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BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL: Personal documents, résumés, biographical texts, and copies of articles written about Rossfelder. Interviews and other documents in this series are in French.
Box 1, Folder 1

Biographical information

Box 1, Folder 2

Personal documents, membership cards, etc

Box 1, Folder 3

Judgment against André Rossfelder and Jean Garcia 1963

Box 1, Folder 4

Interview with Rossfelder and Jean-François Kahn May 2000

Box 1, Folder 5

Hays, Ken - "Guns, Barges and Mud" [article about Rossfelder] 2000

 

CORRESPONDENCE

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 2) CORRESPONDENCE: Both business and personal letters to and from Rossfelder. General correspondence is arranged chronologically. Identified correspondents with multiple letters are arranged alphabetically. Much of the correspondence is in French. Additional correspondence can be found in the BUSINESS FILES and, in a few instances, in the SUBJECT FILES.
Box 1, Folder 6-7

Miscellaneous correspondents 1949-2005

Box 1, Folder 8

Daniel, Jean (ed. Caliban) 1949-1950

Box 1, Folder 9

De Condé, Louis 1994-2000

Box 1, Folder 10

Destandau, Charles 2000

Box 1, Folder 11

Dib, Mohammed 1995

Box 1, Folder 12-13

Laffitte, Robert 1961, 1963, 1992-2002

Box 1, Folder 14

Marine Research & Planning, Inc. 1975-1976

Box 1, Folder 15

Penalva, Georges 2000

Box 1, Folder 16

Sigaux, Gilbert 1950s

 

BUSINESS FILES

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 3) BUSINESS FILES: Documents related to Rossfelder's professional life, including files from two companies founded by Rossfelder - Geomarex, Inc. and Rossfelder Corporation. Materials in this series are in English and are arranged in three subseries: A) Tetra Tech, Inc., B) Geomarex, Inc. and C) Rossfelder Corp.
A) Tetra Tech, Inc.: Reports, memos, correspondence, patent information and plans for a currentmeter, created while Rossfelder worked for the company.
B) Geomarex, Inc.: Correspondence, memos, planning documents, maps, designs and research materials for projects under Rossfelder's first company. Of interest are designs for coring devices and on-water platforms, as well as materials related to the search for phosphates in the Pacific. Materials have been arranged alphabetically by folder title. Photographs and negatives from these files have been separated and can be found in the PHOTOGRAPHS series.
C) Rossfelder Corp.: Correspondence, reports, designs, sketches and notes created under Rossfelder's second company. Files are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Photographs and negatives from these files have been separated and can be found in the PHOTOGRAPHS series.
 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

Box 1, Folder 17

Drag-Force Currentmeter 1969

Box 1, Folder 18

Proposal - Design of a Deep-Sea Free Surveying Apparatus 1969

Box 1, Folder 19

Rextant patents 1969

 

Geomarex, Inc.

Box 1, Folder 20

Casings and rods

Box 1, Folder 21

CEPAC I Expedition 1978

Box 1, Folder 22

CEPAC III Expedition 1980-1981

Box 1, Folder 23

Charter agreements 1976-1978

Box 1, Folder 24

Correspondence - Miscellaneous 1975-1987

Box 1, Folder 25

Correspondence - Wacker 1979-1990

Box 1, Folder 26

Design notebook - Vibracorers and drilling systems 1982-1984

Box 1, Folder 27

Equipment weight for lagoon and land work 1980

Oversize FB-461, Folder 1-4

Indo-Pacific Oceanic Phosphates Study, Final Report - Plates 1974

Box 1, Folder 28

Manganese nodules of the Pacific - Correspondence and clippings 1976-1982

Oversize FB-461, Folder 5

Manganese nodules of the Pacific - Map and elevations ca. 1978

Box 1, Folder 29

P-4 Vibrocorer assembly notes

Box 1, Folder 30

Phosphates of Mataiva 1978-1988

Box 1, Folder 31

MSS Pinafore platform 1984-1985

Box 1, Folder 32

Pontoon

Box 1, Folder 33

Vibrocore design

 

Rossfelder Corp.

