranged alphabetically therein.

BOX I: 71		Speeches

			Jean Piccard

				“The Construction of the Stratospheric Balloon,” 1933

				Death of Auguste Piccard, n.d.

				“The Future of Communism,” n.d.

				“How a Free Balloon Is Piloted,” 1933

				“The Influence of Stratospheric Research on Tomorrow,” 1957

				“The Piloting of the Stratosphere Balloon,” 1933

				“Why Do We Go to the Stratosphere?” n.d.

			Jeannette Piccard

				“Balloon to the Moon,” n.d.

				“College Education,” n.d.

				Remarks at parish meeting, 1960

				Talk to American Institute, Christmas, 1934

		Writings

			Jean Piccard

				Bibliographies

				Holographs and typescripts

					“4.4' Dinitro-diphenylamin,” n.d.

					“Absorption Colors of the Second Order,” 1926

					“Acoustic Plasticity of Talking Films,” 1927

					“Aero-Emphysema, A Problem of Colloid Chemistry,” 1941

					“Altitude Coordinator of Compalmeter,” n.d.

					“Apparatus for the Measurement of Diffusion and Leakage of Helium and Air through Plastic Films,” n.d.

					“Avoidance of Midair Collisions,” 1959
						(2 folders)

					“Balloni,” n.d.

					Balloon clusters, 1946

					“Balloons for High Altitude Research Work,” n.d.

					“The Bees, Individualists or Communists?” n.d.

					“Biphenyl Derivatives of Ammonia, p-Phenylenediamine and Benzidine Meri-Quionic Salts,” 1926

					“Brief Aus Den Vereinigten Staaten,” n.d.

					“A Century and a Half of Ballooning: 1783-1933,” n.d.

					“Change of Boiling Point of Liquid Oxygen at High Altitudes,” n.d.

					“Chemistry and Life in the Stratosphere and Beyond,” n.d.

					Chemistry, fragment in French, n.d.

					“The Co-eds and the Kite,” n.d.

					“The Color of Trivalent Titanium,” n.d.

					“Combustions,” n.d.

					“Comments on Analytical Methods for the Determination of Sulfur in Urine,” n.d.

					“Commercial Long Distance Flying of the Future,” n.d.

					“The Common Market and Souverenity,” n.d.

BOX I: 72					“The Compalmeter,” 1955

					“Compalmeter Memorandum,” 1958

					“The Composite Balloon versus Single Balloon,” 1937

					“The Constitution of the Colored Addition Products of Quinones with Phenols and Anilines,” n.d.

					“The Constitution of the Meri-Quinonic Salts, the Prototype of Dyes,” n.d.

					“Coordination of Valency in Organic Chemistry,” 1926

					“Critical Radius of Bubbles,” n.d.

					“Dangers of Free Ballooning,” n.d.

					“Derives de la Quinonediimine et Leurs Sels avec Une et Deux Molecules D'Acide,” n.d.

					“Detection of Infernal Machines in Airplane Passenger Baggage,” n.d.

					“Detection of the Last Traces of Basicity in Organic Compounds,” n.d.

					“Diazodinitrophenol for Percussion Caps,” n.d.

					“Dimethy-Dipenyl-p-Phenylenediamine and Color of Mono-Salts and Di-Salts of Holo-Quinonic Compounds,” 1926

					“Disclosure of Two-Speed Altimeter,” n.d.

					“Diverse Laboratoruimapparate,” n.d.

					“Drag Rope and Anchor,” n.d.

					“A Drastic Saponification Method for Difficultly Saponifiable Esters, n.d.

					“Les Dunes du Lac Michigan,” 1916

					“The Dwarf of Annivier,” n.d.

					Education, n.d.
						(2 folders)

					“Die Eiserne [?]äule von Dehli,” n.d.

					“Eleven Miles High and Why,” n.d.

					“Erosion Phenomena,” n.d.

					“Etimology [sic] in Science,” n.d.

					“Exploration by Balloon,” 1936
						(2 folders)

					“Exploration of the Stratosphere,” n.d.

					“Exploration of the Stratosphere over Chicago,” n.d.

					“Extrapolation of Various Physical Phenomena into the Region of Low G,” n.d.

					“Fighting of Fog over Airfields,” 1952

					“Fire Hazard in Airplanes,” 1960

					“Flights with Composite Balloons,” n.d.

					“The Four Phenomena Which May Make an Object Visible,” n.d.

BOX I: 73					Geometry, n.d.

					“The Gondola of the Stratospheric Balloon,” 1933

					“Graveyard in the Mountains,” poem, n.d.

					“A Hazardous Balloon Landing,” n.d.

					“Human Electrolysis,” n.d.

					“Improvement in Optical Telegraphy,” n.d.

					“Improvement in Radio Sounding Balloons: A Short Cycle Radio Meteorosonde,” with Harold Larson, n.d.

					“In Hoc Signo Vinces,” n.d.

					“Integration of Time Times Acceleration,” n.d.

					“January 28, 1884,” n.d.

					“Learning,” n.d.

					“Legendes de Pays Helvetiques,” n.d.

					“Letter to a Young Friend of Mine Who Is a Conscientious Objector,” n.d.

					“Loss of Lifting Force by Leakage of Lifting Gas,” 1947

					“Mathematical Treatment of the Theory of the Unwinding Coil and the Rocket,” n.d.

					“Means of Exploring the Upper Atmosphere,” n.d.

					“Mein Zwillingbruder Auguste Piccard,” 1962

					“A Method for Reducing the Danger of Accidental Outbreak of Atomic War,” 1960

					“Minimum Ventilation of Sealed Aircraft Compartments,” n.d.

