Box Communal Collections 69
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Miscellaneous, 1890s-1920s
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Box 45
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Winthrop E. Stone papers (1880s-1990s; 20.75 cubic feet) documents the life of Winthrop E. Stone, his family, and his administration as the fifth president of Purdue University. They feature Stone’s academic career as a chemist and agriculturalist as well as his various policies and endeavors while President at Purdue. They also document his interest in mountaineering. Extensive records of communication and reporting on Stone’s accidental death while mount climbing is also included....
Dates:
1890s-1920s
Purcell mountain range map, 1921
Item — Box: Communal Collections 69, Folder: 1
Identifier: Box 45
Scope and Contents
Purcell mountian range hand-drawn map on fragile paper, 1921 Purcell mountain range hand-drawn map on blueprint paper, 1921
Dates:
1921
Event Records, 1907 - 2008, bulk: 1988 - 1999
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182, Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) records consist of material documenting the history and activity of the PAA. Also included are records relating to the various local and regional Purdue alumni clubs affiliated with the PAA, as well as the records of the PAA’s affiliate organization, the Purdue Black Alumni Organization (PBAO).The collection includes correspondence between PAA members, alumni, and outside organizations; PAA election ballots, financial documents, committee...
Dates:
1907 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1988 - 1999
Gala Week, 1907 - 2008, bulk: 1988 - 1999
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182, Series 5, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains material related to the Purdue Alumni Association's annual Gala Week celebration. Contents include but are not limited to: work orders, lists of attendees, seating arrangements, Gala Week planning materials, ticket sales, cost calculations, and marketing material.
Dates:
1907 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1988 - 1999
Purdue Alumni Association records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182
Scope and Contents
The Purdue Alumni Association (PAA) records consist of material documenting the history and activity of the PAA. Also included are records relating to the various local and regional Purdue alumni clubs affiliated with the PAA, as well as the records of the PAA’s affiliate organization, the Purdue Black Alumni Organization (PBAO).The collection includes correspondence between PAA members, alumni, and outside organizations; PAA election ballots, financial documents, committee...
Dates:
1887 - 2023; Majority of material found within 1907 - 1948
Technical Information, 1910 - 1964
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used...
Dates:
1910 - 1964
Correspondence, 1871 - 1970, bulk: 1918 - 1965
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence between Miessner and various companies, organizations, and individuals. Correspondents whose letters are present in the collection include but are not limited to members of Miessner’s family, including his brother William Otto Miessner, his father, and his two daughters; piano manufacturers, including but not limited to the Wurlitzer company, Story and Clark Piano Company, and Baldwin Company; his patent lawyers, especially Edward H. Loftin and Charles T....
Dates:
1871 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1965
Business Correspondence, 1871 - 1967, bulk: 1918 - 1965
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
The Business Correspondence sub-series contains letters and reports detailing the business dealings and work of Benjamin Miessner and his employees. Individuals and organizations present in the sub-series include but is not limited to Emil J. Simon, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, Edward H. Loftin, Charles T. Jacobs, Baldwin Piano Company, Radio Corporation of American, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, and Miessner’s employees Victor Mumma and Fred Merrill.The subjects of the...
Dates:
1871 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1965
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...
Dates:
1899 - 1972
Serials, 1919 - 1968
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates:
1919 - 1968
Webster Electric Company Instructions and Blueprints, 1936 - 1938
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used...
Dates:
1936 - 1938
Benjamin Miessner Articles, 1932 - 1963
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates:
1932 - 1963
Experiments and Inventions, 1862 - 1966, bulk: 1915 - 1964
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series consists of materials that document the inventions created and patented by Benjamin Miessner, as well as experiments conducted by him and his employees. Materials located in this series include but are not limited to patents assigned to Benjamin Miessner; technical drawings, notes, and reports written by Miessner; laboratory notebooks documenting the experiments of Miessner, as well as his employees Charles T. Jacobs, Frederic D. Merrill, and Victor Mumma; developed photographs...
Dates:
1862 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1964
Benjamin F. Miessner papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2
Scope and Contents
The Benjamin F. Miessner papers document the working career and interests of the American inventor. It includes a large collection of patents awarded to Miessner or assigned to his company, Miessner Inventions, Inc., as well as various North American and European patents researched by Miessner; lab notebooks, blueprints, sketches, graphs, photographs, and other items documenting the experiments conducted by Miessner and his employees; correspondence between Miessner and various individuals...
Dates:
1862 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1965