Box 19

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....

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...

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The Legal Matters series consists of documents which are legal in nature, or which discuss legal reform. It includes legally binding contracts, court documents, correspondence and publications on patent legislation and reform, and applications for patents.

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The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.

Scope and Contents The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

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...

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Most envelopes were found without their associated letters. It is unknown at this time if the letters that would have been sent with them are present elsewhere in the collection.

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...

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...

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The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.

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The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.

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The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.

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The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

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Proceedings for the court case "Radio Corporation of America vs. The George W. Walker Company."

For supporting documentation used in the case, see the "John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud" series. For correspondence between Miessner and his lawyers related to this case, see the "Richey and Watts Legal Counsel" file in the Correspondence series.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts used in court cases are located...

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These records contain material used in the suit "The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company v. Miessner Inventions, Inc." Most material consists of correspondence between Miessner, his lawyers, and Wurlitzer.

For additional material used in this suit, see the "Benjamin Miessner Patent Application No. 485,471 Electronic Piano" file in the Patent Applications sub-series.

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...

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...