					“Modern Science and the English Language,” n.d.

					“Mrs. Crazy,” n.d.

					“Mysteries of the Stratosphere,” n.d.

					“Natural Science and Communism,” n.d.

					“The Need for Regulation of Liquid Nitrogen as a Defense against Sabotage,” n.d.

					“New York,” poem, n.d.

					“The Nitration of Triphenylamine,” 1929

					“On the Formation of Emeraldine and Aniline Black on Wool,” n.d.

					“On Two Islands,” 1935

					“One More Argument against War,” n.d.

					“Organic Ultimate Analysis,” 1919

					“Our Stratosphere Flight,” n.d.

					“Our 'Trip to the Moon,'” by Betty Anderson as told to Jean Piccard, n.d.

					“Le Père Décide,” n.d.

BOX I: 74					“Photo-Electric Device for Prevention of Air Plane Collisions,” 1958

					“Physics Made Easy,” edited by Jean Piccard, n.d.

					“Piccard Stratosphere Flight,” press release, 1934

					“Plans for Future Stratosphere Exploration,” n.d.

					Poems in German, n.d.

					“Pont Wheatstone pour Courant Alternatif,” n.d.

					“Principles and Uses of Air Craft Instruments,” n.d.

					“The Problem of n Points in the Space,” n.d.

					“The Problems of A High Altitude Balloon Flight,” n.d.

					“Problems of the Stratosphere,” n.d.
						(3 folders)

					“Proposal for a Stratosphere Flight to an Altitude of 95,000 to 100,000 Feet,” 1947

					“Proposed 100-Balloon Stratosphere Flight,” n.d.

					“A Rare Celestial Phenomenon,” n.d.

					“The Relative Value of the Sand Test, the Insensitive Dynamite Test, and Other Tests,” n.d.

					“A Resistance Wire to Be Used in the Chemical Laboratory,” n.d.

					“Results of Experiments with and Possibilities of the Multiple Balloon Aircraft,” 1937

					“Results of Our Stratosphere Flight,” 1934

					“Eine Rheinfahrt,” n.d.

					“The Role of the High School in Education,” n.d.

					“Shape of and Stresses in a Taped Balloon,” n.d.

					“A Shield against the Glair [sic] Reflected from the Hood,” n.d.

					“The Smile of Helen Keller,” n.d.

					“The Source of Errors in Altitude Determination by the Reading of Barometric Pressure,” n.d.

					“Suggestions for Beginning Research on Methods for Dampening Turbulence on High Speed Missiles and Vessels,” 1954

					“Terminal Speed of Spheres Falling through Air,” 1946

BOX I: 75					“Tetranitromethane,” n.d.

					“The Theory of the Equilibrium Temperature of a Body Exposed Simultaneously to Heat Exchange by Radiation and by Convection: Application of the Theory to Some Specific Cases,” ca. 1953-ca. 1954

					“The Theory of Friction: Specifically Lateral Resistance of a Solid Moving through a Gas,” 1952

					“Theory of Friction through Fluids,” n.d.

					“Thin Wire Thermometer,” n.d.

					“To the Boys and Girls of the Devil's Lake School for the Deaf,” n.d.

					“Trinitrotriphenylamine,” n.d.

					“Triphenylamine,” n.d.

					“Two Concepts of a School,” 1961

					“Über die Farbe von Amino--und Diamino-- Chinonimoniumsalzen,” n.d.

					“Über die Konstitution [?] der Chinlydron und der Meri-Chinoder [?] Salzer,” n.d.

					“Über einen Neuen Colorimeter,” n.d.

					“The Use of Electricity,” n.d.

					“Various Chemical Means for the Production of Gases under Pressure,” n.d.

					“The Voyage of the Pleiades,” n.d.

					“Welded Stratosphere Gondola,” 1938

					“What Makes Objects `Visible'?” n.d.

					“When Christmas Time Was Over,” n.d.

					“When I Was a Teener,” n.d.

					“Why a New Flight?” 1946

					“Wing Construction,” 1960

					World Book Encyclopedia article, 1957

BOX I: 76				Printed

					“Aero-Emphysema and the Birth of Gas Bubbles,” 1941

					“Aromatic Mercure-Organic Derivatives,” with Morris S. Kharasch, 1920

					Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (six articles), 1908

					“Construction of Welded Gondolas for Stratospheric Balloons,” 1933

					“Couleurs d'Absorption de Second Ordre,” 1922

					“Determination of Oxides of Nitrogen (Except Nitrous Oxide) in Low Concentration,” with E. G. Peterson and C. D. Bitting, 1930

					“A Drastic Saponification Method for Difficultly Saponifiable Esters,” with W. E. Shaefer, 1938

					“Electroïsomérie,” n.d.

