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Box 15

 Container

Contains 20 Results:

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

Wurlitzer Company Royalty Reports and Miessner Patent License Name Plates, 1945 - 1964

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 60
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1945 - 1964

Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1946-1947, 1958

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 61
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1946-1947, 1958

Miessner Photo-electric Translating System, 1950, 1954

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 62
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1950, 1954

Correspondence with Piano Parts Suppliers and Manufacturers, 1950 - 1957

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 64
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1950 - 1957

A.D.T. Libby Correspondence Regarding Miessner Fountain Pen Patents, 1950 - 1957

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 65
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1950 - 1957

Miessner Fountain Pens, 1950 - 1965

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 66
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1950 - 1965

Static Electricity Literature Search, 1951 - 1954

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 67
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1951 - 1954

Pratt, Read and Co. Correspondence, 1951 - 1958

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 68
Scope and Contents

This file also contains drawings of piano parts designed by Pratt, Read and Co. for Miessner Inventions, Inc.

Dates: 1951 - 1958

Motorola Pickup, circa 1953

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 69
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: circa 1953

Material for Experiments, April 1954 - June 1954

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 71
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: April 1954 - June 1954

Miessner Electronic Piano Publicity, 1935 - 1956

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 39
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1935 - 1956

Audio Analyzer Equipment, 1954 - 1958

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 73
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1954 - 1958

Foreign Piano Manufacturers, 1954 - 1958

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 74
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1954 - 1958

Magnetic Alloys, 1954 - 1965

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 75
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1954 - 1965

Dealer Enquiries Regarding Miessner Electronic Pianos, March 1955 - September 1955

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 27
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 76
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: March 1955 - September 1955

Bernhardt Electronic Piano Correspondence, 1955 - 1958

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 77
Scope and Contents

This file contains correspondence and a patent license agreement between Miessner and Bernhardt's Furniture Limited on the Bernhardt Electronic Piano, drawings of the Bernhardt Electronic Piano, and a page from a Bernhardt sales ledger.

Dates: 1955 - 1958

William Kratt Company, 1953 - 1958

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2, File 70
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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: 1953 - 1958

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