André M. Rossfelder Papers, 1947-2006 (SMC 112)

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.

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.

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.

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.

SERIES 5) WRITINGS: Drafts of unpublished work, research, information and reviews for a number of books, essays and reports by Rossfelder.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.

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.

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

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.