Mission Citroën Archive

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Title: Mission Citroën Archive
Description: The Mission Citröen - also called La Croisière Jaune - was organised by the French car company André Citroën and aimed to drive across the Asian continent in the 1930s. This mission left an extensive photographic archive currently held at the Centre d’archives de Terre Blanche.
content: CENTRE D’ARCHIVES DE TERRE BLANCHE (PRIVATE COLLECTION)
The Mission Citröen also called La Croisière Jaune was led between 1931 and 1932. It was assisted by the archaeologist and director of Musée Guimet, Joseph Hackin (1886-1941), with forty other members participating in the mission. Organised by the French car company André Citroën, the mission aimed to drive across the Asian continent by separating into two groups – one moving from East to West departing from Tianjin, another moving from West to East departing from Beirut – so as to eventually meet in Xinjiang. While this mission served obvious advertising purposes, the French and British governments also supported it. This mission left an extensive photographic archive composed of over 900 photographs. Additionally, images and developments throughout the mission were disseminated through a diverse range of French media.

The Mission Citroën Archive is currently held at the Centre d’archives de Terre Blanche. Created in 2010, the Peugeot Industrial Heritage Endowment Fund’s mission is threefold. First, to gather, preserve, organize, and showcase all the goods and documents connected with the metallurgical, mechanical, and automobile industries, and any other activity which is or was part of the Group. Second, to preserve all related archives and organizing access to them for research purposes. Third, to embark on cooperative actions and partnerships with a view to promoting this historical heritage. The centre currently holds:
- Historical Archives and large-format documents
- Iconographic and audiovisual archives
- More than 220 000 technical plans from all areas
- 3 000 000 microfiches
- Already 4 km of archives inventoried
- and 13, 500 posters found
- 1,8 million photos
- 15, 500 magnetic tapes
- 4,500 film reels
- Communication; patrimoine-archives.psa-peugeot-citroen.com; ------------------------------------------------------

BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE (PUBLIC COLLECTION)
110 photographs from the Mission Citroën Centre-Asie in 1931 are also held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Reference: Richelieu - Société de Géographie - magasin, SG WD- 354 support : photographie; catalogue.bnf.fr
Temporal Coverage: Twentieth century (dates CE) See all item sets with this value
Spatial Coverage: Beijing See all item sets with this value; Zhangjiakou See all item sets with this value; Baotou See all item sets with this value; Liangzhou See all item sets with this value; Laochenglu (Turfan) See all item sets with this value; Ürümqi See all item sets with this value; Kashgar See all item sets with this value
Subject: Expeditions (journeys) See all item sets with this value; Archaeology See all item sets with this value; Automobile manufacturers See all item sets with this value; Black-and-white photography See all item sets with this value; Landscapes (environments) See all item sets with this value
Language: French
References: Audouin-Dubreuil, Louis. La Croisière Jaune: Carnets De Route De Louis Audouin-Dubreuil, 4 Avril 1931-12 Février 1932. Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie: Albaron, 1992.

Audouin-Dubreuil, Ariane, Etienne Christian, Marie Christian, Ariane Audouin-Dubreuil, Ariane Audouin-Dubreuil, Ariane Audouin-Dubreuil, Marie Christian, and Etienne Christian. Les Croisières Citroën: 1922-1934. Issy-les-Moulineaux: Glénat, 2009.

Deschamps, Eric. La Croisière Jaune: Chroniques, 1929-1933. Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, France: E.T.A.I, 2003.

Le, Fèvre G. La Croisière Jaune: Expédition Citroën Centre-Asie. 3. Mission G.-M. Haardt - L. Audouin-Dubreuil. Par Georges Le Fèvre. Préface D'andré Citroën. Introduction De L. Audouin-Dubreuil. Avec 95 Gravures, 3 Cartes, Texte Et 3 Cartes Le Texte. Paris: Plon, 1933.

Petit, Xavier-Laurent, and Erwann Surcouf. La Croisière Jaune: Une Des Plus Incroyables Aventures De L'histoire De L'automobile. Paris: Fleurus Presse, 2004.

Sabatès, Fabien, and André Citroën. La Croisière Jaune Citroën: 1931-1932. Paris: Baschet, 1979.

Teilhard, de C. P, and Jean-Louis Dodeman. Lettres De Chine: Mission D'exploration Citroen/centre-Asie, Groupe Chine De La Croisière Jaune : 1931-1932. Paris: Épigones, 1991.
location: Centre d’archives de Terre Blanche See all item sets with this value; Herimoncourt See all item sets with this value; Bibliothèque nationale de France See all item sets with this value; Paris See all item sets with this value
address: Centre d’archives de Terre Blanche, 34 rue du Commandant Rolland, 25310 Herimoncourt; patrimoine-archives.psa-peugeot-citroen.com; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Quai François Mauriac, 75706 Paris; www.bnf.fr

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Croisière Jaune. Carte publiée en 1931, au début de l'expédition par les services Citroën avec les différents itinéraires prévus et/ou possibles (non entièrement réalisés en 1932, à la fin du voyage).
Map of the Mission Citroën published in 1931 at the beginning of the expedition. The itineraries slightly changed at the end of the journey in 1932.
Les caisses embarquant les véhicules de l'expédition, prêts à partir par train vers l'Orient au début de 1931. Mission Citroën Centre - Asie, 1931 -1932)
This image shows train wagons that contain the various automobiles used during the expedition. The inscription on each wagon reads: "Mission scientifique artistique française à travers l'Asie - Expédition Citroën Centre Asie - Mission G-.M. Haardt."