The OP says Feynman "made a practice of donating" his papers to Caltech. Did he know or expect they'd be managed in such a manner? Edit: According to Caltech,

The OP says Feynman "made a practice of donating" his papers to Caltech. Did he know or expect they'd be managed in such a manner? Edit: According to Caltech, they have "93 boxes" of Feynman's work that has never been backed up digitally[0]. Beyond the issue of access, what happens if there's ever a sprinkler burst in the wrong room of the archives? [0]https://collections.archives.caltech.edu/repositories/2/resources/168 https://collections.archives.caltech.edu/repositories/2/reso...