					“Erosion Phenomena,” 1954

					“Exploration by Balloon,” 1938

					“The Flag of Switzerland,” 1941

					Gliding, guest editorial, 1944

					Helvetica Chimica Acta (seven articles), 1921-1924

					“Improvement in Radio-Sounding Balloons: A Short Cycle Radiosonde,” 1939

					“In Hoc Signo Vinces,” 1936

					Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences (two articles), 1936-1937

					Journal of the American Chemical Society (six articles), 1917-1921

					Justus Liebig's Annalen der Chemie (three articles), 1911-1914

					Miscellaneous chemistry writings, 1923-1924

					“Principles of Flight Instruments,” 1940

					“Proceedings of Altimetry Conference,” Conference to Discuss Concepts of Standard Altimeter and Altitude Coordinator, 1960

					Publications from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (seven articles), 1926-1928

					“Rapport entre la Constitution et la Couleur des Matière Organiques,” 1915

					“The Stratosphere,” 1938

					“Stratosphere--Super-Highway of the Air,” 1934

					“Thin-Wire Thermometer for Radiosondes,” with Harold Larson and John Blomstrand, 1954

					“This Is the Time to Move,” 1958

					Translation of “Physics and Reality,” by Albert Einstein, 1936

					“Über Farben zweiter Ordnung und über chinoide Salze” and “Über die Kolorimetrischen Verdünnungsregeln,” 1914

					“Ueber Konstitution und Farbe der Chinonimine,” 1909

					“Untersuchungen über das Dimethylpyron,” with Adolf Baeyer, 1914

					“Why We Explore the Stratosphere,” 1937

BOX I: 77			Jeannette Piccard

				1934 stratosphere flight, press releases, n.d.

				Balloon inflation tests, 1947

				Ballooning, 1934

				“Betty and Louisa,” 1947

				Childhood adventure, n.d.

				Contest entries, n.d.

				“Different But Equal,” n.d.

				“Disclosure of Material to Prevent Water Damage from Roof Leakage,” 1965

				Dormitory life, n.d.

				“Education for the Future,” 1959

				“Education of Emotionally Disturbed Feeble-Minded Children,” n.d.

				“Every Member Canvass--October 9, 1938,” n.d.

				“Fire,” n.d.

				“Free! A Million Dollars! Free!,” n.d.

				“Grandmother,” n.d.

				“He Taught Me How to Fly,” 1958

				“Her Own Small House,” n.d.

				“His Own Wife,” 1938

				“The Housing of Married Students at the University of Minnesota, Fall Quarter, 1939-1940, ” Ph.D. thesis, 1942
					(6 folders)

BOX I: 78				“I Go by Bus,” n.d.

				“Jack and Ted of Switzerland,” n.d.

				“Jacques Dives to the Bottom of the Sea,” 1958

				“Jury Duty--A Personal Experience,” n.d.

				“Kyrie Eleison,” n.d.

				“A Laywoman's Point of View on the Concordat,” n.d.

				“Madman,” n.d.

				“The Murder at Rocky Ledge,” n.d.

				“Our Neighbors,” n.d.

				“Peggie's Baby,” n.d.

				Poems, n.d.

				Proposal for disposable clothing, n.d.

				“A Psychological Factor Associated with the Fire in Apollo 204,” n.d.

				“The Purpose of Learning,” n.d.

				Reader's Digest contributions, 1953-1957

				“Resurrection,” n.d.

				Story of Jimmy, n.d.

				Stratosphere, fragments, n.d.

				“Stratosphere Blue,” 1953

				“Thin Ice,” n.d.

				“Till Death,” n.d.

				“To the Bottom of the Sea,” n.d.

				“Too Much Woman,” 1939

				“The Traveler,” “The Sinner,” and “The Digger,” 1928

				“Twins,” n.d.

				“The Unknown Stratosphere,” n.d.

				“Up Ship,” 1933

				“Wasted Women,” 1942

				“What Aren't We Doing That We Should Be Doing?” n.d.

				“When I Was A Teener,” n.d.

				“Whither Thou Goest,” n.d.

				“Why I Go to Church,” n.d.

				“Woman in Science,” n.d.

				Untitled stories, n.d.
					(3 folders)

BOX I: 79			Jean and Jeannette Piccard

				“Balloon,” 1961

				“Ballooning,” poem, 1958

				“Buildings Are Not Enough,” 1958

				“Chemical Engineering in the Stratosphere,” 1935

				“The Constitution of the Meriquinonic Salts, the Prototypes of Dyes,” n.d.

				“Exploring the Stratosphere,” 1935

				“For Our Log Book,” n.d.

				“High Schools, Here and Elsewhere,” n.d.

				“Plans for a New Stratosphere Flight,” n.d.

				“The Problem of Complete Separation of Airplanes Flying in Any One Direction,” 1959

				“Report on Trip East by Dr. Jean and Dr. Jeannette Piccard,” 1946

				“Stratosphere Flight,” n.d.

				“Teaching Method in Engineering,” n.d.

			Jean or Jeannette Piccard

				“Born to Be a Queen,” n.d.

				Determining the solubility of salicylic acid in benzene, n.d.

				“An Easter Ceremony in Old Russia,” n.d.

				“The Great Stratosaur,” n.d.

				“How Large Shall One Make Ships and Airships?” n.d.

				“Instinct and Intelligence,” n.d.

				“Is It Really Only 'Coincidence'?” n.d.

				“The Island of Phosphobuma,” n.d.

				“A Letter Which, If Written, Could Have Prevented the Civil War,” n.d.

				“Life Beyond Earth,” 1961

				“Men Like to Bow to Their Own Creatures,” n.d.

				“Menagio,” n.d.

				“A Most Embarrassing Moment,” n.d.

				“Our Little Monkey on Elephant Island,” n.d.

				“Our Little Monkey on Lion Island,” n.d.

				“Temperature in a Stratosphere Cabin,” n.d.

				“What the Fairy Told Me: The Story of King Melaleucos,” n.d.

				Untitled and fragmentary, n.d.
					(1 folder)
BOX I: 80					(3 folders)

			Other family members

				Piccard, Auguste

					Ballooning, fragment, n.d.

					“The Exploration of the Lowest Depth of the Ocean,” 1946

					“Hypothesis Concerning the Existence of a Volatile Vitamin,” fragment, n.d.

