Models

This collection contains information primarily pertaining to Roussel's new drilling barge, "Mr. Louie," including correspondence, notes, programs, newspaper clippings, receipts, ephemera, printed matter, and photographs. It also includes a few invitations to christenings of other barges, miscellaneous ribbons, Roussel's ancestor chart, obituaries for Roussel and his wife, and two volumes of his autobiography, "Friends, Enemies, & Victims." The collection also contains a model of Roussel's patented hydraulic jack along with a plaque recognizing his invention. Items separate from the manuscripts include a poster of a modern oil derrick, a watercolor and model of the "Mr. Louie" drilling platform, and a replica of an oil-exploration drill bit.