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Box 23

 Container

Contains 24 Results:

Books, 1899 - 1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents The Books sub-series contains books collected by Benjamin F. Miessner. Subjects include, but are not limited to, electronic musical instruments, electrical and radio engineering, chemical formulas, the physics of hearing, acoustics, creativity, and inventing. Also included is Miessner's book "Radiodynamics".Many of the books in the collection contain annotations and notes from Miessner.Miessner's book "On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John...
Dates: 1899 - 1970

Serials, 1919 - 1968

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1919 - 1968

Legal Matters, 1919 - 1967

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1919 - 1967

Patent Legislation and Reform, 1935 - 1967, bulk: 1947 - 1967

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents This sub-series documents Miessner’s involvement in patent legislation and reform in the United States (U.S.). It includes but is not limited to correspondence with U.S. Congressmen and organizations interested in patent reform, including the Patent Equity Association, National Patent Council, and National Small Business Men’s Association; congressional reports, hearings, and studies related to patent legislation; and Miessner’s notes and articles on the topic of inventing and creativity,...
Dates: 1935 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1967

Publications, 1899 - 1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4
Scope and Contents This series contains publications written or collected by Benjamin Miessner. Types of publications include but are not limited to books, periodicals, Miessner’s drafts and manuscripts, and published versions of Miessner’s lectures and speeches. Also included are item catalogs, newspaper clippings, theses, service and owner’s manuals, and other miscellaneous publications.The subjects of the publications include but are not limited to electronic musical instruments, electrical and...
Dates: 1899 - 1972

Patent Reform Correspondence, 1963 - 1964

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series documents Miessner’s involvement in patent legislation and reform in the United States (U.S.). It includes but is not limited to correspondence with U.S. Congressmen and organizations interested in patent reform, including the Patent Equity Association, National Patent Council, and National Small Business Men’s Association; congressional reports, hearings, and studies related to patent legislation; and Miessner’s notes and articles on the topic of inventing and creativity,...
Dates: 1963 - 1964

Patent Legislation HR-8190, 1964

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, File 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series documents Miessner’s involvement in patent legislation and reform in the United States (U.S.). It includes but is not limited to correspondence with U.S. Congressmen and organizations interested in patent reform, including the Patent Equity Association, National Patent Council, and National Small Business Men’s Association; congressional reports, hearings, and studies related to patent legislation; and Miessner’s notes and articles on the topic of inventing and creativity,...
Dates: 1964

Partial Translation of "Elektrische Musik", circa 1933

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Books sub-series contains books collected by Benjamin F. Miessner. Subjects include, but are not limited to, electronic musical instruments, electrical and radio engineering, chemical formulas, the physics of hearing, acoustics, creativity, and inventing. Also included is Miessner's book "Radiodynamics".Many of the books in the collection contain annotations and notes from Miessner.Miessner's book "On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John...
Dates: circa 1933

Translations of German Publications, circa 1919-1937

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: circa 1919-1937

Translation of "Trautonium School", circa 1920s-1930s

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: circa 1920s-1930s

Electronics Clippings, 1920 - 1963

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1920 - 1963

"On the Forces at the Ends of a Vibrating String", January 1925

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: January 1925

Miscellaneous Publications, 1926 - 1964

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1926 - 1964

Proceedings of the Radio Club of America, 1926-1927, 1934, 1950, 1968

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1926-1927, 1934, 1950, 1968

Proceedings of The Institute of Radio Engineers, January 1930, November 1936

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: January 1930, November 1936

German Articles on Musical Instruments, 1931 - 1940

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1931 - 1940

Benjamin Miessner Articles, 1932 - 1963

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1932 - 1963

Product Engineering Articles, July 1947

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 28
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: July 1947

Electronic Musical Instruments, 1950 - 1958

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 30
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 15
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1950 - 1958

"The Flow of Matter", circa 1950s

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 31
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: circa 1950s

John E. Abate Articles, 1956 - 1961

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 32
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1956 - 1961

IDEA: The Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Journal of Research and Education, June 1957 - 1967

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: June 1957 - 1967

Science News Letter Articles, June 19, 1948

 File — Box: 23, Folder: 29
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: June 19, 1948

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