Box 40
Container
Contains 23 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, 1871 - 1970
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:
1871 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1965
Subject Correspondence, 1900 - 1970
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1900 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1964
Nikola Tesla, 1900, 1933-1967
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1900, 1933-1967
Miessner Presentations on Creativity at Rutgers University, 1955 - 1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1955 - 1964
Franklin Institute Award Nomination, 1960 - 1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1960 - 1964
Correspondence with Audio Engineering Staff, 1947 - 1954
File — Box: 40, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1947 - 1954
Piano Trade Magazine, 1947 - 1963
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1947 - 1963
National Inventors Council, January 1958 - March 1958
File — Box: 40, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
January 1958 - March 1958
The Music Trades (Journal), 1958 - 1963
File — Box: 40, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
1958 - 1963
Soil Moisture, March 1962 - July 1962
File — Box: 40, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
March 1962 - July 1962
Correspondence on Siegfried Hansing's Book "Das Pianoforte in seinen akustischen Anlagen", circa 1950s
File — Box: 40, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
circa 1950s
Frederick V. Hunt, circa 1950s-1960s
File — Box: 40, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Subject Correspondence sub-series contains letters organized topically by Miessner, and which don’t relate to his work as an inventor. Subjects include Miessner’s letters to the editor of, and attempts to publish articles in, various periodicals, including Electronics, Piano Trade Magazine, and Radio-Electronics; lectures that Miessner gave at various institutions, including a presentation on creativity at Rutgers University; the role of inventors and inventions in America; and his...
Dates:
circa 1950s-1960s
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
Contracts, 1919 - 1965
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
1919 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1936
Emil J. Simon Agreement, 1919 - 1922
File — Box: 40, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
1919 - 1922
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company Agreements, November 1920 - November 1921
File — Box: 40, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
November 1920 - November 1921
Agreement Between Benjamin Miessner, Edward H. Loftin, and Edwards, Sager and Bower, October 5, 1925
File — Box: 40, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
October 5, 1925
General Release Forms, March 8, 1926 - March 15, 1926
File — Box: 40, Folder: 16
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
March 8, 1926 - March 15, 1926
Miessner Radio Corporation Bill of Sale, March 9, 1926
File — Box: 40, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
March 9, 1926
Edward H. Loftin Agreement and General Release, 1926 - 1931
File — Box: 40, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
1926 - 1931
Radio Licensing Agreements, 1927 - 1928
File — Box: 40, Folder: 19
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
1927 - 1928
Agreement with Thomas A. Edison, Inc., March 1928 - September 1928
File — Box: 40, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Contracts sub-series contains legally binding documents between Miessner and individuals and companies with whom he did business. It includes legal agreements, general release documents, patent assignments, and bills of sale.
Dates:
March 1928 - September 1928
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:
1862 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1965