Box 2
Container
Contains 10 Collections and/or Records:
Experiments and Inventions, 1862 - 1966
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 and...
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 and...
Dates:
1906 - 1978
Photographs and Negatives, circa 1910-1963
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1910-1963
Miessner Electronic Orchestra Photographs, circa 1930s
File — Box: 2, Folder: 30
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Miessner Electronic Piano Negatives, circa 1930s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Experiments and Devices, circa 1930s-1960s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1960s
Beating Reed Test Negatives, October - November 1934
File — Box: 2, Folder: 34
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
October - November 1934
Unidentified Negative Envelope, May 29, 1937
File — Box: 2, Folder: 35
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
May 29, 1937
Upright Piano Action Model, circa 1946
File — Box: 2, Folder: 36
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1946
Miessner Electronic Piano and Laboratory, undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 37
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
undated