Box 35
Container
Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
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