Box 35
Container
Contains 28 Collections and/or Records:
Experiments and Inventions, 1862 - 1966
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1
Scope and Contents
This series consists of materials that document the inventions created and patented by Benjamin Miessner, as well as experiments conducted by him and his employees. Materials located in this series include but are not limited to patents assigned to Benjamin Miessner; technical drawings, notes, and reports written by Miessner; laboratory notebooks documenting the experiments of Miessner, as well as his employees Charles T. Jacobs, Frederic D. Merrill, and Victor Mumma; developed photographs and...
Dates:
1862 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1964
Correspondence
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:
1906 - 1978
Miessner Telephone and Airfone Patents, 1918 - 1929
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1918 - 1929
Miessner Radio Corporation Correspondence and Legal Agreements, 1925 - 1927
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1925 - 1927
Edward Loftin and Radio Corporation of America Correspondence, 1924 - 1936
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1924 - 1936
Benjamin Miessner Reports to Emil J. Simon, circa 1918-1920
File — Box: 35, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
circa 1918-1920
Licensing Miessner Radio Receivers, 1925 - 1926
File — Box: 35, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1925 - 1926
Personal Correspondence, 1910 - 1961
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains correspondence of a personal nature. It consists primarily of letters between Benjamin Miessner and members of his family or friends. Subjects of the letters include Miessner’s time stationed in Europe while in the United States Navy, paintings that Miessner made and gifted to friends, and his daughter Janie. Also included is a letter from the Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien (Royal Swedish Academy of Music) thanking Miessner for the donation of some of his publications.
Dates:
1910 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1956
Business Correspondence
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1906 - 1978
Correspondence with William Otto Miessner, 1930-1936, 1950-1956
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains correspondence of a personal nature. It consists primarily of letters between Benjamin Miessner and members of his family or friends. Subjects of the letters include Miessner’s time stationed in Europe while in the United States Navy, paintings that Miessner made and gifted to friends, and his daughter Janie. Also included is a letter from the Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien (Royal Swedish Academy of Music) thanking Miessner for the donation of some of his publications.
Dates:
1930-1936, 1950-1956
Article Donation to the Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien, October 31, 1946
File — Box: 35, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
The modern English name for this intitution is the "Royal Swedish Academy of Music".
Dates:
October 31, 1946
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 and...
Dates:
1906 - 1978
Photographs and Negatives, circa 1910-1963
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1910-1963
Miessner Electronic Piano Negatives, circa 1930s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Experiments and Devices, circa 1930s-1960s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1960s
Water Wave Photographs and Negatives, circa 1910s-1920s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1910s-1920s
Miessner Electronic Musical Instruments, circa October 1937 - April 1938
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa October 1937 - April 1938
Miessner Invention and Experiment Negatives, circa 1910s-1930s
File — Box: 35, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1910s-1930s
Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) Paper Films, circa 1930s
File — Box: 35, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Electronic Orchestra and Instruments Negatives, circa 1930s
File — Box: 35, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Musicians Playing Electronic Instruments, circa 1930s-1940s
File — Box: 35, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Miessner Electronic Piano, Unidentified Lab/Studio, circa 1930s-1940s
File — Box: 35, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Miessner Electronic Piano, Unidentified House, circa November 1931
File — Box: 35, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
circa November 1931
Miessner and Charles T. Jacobs Lecture Slides, November 18, 1933
File — Box: 35, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
November 18, 1933
Miessner, Story and Clark Piano and Organ Negatives, April 14, 1938
File — Box: 35, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates:
April 14, 1938