					Miscellaneous published writings, 1917-1933

					“Polarisierende Farbstoffe und deren Anwendungen,” n.d.

					“The Rotarian Flag,” n.d.

				Piccard, Jacques, 1957

				Piccard, Jules, 1879-1981

				Piccard, Marilyn Dickson (wife of John A. Piccard), 1944-1945

				Ridlon, Hugh

					“At Plattsburg,” n.d.

					“Get 'H.O.T.' on Welding,” 1935

				Van Ingen, Margaret

					Poems, n.d.

					“Such Troubles,” n.d.

				Unidentified and nonfamily members, 1904-1965, n.d.

BOX I: 81-82	Part I: Financial Papers, 1901-1962, n.d.
		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, n.d.
					(2 folders)

			Letters sent, 1920-1962, n.d.
				(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, ca. 1470-1968, n.d.
		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, n.d.

				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, n.d.
					(2 folders)

		Blueprints and drawings, 1904-1947 See also Oversize
			(3 folders)

		Calling cards, n.d.

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, n.d.

			Genealogical and legal documents, contemporary copies from Swiss cantonal archives and elsewhere, ca. 1470-ca. 1780

			Livingston, Elizabeth (foster child), school reports, n.d.

		Programs for miscellaneous conferences, 1922, 1951-1960

BOX I: 87		Radio interviews, 1958

		Ridlon family

			Estate of John and Emily Ridlon, n.d.

			Mining company stock, 1897-1929

			Miscellany, 1806-1922, n.d.

			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, ca. 1905-ca. 1936
			(2 folders)
BOX I: 89			(2 folders)
BOX I: 90			(1 folder)

		Notes, 1913-1938, n.d.
			(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, ca. 1890-ca. 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, n.d.
		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, n.d. (Container I:85)

BOX I: OV 2		Printed matter

			Scrapbooks, including newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and mementos, 1935-1967 (Container I:100)

BOX II: 1-13	Part II: Family Correspondence, 1874-1981, n.d.
		Letters received and sent.
		Grouped by Piccard family and Ridlon family and arranged therein by name and familial relationship to Jean and Jeannette Piccard. Items are filed chronologically within folders.

BOX II: 1		Piccard family

			Miscellaneous, 1874-1980, n.d.

			Piccard, Jean, with Jeannette Piccard, 1918-1951
				(12 folders)

BOX II: 2 (restricted)			Piccard, Jean and Jeannette, with

				Children and grandchildren

					Miscellaneous grandchildren, 1953-1981, n.d.
						(6 folders)

					Piccard, Don (son), and Joan and Wilma Piccard (daughters-in-law)

						1936-1975, n.d.
							(4 folders)

BOX II: 3 (restricted)						1976-1981, n.d.
							(3 folders)

					Piccard, John A. (son), and Marilyn and Mary Ann Piccard (daughters-in-law), 1923-1980, n.d.
						(3 folders)

					Piccard, Kathryn Ann (granddaughter)

						1965-1978
							(4 folders)

BOX II: 4 (restricted)						1979-1980, n.d.
							(2 folders)

					Piccard, Paul J. (son) and Betty (daughter-in-law), 1929-1980, n.d.
						(6 folders)

					Piccard, Wendy Leigh (granddaughter), 1967-1981, n.d.
						(3 folders)

BOX II: 5				Miscellaneous relatives, 1901-1981, n.d.
					(7 folders)

BOX II: 6				Nephew, Jacques Piccard, 1959-1981, n.d.

				Parents, Jules and Hélène Piccard

					1902-1911
						(8 folders)

BOX II: 7					1912-1915
						(9 folders)

BOX II: 8					1916-1918
						(9 folders)

BOX II: 9					1919-1928
						(14 folders)

BOX II: 10					1929-1930, n.d.
						(3 folders)

				Siblings

					Piccard, Auguste (brother) and Marianne (sister-in-law), 1905-1967, n.d.
						(3 folders)

					Piccard, Paul (brother) and Marguerite (sister-in-law), 1895, 1913-1959

					Rambert, Marie Piccard (sister) and Paul (brother-in-law), 1903, 1911-1963, n.d.
						(2 folders)

BOX II: 11			Ridlon family

				Piccard, Jean and Jeannette, with John and Emily Ridlon (parents), 1908-1941, n.d.
					(6 folders)

				Piccard, Jeannette, with

					Miscellaneous relatives, 1931-1980, n.d.

					Niece, Ann Jensvold, 1942-1980, n.d.
						(2 folders)

BOX II: 12					Siblings

						Hempstead, Hester “Nan” Ridlon (sister), 1919-1964, n.d.

						Ridlon, Hugh O. T. (brother), 1925-1965

						Ridlon, John R. “Bob” (brother) and Emily (sister-in-law), 1925-1944, n.d.

						Ridlon, Noel (brother), 1925-1949

						Van Ingen, Margaret “Peggy” Ridlon (sister)

							1914-1970
								(7 folders)

BOX II: 13							1971-1973, n.d.
								(3 folders)

				Ridlon, John, to Emily Ridlon, transcripts, 1887, 1927

				Ridlon, John and Emily, with miscellaneous family and nonfamily members, 1914-1942, n.d.
					(2 folders)

BOX II: 14-27	Part II: General Correspondence, 1892-1981, n.d.
		Letters received and sent.
		Arranged chronologically.