Box 1, Folder 34

Actuated core noses 1988-2006

Oversize FB-461, Folder 6

Actuated core noses - Plans 1971-2006

Box 1, Folder 35

Company / vibrocoring info

Box 1, Folder 36

Correspondence - Miscellaneous 1988-1997

Box 1, Folder 37

Correspondence - Aqua Survey, Inc. 1996-2003

Box 1, Folder 38

Coring penetrometer 1992-1994

Box 1, Folder 39

Conical sand scoop 1967, 1990

Box 1, Folder 40

DO-1 vibracore

Box 1, Folder 41

Drill rod and casings - Proprietary designs 1977-1979

Box 1, Folder 42

Equipment and drawings, miscellaneous

Box 1, Folder 43

Equipment rental 1986-1997

Box 1, Folder 44

Experience / job histories

Box 1, Folder 45

Jetting

Oversize FB-461, Folder 7

Miscellaneous plans 1990-1994

Box 1, Folder 46

Other vibrocorers 1982-1996

Oversize FB-461, Folder 8

P-1, modifications for motors U1-1600 - Plans 1996

Oversize FB-461, Folder 9

P-3 (old) - Plans 1993-1995

Oversize FB-461, Folder 10

Penetration rate meter - Plans 1994

Oversize FB-461, Folder 11

Penetration rate record

Box 1, Folder 47

Portable coring frame - Plans 1992

Box 1, Folder 48

Reef blasting

Box 1, Folder 49-50

Sketches, notes and correspondence with vendors

Box 1, Folder 51

Tripod plans 1993

Box 1, Folder 52

Vibrocoring notes 1989-1996

Oversize FB-461, Folder 12

Vibrowaterlift, jetting assembly and implements 1984-1990

Oversize FB-461, Folder 13

VT-1, #1 - Prototype and plans 1995-1996

 

PATENTS AND DISCLOSURES

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 4) PATENTS AND DISCLOSURES: Correspondence, reports, patents and disclosure copies for Rossfelder's many inventions. Files are arranged chronologically by patent date, with files for specific devices found at the end.
Box 2, Folder 1

1960

Box 2, Folder 2-4

ca. 1965-1966

Box 2, Folder 5-7

1966-1976, 1986

Box 2, Folder 8

Free fall sampler, for Bear Creek Mining Company 1966-1968

Box 2, Folder 9

Worm-screw devices 1972

Box 2, Folder 10

Free grab - T2 1972-1974

Box 2, Folder 11

Underwater rig 1975

 

WRITING

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 5) WRITINGS: Drafts of unpublished work, research, information and reviews for a number of books, essays and reports by Rossfelder. However, drafts of published books are not included in the collection. Many of the writings in this series are in French. Arranged chronologically.
Box 2, Folder 12

"417" - Edited typescript 1947

Box 2, Folder 13

Les Hommes-Frontières (1949) - Information and reviews

Box 2, Folder 14

Fin de Chantier (1952) - Information and reviews

Box 2, Folder 15

Rocade-Sud (1953) - Information and reviews

Box 2, Folder 16-18

English / French Fisheries Technical Dictionary ca. 1954

Box 2, Folder 19

Provisional Map of the Algerian Continental Margin (1954)

Box 2, Folder 20

La Mer où Tout Commence (1956) - Information and reviews

Box 2, Folder 21

L'Algérie à  Bàâtir (1959) - Information, reviews and correspondence

Box 2, Folder 22

Morphométrie des Sédiments Meubles (1958)

Box 2, Folder 23

Le Metier de Geologue Maritime ca. 1961

Box 2, Folder 24

Rossfelder's foreword for "Outline for a Memoir," by General Joseph Vuillemin 1971

