Box 52
Container
Contains 34 Results:
Harry Fuchs, 1943 - 1963
File — Box: 52, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 3, File 10
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:
1943 - 1963
Patent Legislation, 1947 - 1965
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 3, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series documents Miessner’s involvement in patent legislation and reform in the United States (U.S.). It includes but is not limited to correspondence with U.S. Congressmen and organizations interested in patent reform, including the Patent Equity Association, National Patent Council, and National Small Business Men’s Association; congressional reports, hearings, and studies related to patent legislation; and Miessner’s notes and articles on the topic of inventing and creativity,...
Dates:
1947 - 1965
"The 1953 Spectrum of FCC Frequency Allocations", January 1953
File — Box: 52, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 17
Scope and Contents
A supplement to the January 1953 copy of Tele-Tech and Electronic Industries magazine.
Dates:
January 1953
Miscellaneous Personal Papers, 1940 - 1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 5, File 10
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper articles about Miessner, a biography on Benjamin Miessner published in The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, a portrait of Miessner, an article written by Miessner, and two letters.
Dates:
1940 - 1964
Piano Technical Drawings and Notes, bulk: 1951 - 1955
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 32
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...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1951 - 1955
Piano Reed and Pickup Technical Drawings, 1951 - 1957
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 34
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...
Dates:
1951 - 1957
Experiments and Inventions, 1862 - 1966, bulk: 1915 - 1964
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...
Dates:
1862 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1964
Benjamin Miessner in the News, 1963 - 1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 5, File 13
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Personal Files series contains documents related to Miessner’s personal and school life. It includes but is not limited to notebooks and class lists from his time as a student at Purdue University, address and guest books, financial and travel records, political materials, and photographs of Benjamin Miessner.Also included are correspondence and articles related to Miessner's philanthropic activities, including donations to a Purdue scholarship fund and donation of a science...
Dates:
1963 - 1964
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...
Dates:
1862 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1965