Box 28
Container
Contains 12 Collections and/or Records:
"On the Early History of Radio Guidance", circa 1963-1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 7
Scope and Contents
Includes the final copy of Miessner's book, a draft copy, corrected copy, and page proofs.
Dates:
circa 1963-1964
Distribution of Complimentary Copies of "On the Early History of Radio Guidance", 1964
File — Box: 28, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This sub-series contains material relating to the long-standing feud between John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Benjamin Miessner over their competing claims for each other’s inventions and patents, mainly involving innovations in radio and electronics technology.Material located in the collection includes but is not limited to laboratory notebooks and invention disclosures for work done by Miessner is Hammond’s employ; correspondence between Miessner, Hammond, Jr., Lloyd Espenschied, and...
Dates:
1964
John Hays Hammond, Jr. Obituaries, Copies of Correspondence, 1963 - 1965
File — Box: 28, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This sub-series contains material relating to the long-standing feud between John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Benjamin Miessner over their competing claims for each other’s inventions and patents, mainly involving innovations in radio and electronics technology.Material located in the collection includes but is not limited to laboratory notebooks and invention disclosures for work done by Miessner is Hammond’s employ; correspondence between Miessner, Hammond, Jr., Lloyd Espenschied, and...
Dates:
1963 - 1965
John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud, 1910 - 1965
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 7
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains material relating to the long-standing feud between John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Benjamin Miessner over their competing claims for each other’s inventions and patents, mainly involving innovations in radio and electronics technology.Material located in the collection includes but is not limited to laboratory notebooks and invention disclosures for work done by Miessner is Hammond’s employ; correspondence between Miessner, Hammond, Jr., Lloyd Espenschied, and...
Dates:
1910 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1957 - 1964
Subject Files
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 and...
Dates:
1906 - 1978
Astronomy, circa 1916-1961
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 and...
Dates:
circa 1916-1961
Emil J. Simon Records, circa 1917-1920, 1943-1963
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
Emil J. Simon's records include the publications "Simon Radio" and "U.S. Navy 1/2 KW Aircraft Radio Transmitter," both of which include prefaces by Miessner; a mailing list including Simon's address; Emil J. Simon's obituary; and photographs from the Emil J. Simon 25th Anniversary Dinner.
Dates:
circa 1917-1920, 1943-1963
Special Radio Report on Noise Conditions Affecting Radio Reception on Airplanes, 1917 - 1964
File — Box: 28, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 and...
Dates:
1917 - 1964
Miessner Radio Corporation Meeting Minutes and Financial Reports, 1925 - 1926
File — Box: 28, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 and...
Dates:
1925 - 1926
Miscellaneous Notes and Correspondence, 1928 - 1944
File — Box: 28, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 and...
Dates:
1928 - 1944
Electronic Instruments, circa 1930s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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 and...
Dates:
circa 1930s
Tropism in Animals, 1919, 1949
File — Box: 28, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10
Scope and Contents
This file includes a letter from Jacques Loeb (September 10, 1919) and an article from Science News Letter entitled "Locusts Used Automatic Stabilizer Before Planes" (December 3, 1949).
Dates:
1919, 1949