Box 11

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.

Scope and Contents

The Subject Files series contains files compiled by Miessner based on subject. They contain a mixture of different material types, including but not limited to correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, Miessner’s notes, photographs, books, and patents. Subjects present in the collection include but are not limited to astronomy, acoustics, demonstrations of Miessner’s inventions, metal detectors, and Miessner's friend Emil J. Simon.

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...

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.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Subject Files series contains files compiled by Miessner based on subject. They contain a mixture of different material types, including but not limited to correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, Miessner’s notes, photographs, books, and patents. Subjects present in the collection include but are not limited to astronomy, acoustics, demonstrations of Miessner’s inventions, metal detectors, and Miessner's friend Emil J. Simon.

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...