Manuscript Collection

Paul was a historian of the American West. His special interest was in mining. The small collection of Rodman Paul papers was given to the Archives by the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2001. It contains a sampling of his correspondence, publication projects and research notes, plus some biographical material, in particular, documents relating to his Harvard years.

The papers include administrative and organizational material related to JPL (especially JPL - NASA - CIT relationship) and JPL projects, Pickering’s work as a scientific advisor, his involvement in professional organizations (ie- NAE & IAF). SUPPLEMENT 2004: 6 boxes from the estate of William Pickering containing mixed files of talks, professional activities, biographical material, photos and awards (some oversize) are currently unprocessed.

Throughout the collection, and other collections in the Caltech Archives, Qian Xuesen is referred to as H.S. Tsien or Tsien. The Qian papers contain administrative files, correspondence, and research performed during Qian's time at Caltech.