Box 35
Container
Contains 6 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
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
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