Jeanne d'Arc bell, great and small

[Carl S Zimmerman]

It may be fairly well known that there have been two versions of the 
great bell of Rouen Cathedral, "Jeanne d'Arc".  When I was building a 
Webpage on the great bells of Europe a couple of months ago, it was 
easy to find some information about them.

Earlier this week I was surprised to be told that a much smaller 
version of the first "Jeanne d'Arc" exists in the USA.  Why it was 
made and how it got to its current location are presently unknown. 
I'm sending an inquiry to Philippe Paccard to see whether the foundry 
records shed any light on its history.  Meanwhile, you can read as 
much as is known about the three bells here:
    http://www.gcna.org/data/EUGreatBells.html#FRRC1
That link points to a paragraph about the first bell (1914-44); from 
there you can find links to the second bell (1951 or 1959?) and to a 
Scout camp page with a photo of the small bell and translation of its 
inscriptions.

Further information from other sources would be most welcome.

Carl