BOX II: 14		1892-1918
			(8 folders)

BOX II: 15		1919-1924
			11 folders)

BOX II: 16		1925-1948
			12 folders)

BOX II: 17		1949-1959
			(9 folders)

BOX II: 18		1960-1966
			(9 folders)

BOX II: 19		1967-1969
			(7 folders)

BOX II: 20		1970-1971
			(8 folders)

BOX II: 21		1972
			(7 folders)

BOX II: 22		1973
			(9 folders)

BOX II: 23		1974
			(8 folders)

BOX II: 24		1975
			(9 folders)

BOX II: 25		1976-1977
			12 folders)

BOX II: 26		1978-1980
			(10 folders)

BOX II: 27		1981, n.d.
			(9 folders)

BOX II: 28-81	Part II: Subject File, 1890-1983, n.d.
		Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, clippings, and printed and near-print matter.
		Arranged alphabetically by family member and therein by subject. Items are filed chronologically within folders.

BOX II: 28 (restricted)		Piccard, Don

			Balloon Federation of America

				Correspondence

					Piccard, Don

						Aug. 1959-June 1981
							(12 folders)

BOX II: 29 (restricted)						July 1981-Sept. 1983, n.d.
							(11 folders)

BOX II: 30					Piccard, Wilma, 1972-1982, n.d.
						(10 folders)

				Event applications, 1976
					(2 folders)

BOX II: 31				Gable v. Balloon Works, product liability suit, 1982

				Membership, 1975

				Miscellany, 1961-1982, n.d.
					(4 folders)

				“Pilot News” (news letter), 1974-1982
					(5 folders)

BOX II: 32 (restricted)				Printed and near-print matter

					1959-1981
						(9 folders)

BOX II: 33 (restricted)					1982-1983, n.d.
						(6 folders)

				Questionnaires, 1980-1982, n.d.
					(4 folders)

BOX II: 34 (restricted)				Writings and notes, 1967-1983, n.d.
					(2 folders)

			Don Piccard Balloons, Inc.

				Printed matter, 1971-1973, n.d.

				Product liability suits

					1968-1975
						(7 folders)

BOX II: 35 (restricted)					1976-1978, n.d.
						(5 folders)

BOX II: 36		Piccard, Jean

			Aéro-Club Suisse, 1922-1925

			Alexander, Jerome, 1941-1944

			Balloon flight, 1913

			Calco Chemical Co., Bound Brook, N.J., 1924-1927, n.d.
				(3 folders)

			Calculations for visibility at different heights above the earth's surface, n.d.

			Compalmeter, 1955-1958, n.d.

			Conference to discuss concepts of standard altimeter and altitude coordinator, Atlantic City, N.J., 1958-1960, n.d.

			Course outlines and examinations, 1921-1924, 1942-1948, n.d.

			Easy Pickins, play re Piccard brothers, produced by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1933-1934

			Electric snail fence, 1958

BOX II: 37			Hercules Powder Co. Experimental Station, Kenvil, N.J.

				Correspondence with

					Kaiser, Harry E., 1929-1932
						(3 folders)

					Norman, G. M., and Ernest M. Symmes, 1929-1932, n.d.
						(4 folders)

				Reports, 1928-1932
					(4 folders)

BOX II: 38			Northern lights, 1953

			Oxygen converter

				Correspondence, 1940-1945, n.d.

				Filtration of oxygen, n.d.

				Hospital oxygen converter, 1941-1944, n.d.

				Inventions and patents, 1944, n.d.

				Inverted converter, 1943-1948, n.d.

				Ohio Chemical and Manufacturing Co., 1942-1948, n.d.

			Piccard, Auguste

				Lecture tour, 1932-1933, n.d.

				School records, 1890-1899

			Piccard, Jules and Hélène, estate of, 1930-1933

			Public schools, Minneapolis, Minn., 1952-1953

			Research problems, 1937-1941, n.d.

			School records, 1890-1913
				(2 folders)

			“Thin Wire Thermometer for Radiosondes,” article

				Correspondence, 1953-1955

				Drafts and notes, 1941, 1954, n.d.

BOX II: 39		Piccard, Jeannette

			“99 Percenter,” 1972, n.d.

			A-Cross, 1977-1978

			American Association of Retired Persons, Greater Minneapolis Chapter, Minneapolis, Minn., 1974-1978

			American Astronautical Society, 1966-1968

			American Meteorological Society, 1960-1978, n.d.

			Araki, Tomotane, 1976-1979

			Avery, Elizabeth, 1977-1979

			Balloon Federation of America, 1973-1977, n.d.

			Bank accounts in Switzerland, 1930-1939, n.d.

			Bible study classes, 1979

			Biographical and bibliographical material, 1916-1981, n.d.

			Brozen bust of Jean Piccard, 1978-1981

			Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Marw, Pa.

				1924, 1964-1968

BOX II: 40				Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 1969-1980, n.d.
					(2 folders)

			Cannon, Carlotta D., 1961-1981, n.d.

			Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1976-1977, n.d.

			Carter, John Paul, 1967-1971, n.d.

			Carty, Denzil A., 1965-1971, n.d.

			Chaplains, 1976-1980, n.d.

			Christmas greeting cards, 1938-1966, n.d.

BOX II: 41			Chrysalis (center for women), Minneapolis, Minn., 1977-1981, n.d.

			Clippings, 1969-1980, n.d.
				(3 folders)

			College Association for Public Events and Services, San Francisco, Calif., 1966-1968, n.d.

			Condolences on death of Jean Piccard, 1963-1964

			Conference on preaching, College of Preachers, Washington, D.C., 1977-1979, n.d.

			Corrigan, Daniel and Elizabeth, 1958-1981, n.d.

			Counseling, 1976-1981, n.d.

			Crank mail, 1976-1980, n.d.

BOX II: 42			Daughters of the American Revolution, 1953, 1962-1968, n.d.