Box 2, Folder 25-28

Le Plan Gorgone - Typescript and manuscript drafts ca. 1972

Box 3, Folder 1

Le Plan Gorgone - Notes and research undated

Box 3, Folder 2

Le Plan Gorgone - Correspondence 1972-1979

Box 3, Folder 3

Implosive Anchor Feasibility Study 1973

Box 3, Folder 4

Le Onzième Commandement (2000) - Information and reviews 2000-2001

Box 3, Folder 5

Response to "Ils n'ont toujours rien compris!" article by Philippe Plonchard d'Assac 2001

Box 3, Folder 6

"Pour un Soldat Ennemi" - Edited typescript undated

Box 3, Folder 7

Various articles and notes

 

Reprints

Box 3, Folder 8

1956-1957, 1960-1961

Box 3, Folder 9

1966 -1967

Box 3, Folder 10

1970-1971, 1980

 

SUBJECT FILES

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 6) SUBJECT FILES: Correspondence, notes, clippings and research material on a variety of subject matter, from Algerian oil to the 1968 STYX Expedition. The series, arranged by folder title, contains both personal research and professional files. The bulk of these files contain materials written in French.
Box 3, Folder 11

13 Mai

Box 3, Folder 12

Algeria - Oil drilling

Box 3, Folder 13

Algerian losses 1999-2000

Box 3, Folder 14

Annotated maps

Box 3, Folder 15

Aquatic toxicology - Notes

Box 3, Folder 16

Centre de Geologie Marine et de Sedimentologie 1959-1960

Box 3, Folder 17

CNR [National Council of the Resistance], Mont Faron, etc. 1971-2000

Box 3, Folder 18

Feraoun, Mouloud 1957-2003

Box 3, Folder 19

Gardener Atoll and Amelia Earhart 1992

Box 3, Folder 20

Laffitte, Robert

Box 3, Folder 21

Navigation and positioning systems

Box 3, Folder 22

Oudinot, George 2001

Box 3, Folder 23

Oued Gueterini (ship) 1988-1990

Box 3, Folder 24-25

Société RAFAL 1947-1955

Box 3, Folder 26

STYX Expedition 1968-1969

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 7) PHOTOGRAPHS: Mainly snapshots, both color and black/white, of research locations, ships and equipment.
Box 3, Folder 27

Algerian oil

Box 3, Folder 28

Baie des Pirogues, Baie Ngo

Box 3, Folder 29

Charter vessels

Box 3, Folder 30

Dredging

Box 3, Folder 31

Duncan in Peru

Box 3, Folder 32

Geomarex Inc. - Manganese nodules of the Pacific work undated

Box 3, Folder 33

Geomarex Inc. - Mataiva

Box 3, Folder 34

Geomarex Inc. - MSS Pinafore platform project

Box 3, Folder 35

Manned subs

Box 3, Folder 36

Miscellaneous and unidentified

Box 3, Folder 37

Rossfelder Corp - R/V Tovuto, Fiji 1990

Box 3, Folder 38

Rossfelder Corp - V-T 1, #1 1997 February

 

AUDIOVISUAL RECORDINGS

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 8) AUDIOVISUAL RECORDINGS: Reel-to-reel sound recordings and 16mm films. These appear to document Scripps Institution of Oceanography's research using the Cousteau Diving Saucer in the 1960s.
Box 3, Folder 39

Reel-to-reel sound recordings - Coronado and Mugu Canyon (no. 353) dives, Westinghouse Cousteau Diving Saucer

 

Cousteau Diving Saucer - 16mm films

Oversize FS-157

UCSD trial dive

Oversize FS-158

Cousteau Diving Saucer #1

Oversize FS-159

Cousteau Diving Saucer #2

Oversize FS-160

Cousteau Diving Saucer #3

Collection Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
BUSINESS FILES
Tetra Tech, Inc.
Geomarex, Inc.
Rossfelder Corp.
PATENTS AND DISCLOSURES
WRITING
SUBJECT FILES
PHOTOGRAPHS
AUDIOVISUAL RECORDINGS
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