Box 9
Container
Contains 6 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
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
Water Wave Photographs and Negatives, circa 1910s-1920s
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 1910s-1920s
Wave Pattern Photographs, circa 1930s
File — Box: 9
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 Musical Instruments, circa October 1937 - April 1938
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 October 1937 - April 1938
Piano and Reed Tones [Sonic Analyzer?], circa November 1961
File — Box: 9
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 November 1961