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Box 17

 Container

Contains 17 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

Subject Correspondence, 1900 - 1970, bulk: 1928 - 1964

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1900 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1964

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1928 - 1969

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1928 - 1969

Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE), 1929, 1936, 1954-1963

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1929, 1936, 1954-1963

Correspondence regarding Miessner's Electronic Piano, 1932 - 1939

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1932 - 1939

Inventors and Inventions, 1938 - 1942

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1938 - 1942

Submarine Detection, 1939-1945, 1962-1964

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1939-1945, 1962-1964

Portable Radio Transmitters, 1942

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1942

Tax Liability Appeal, February 23, 1944 - February 27, 1944

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 11
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: February 23, 1944 - February 27, 1944

Articles and Letters to the Editor, 1945 - 1950

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1945 - 1950

Acoustical Society of America Correspondence, 1945, 1954-1963

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1945, 1954-1963

Miscellaneous Military Topics, 1946 - 1959

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1946 - 1959

Electronics (Journal), 1946 - 1963

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 30
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1946 - 1963

Frequency Modulation Phonograph Pickups, 1950

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 31
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1950

Stringed Musical Instruments, 1950-1953, 1962-1963

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 32
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 21
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1950-1953, 1962-1963

Miessner Invention Suggestions to the United States Navy, 1951, 1960-1963

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 23
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates: 1951, 1960-1963

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