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Collection material in French with English.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Louis-Pierre Mouillard, French inventor and aeronautical pioneer, were given to the Library of Congress by Mireille Martin in 2000. Additional material was given by the estate of Gabriel Dardaud in 2004.
The papers of Louis-Pierre Mouillard were arranged and described in 2002. Additional material was incorporated into the collection in 2006.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Louis-Pierre Mouillard is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Louis-Pierre Mouillard are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Louis-Pierre Mouillard Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Louis-Pierre Mouillard (1834-1987) span the years
1833-1987, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1870 to 1916. The
collection consists of certificates, correspondence, drawings, notes,
photographs, printed matter, and writings. A native of France, Mouillard lived
most of his life in Algeria and Egypt where he pursued interests in aviation,
agriculture, and naval technology. The collection contains letters between
family members, Egyptian and French officials, and an exchange between
Mouillard and Octave Chanute, the American civil engineer and aviation pioneer.
Mouillard’s letters also appear in Chanute’s papers at the Library of
Congress. Mouillard’s correspondence, notes, and drawings also cover such
subjects as the improvement of agricultural techniques in the desert, naval
technology, local politics, and the observation of bird flight and bird wing
structure. A record book of the packet-boat
A substantial addition to the collection, made in 2006, complements files and topics in the original portion. It contains family birth and marriage records, further notes on subjects of interest to Mouillard, and documentation of the erection of a memorial statue in Cairo, Egypt. The collection is almost entirely in French.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and and therein chronologically.