Box 50
Container
Contains 28 Collections and/or Records:
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
Business Correspondence, 1871 - 1967
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
The Business Correspondence sub-series contains letters and reports detailing the business dealings and work of Benjamin Miessner and his employees. Individuals and organizations present in the sub-series include but is not limited to Emil J. Simon, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, Edward H. Loftin, Charles T. Jacobs, Baldwin Piano Company, Radio Corporation of American, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, and Miessner’s employees Victor Mumma and Fred Merrill.The subjects of the...
Dates:
1871 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1965
Miessner Fountain Pens, 1950 - 1965
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 2, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Business Correspondence sub-series contains letters and reports detailing the business dealings and work of Benjamin Miessner and his employees. Individuals and organizations present in the sub-series include but is not limited to Emil J. Simon, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, Edward H. Loftin, Charles T. Jacobs, Baldwin Piano Company, Radio Corporation of American, The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, and Miessner’s employees Victor Mumma and Fred Merrill.The subjects of the...
Dates:
1950 - 1965