			De Grummond, Lena Young, and Lynn de Grummond Delaune, re biography of Jean Piccard

				Correspondence, 1960-1969, n.d.

				Drafts, n.d.

			Deacons and deaconesses

				Correspondence, 1971-1977, n.d.

				Printed and near-print matter, 1971-1979, n.d.
					(2 folders)

BOX II: 43			Delaware Trust Co., Wilmington, Del.

				1935-1963
					(5 folders)

BOX II: 44				1964-1981, n.d.
					(4 folders)

			Dewald, Barbara, 1975, n.d.

			Ecumenical Clergy Women, Minneapolis, Minn., 1978-1981, n.d.

			Education course attended by Jeannette Piccard, 1962

			Employment applications, 1942-1944, n.d.

BOX II: 45			Encyclopædia Britannica

				Article on balloons, 1963-1967, n.d.

				Correspondence, 1965-1967, n.d.

			Episcopal Church

				Diocese of Minnesota

					Annual conventions

						112th-120th, 1969-1977
							(7 folders)

BOX II: 46						121st-123rd, 1978-1980
							(3 folders)

					Bishop's Advisory Committee on the Role and Status of Women, 1977-1980, n.d.

					Correspondence

						1966-1972
							(4 folders)

BOX II: 47						1973-1978
							(6 folders)

BOX II: 48						1979-1981
							(3 folders)

					Minnesota Clericus of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, 1971-1972, n.d.

				General conventions

					62nd, Seattle, Wash., 1967
						(3 folders)

BOX II: 49					64th, Louisville, Ky., 1973
						(3 folders)

					65th, Minneapolis, Minn.

						Clippings, 1976

						Correspondence and memoranda, 1975-1976, n.d.

						General material, 1976, n.d.
							(2 folders)

BOX II: 50					Writings and notes, 1973-1976, n.d.

				General correspondence, 1977-1981, n.d.

				Lambeth Conference, University of Kent, Kent, England, 1978

			Episcopal Churchwomen, Diocese of Minnesota

				Correspondence, 1972-1978, n.d.
					(3 folders)

				Notes, 1974-1977, n.d.

				Printed and near-print matter, 1972-1978, n.d.
					(1 folder)
BOX II: 51					(2 folders)

			Episcopal Cursillo Community of Minnesota

				General, 1974-1981, n.d.
					(5 folders)

BOX II: 52				Notes, 1975, n.d.

				Palanca team no. 92, 1979

				Photographs, n.d.

			Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Minnesota Chapter, 1967-1970

			Episcopal Women's Caucus, New York, N.Y.

				Correspondence, 1971-1980, n.d.
					(4 folders)

BOX II: 53				Printed and near-print matter, 1965-1980, n.d.
					(5 folders)

				Writings and notes, 1969-1974, n.d.

BOX II: 54			Eulogies for Jeannette Piccard, 1981

			Federal Aviation Administration, 1967

			Female Improvement Society, Minneapolis, Minn., 1958-1970, n.d.

			Finger Lakes Conference, Syracuse, N.Y., 1971

			Flora, n.d.

			Foundation for Religious Education on Equality, Minneapolis, Minn., 1976-1980, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Fourth Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories Scientific Balloon Symposium, 1966

			Fraser, Donald M., 1967-1971

BOX II: 55			General Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.

				Clippings, 1972-1973, n.d.

				Correspondence, 1971-1981, n.d.
					(4 folders)

				Course notes, 1972-1973
					(2 folders)

				Miscellany, 1972-1973

BOX II: 56				Printed and near-print matter, 1971-1980, n.d.
					(4 folders)

				Writings

					1972-1973
						(3 folders)

BOX II: 57					Undated

			Gilruth, Robert R. and Jean, 1964-1972, n.d.

			Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Region IV Senior Girl Scout Conference, 1971

			Governor's Citizens Council on Aging, St. Paul, Minn., 1977-1978

			Hennepin County Bicentennial Planning Commission, Minneapolis, Minn., 1974-1976

			Heritage Day commemorating Piccard stratospheric flight, Dearborn, Mich., 1965

			Hiatt, Suzanne R., 1971-1972

			Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, N.Y., 1976-1977

			Infant records of Piccard children, 1920-1926

			Insurance

				Correspondence, 1930-1980, n.d.

				Miscellany, 1920-1980

BOX II: 58			Integrity, Inc., Gay Episcopalians and Their Friends, Twin Cities Chapter, Minneapolis, Minn., 1976-1980, n.d.

			International Women's Year, 1975

			Invitations to ordinations, 1973-1980, n.d.

			Jean Piccard Thermal Balloon Trophy, 1965-1971, n.d.

			Katherine Terry Studio, Bordentown, N.J., 1965-1972

			Knowles, Edna Marjorie

				Correspondence, 1966-1972, n.d.
					(2 folders)

				Miscellany, 1971, n.d.

				Notes, 1967-1970
					(1 folder)
BOX II: 59					(1 folder)

			Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1963-1971

			Liturgies, 1973-1980, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Living Church, 1972

			Maravelas, Paul, interview with Jeannette Piccard, 1979-1980

			McNairy, Philip F., 1973-1980, n.d.

			Memorabilia, 1913-1972, n.d.

			Minneapolis Ministerial Association, Minneapolis, Minn., 1978-1981

BOX II: 60			“Minnesota Living History,” 1980

			Minnesota St. Joan Community, Minneapolis, Minn., 1979-1981, n.d.

			Minnesota state officials, 1963-1972, n.d.

			Miscellany, 1914-1980, n.d.

			Ms. magazine, 1972-1977, n.d.

			Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Ill., 1965-1966

			National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Tex.

				Educational Programs and Services Office, 1964, n.d.

				Clippings, 1957-1969, n.d.

				Correspondence

					1964-1965
						(2 folders)

BOX II: 61					1966-1970, n.d.
						(3 folders)

				From Balloon Gondola to Manned Spacecraft, transcript of motion picture, 1966

				Notes, n.d.

				Photographs, 1965, n.d.

				Printed and near-print matter

					1962-1965
						(2 folders)

BOX II: 62					1966-1969, n.d.
						(3 folders)

				Public appearance reports and vouchers, 1964-1970

				Writings and notes, 1964-1969, n.d.

			National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1971-1979

			National Association of Episcopal Schools, New York, N.Y., 1966

BOX II: 63			National Center for the Diaconate See Container II: 42, Deacons and Deaconesses

			National Conference of Ordained Women See Container II: 42, Deacons and Deaconesses

			National Coalition for Women's Ordination to the Priesthood and the Episcopate, 1974-1976

			National Congress on Aerospace Education, Las Vegas, Nev., 1973-1980, n.d.

			National Organization for Women, Twin Cities Chapter, Minneapolis, Minn., 1970-1977, n.d.

			National Space Institute, Arlington, Va., 1975-1981, n.d.
				(3 folders)

			New Horizons Publishers, 1967-1968, n.d.

BOX II: 64			Order of St. Anne, Arlington Heights, Mass., 1963-1971

			Ordinations

				Diaconate

					Correspondence, 1971, n.d.
						(2 folders)

					Miscellany, 1971, n.d.

					Printed matter, 1967-1971, n.d.

				Priesthood

					Clippings

						Scrapbook, ca. 1973-ca. 1975
							(2 folders)

BOX II: 65						Unbound, 1944, 1968-1980, n.d.
							(5 folders)

					“The Divided Vote,” article by Jeannette Piccard, 1973-1979, n.d.

					“The Fifteen” (irregularly ordained women priests)

						Correspondence

							1974-1976
								(3 folders)

BOX II: 66							1977-1981, n.d.
								(2 folders)

						Miscellany, 1975-1977, n.d.

						Notes, n.d.

					First eucharist celebration, 1974

					General Ordination Examination, 1972-1973

					Legal proceedings

						Correspondence, 1974-1976
							(2 folders)

						Notes, 1974-1975, n.d.

						Printed and near-print matter, 1974-1975, n.d.

BOX II: 67					Notes and miscellany, 1973-1975, n.d.

					Official recognition of ordination, 1977, n.d.

					Opponents, 1974-1976, n.d.

					Philadelphia, Pa., ordinations,

						Clippings, 1974

						Correspondence, 1974-1975, n.d.

						Miscellany, 1974-1975, n.d.

						Writings and notes, 1974, n.d.

					Printed and near-print matter, 1973-1977, n.d.

					Supporters

						Clippings, 1974

BOX II: 68						Correspondence, 1974-1976, n.d.
							(3 folders)

			Piccard, Jean Felix, estate of, 1951, 1963-1969, n.d.

			Pickett, Charles, 1974-1979, n.d.

			Programs for speaking engagements and certificates, 1936-1981, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Property

				Lake Vermilion, Minn., 1953-1972, n.d.

				Minneapolis, Minn., 1950

				Wilmington, Del., 1923, n.d.

			Recipes, 1947, n.d.

			Register of services by Piccard at St. Joan of Arc Episcopal Church, 1975-1979

BOX II: 69			Republican party state convention, St. Paul, Minn., 1970

			Retirement funds, Episcopal Church, 1971-1972

			Ridlon, Emily C., estate of, 1932-1945, n.d.
				(3 folders)

			St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Houston, Tex., 1966-1972, n.d.

			St. Joan's International Alliance, United States Section, 1972-1977, n.d.

			St. Luke's Hospital, St. Paul, Minn., 1972

			St. Paul's Church on-the-Hill, St. Paul, Minn., 1961-1972
				(3 folders)

BOX II: 70			St. Philip's Episcopal Church, St. Paul, Minn.

				General, 1969-1981, n.d.
					(6 folders)

				Notes and miscellany, 1975-1976, n.d.

BOX II: 71			School records of Jeannette Piccard and children, 1913-1942, n.d.

			Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill.

				General

					Jan. 1967-Dec. 1974
						(5 folders)

BOX II: 72					Jan. 1975-Sept. 1979
						(6 folders)

BOX II: 73					Oct. 1979-Mar. 1981, n.d.
						(2 folders)

				Writings and notes, 1976, n.d.

			Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, Pa., 1971-1972

			Sigma Delta Epsilon, 1971-1972

			Smith, Betsy C., 1975-1979

			Society of Women Engineers, 1966-1980, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Soroptomist Club of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minn., 1966-1974, n.d.

BOX II: 74			Speaking engagements

				General

					May 1953-June 1975
						(7 folders)

BOX II: 75					July 1975-Sept. 1977
						(6 folders)

BOX II: 76					Oct. 1977-Apr. 1981
						(6 folders)

BOX II: 77				Notes and drafts, 1974-1977, n.d.

			State dinner honoring Apollo 8 astronauts, Los Angeles, Calif., 1969
				(2 folders)

			Streano, Vince, and Carol Havens, 1977-1978, n.d.

			Swiss Bank Corp., Lausanne, Switzerland, 1953-1975
				(2 folders)

			Taylor, Paul M., 1978

			Texas Gulf Coast Science Educational Resources Center, Houston, Tex., 1965-1966

			Trinity Films, Minneapolis, Minn., 1971-1980, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Trip to Switzerland, 1980

BOX II: 78			United Clergyman's International, New York, N.Y., 1971

			United Way of Minneapolis Area, Minneapolis, Minn., 1976

			University National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn., 1953-1971, n.d.

