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