Box 51
Container
Contains 20 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 3
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
"Simple Electronic Metal Detector", circa 1963
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 3
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 1963
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
Technical Information, 1910 - 1964
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used by...
Dates:
1910 - 1964
Benjamin Miessner Inventions, 1918 - 1931
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used by...
Dates:
1918 - 1931
Alternating Current Set and Tube Notes, 1920 - 1922
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used by...
Dates:
1920 - 1922
Miessner Alternating Current Inventions
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used by...
Dates:
1910 - 1964
Webster Electric Company Instructions and Blueprints, 1936 - 1938
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used by...
Dates:
1936 - 1938
Publications
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4
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
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
Organ and Piano Company Inquiries, 1934 - 1939
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:
1934 - 1939
Krakauer Bros. Piano Makers, 1936 - 1940
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:
1936 - 1940
United States Department of Commerce, 1941-1944, 1957
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:
1941-1944, 1957
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1926-1933, 1941, 1948-1963
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:
1926-1933, 1941, 1948-1963
Wurlitzer Company Royalty Reports and Miessner Patent License Name Plates, 1945 - 1964
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:
1945 - 1964
Work for the United States Signal Corps, 1941-1943, 1952-1953
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:
1941-1943, 1952-1953
Submarine Detection, 1939-1945, 1962-1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
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:
1939-1945, 1962-1964
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
Subject Correspondence
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3
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