			University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

				Course on social aspects of housing and standards of living, 1938-1939

				Minnesota Alumni Association

					Memoranda and correspondence, 1966-1971, n.d.
						(5 folders)

BOX II: 79					Printed matter, 1967-1970
						(2 folders)

				Miscellany, 1969-1974, n.d.

				Ph.D. dissertation

					Correspondence, 1940-1942

					Miscellany, 1939, n.d.

					Surveys

						Students (samples), n.d.

						Universities, 1940

BOX II: 80				Piccard Balloon Collection, 1981

				Uncle Vanya, 1953

			Vogel, Arthur, 1976-1977, n.d.

			Walters, Meta, 1976-1977

			Webb, Glenda Stanton, 1976-1978

			Weddings, 1976-1980, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Who's Who in America, Chicago, Ill., 1967-1971

			Will, 1930s, 1966-1981, n.d.

			Wingfoot Lighter-Than-Air Society, Akron, Ohio, 1963-1965

			Witness, 1976-1980

BOX II: 81			Women for Ordination Now, Oberlin, Ohio, 1974-1976, n.d.
				(2 folders)

			Wondra, Ellen K., 1976-1977, n.d.

			Zielinski, Francis See Container II: 42, Deacons and Deaconesses

			Zimmerman, Sophie A., 1976-1977, n.d.

BOX II: 81-90	Part II: Speeches and Writings, 1850s-1980, n.d.
		Diaries, manuscripts, typescripts, printed writings, notebooks, notes, drafts, jottings, and autobiographies.
		Arranged alphabetically by family member and therein by type of material. Items are filed chronologically or alphabetically within folders.

BOX II: 81		Miscellaneous

			Family members, 1895-1971, n.d.
				(3 folders)

			Nonfamily members, 1895-1979, n.d.
				(2 folders)

BOX II: 82			Unidentified, n.d.

		Piccard

			Jean

				Diaries, 1896, 1912

				Drawings, 1904, n.d.

				Fragments, n.d.

				Manuscripts and typescripts, A-Z and untitled, 1904-1961, n.d.
					(4 folders)

BOX II: 83				Notebooks, 1906-1959, n.d.
					(2 folders)

				Notes and jottings, 1903-1961, n.d.
					(3 folders)

				Printed, 1910-1963
					(2 folders)

BOX II: 84			Jean and Jeannette, 1934-1935, 1958, n.d.

			Jeannette

				Autobiographies, 1963-1975, n.d.
					(2 folders)

				Collects (prayers), 1979, n.d.

				Diaries and religious meditations, 1906-1976, n.d.
					(3 folders)

BOX II: 85				Manuscripts and typescripts, 1913-1980, n.d.
					(6 folders)

				Notebooks

					1906-1915

BOX II: 86					1971-1980, n.d.
						(5 folders)

				Notes and jottings, 1933-1980, n.d.
					(2 folders)

BOX II: 87					(5 folders)

				Printed and near-print matter

					1934-1978
						(2 folders)

BOX II: 88					1979-1980, n.d.

		Ridlon, John

			Memoirs

				Background material

					Clippings, 1918-1935, n.d.

					Financial and legal documents, 1902-1928

					Miscellany, 1935-1940, n.d.

					Photographs and drawings, 1914-1929, n.d.

					Printed matter, 1866, 1913-1935, n.d.

					Shaffer, Newton M., notes and correspondence, 1886-1890

				Correspondence

					Posthumous, re publication, 1936-1940, n.d.

BOX II: 89					With Ridlon

						General, 1890-1936, n.d.
							(4 folders)

						Jones, Sir Robert, 1920-1933

				Drafts

					Set I
						(2 folders)

					Set II
						(2 folders)

BOX II: 90					Miscellaneous, with correspondence, ca. 1850s-1935, n.d.
						(3 folders)

			Miscellaneous writings by Ridlon, 1899-1935, n.d.
				(4 folders)

BOX II: 90-103	Part II: Miscellany, 1892-1981, n.d.
		Engagement calendars, financial records, membership directories, photographs and postcards, and printed matter.
		Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein by topic.

BOX II: 90		Calling cards, n.d.

BOX II: 91		Engagement calendars, 1952-1980
			(3 folders)

		Financial documents, 1906-1907, 1923-1943
			(2 folders)

BOX II: 92		Letterhead collection, n.d.

		Membership directories, 1914-1981, n.d.
			(5 folders)

		Photographs and postcards, 1913, 1964-1968, n.d.

BOX II: 93		Printed matter

			Ballooning, 1931-1976, n.d.
				(7 folders)

			Miscellaneous

				1892-1921

BOX II: 94				1922-1937
					(2 folders)

			Piccard family

				1911-1951
					(8 folders)

BOX II: 95				1952-1962
					(7 folders)

BOX II: 96				1963-1969
					(9 folders)

BOX II: 97				1970-1977
					(10 folders)

BOX II: 98				1978-1981, n.d.
					(3 folders)

			Stratospheric flights

				1929-1931
					(4 folders)

BOX II: 99				1932-1934
					(6 folders)

BOX II: 100				Undated

			Women and the priesthood

				1962-1973
					(5 folders)

BOX II: 101				1974-1976
					(7 folders)

BOX II: 102				1977-1979
					(9 folders)

BOX II: 103				1980-1981, n.d.
					(4 folders)