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Publications, 1899 - 1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4

Scope and Contents

This series contains publications written or collected by Benjamin Miessner. Types of publications include but are not limited to books, periodicals, Miessner’s drafts and manuscripts, and published versions of Miessner’s lectures and speeches. Also included are item catalogs, newspaper clippings, theses, service and owner’s manuals, and other miscellaneous publications.

The subjects of the publications include but are not limited to electronic musical instruments, electrical and radio engineering, chemical formulas, the physics of hearing, acoustics, creativity, and inventing.

Draft and final copies of Miessner’s book "On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899 - 1972

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are primarily in English. German, French, and Swedish are also present.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Extent

8.46 Cubic Feet (Seven cubic foot boxes, one legal-size full-width manuscript box, two letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, and nine flat folders)