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Box 47

 Container

Contains 17 Results:

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

Patent Applications, 1919 - 1965, bulk: 1950 - 1959

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains documents related to Miessner’s applications for patents. Inventions for which there are patent applications include electronic musical instruments, especially the electronic piano, and fountain pens.

Dates: 1919 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1959

Publications, 1899 - 1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4
Scope and Contents This series contains publications written or collected by Benjamin Miessner. Types of publications include but are not limited to books, periodicals, Miessner’s drafts and manuscripts, and published versions of Miessner’s lectures and speeches. Also included are item catalogs, newspaper clippings, theses, service and owner’s manuals, and other miscellaneous publications.The subjects of the publications include but are not limited to electronic musical instruments, electrical and...
Dates: 1899 - 1972

Serials, 1919 - 1968

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1919 - 1968

Manuscripts, circa 1911-1963, bulk: 1954 - 1963

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

The Manuscripts sub-series contains Miessner’s drafts and working documents for his publications. Drafts for Miessner’s book “On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series.

Dates: circa 1911-1963; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1963

Silver Soldering, March 1960

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 24
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: March 1960

Electronic Organs, February 1961 - March 1961

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 27
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: February 1961 - March 1961

"Some Historical Acoustical Reminiscences" , circa 1962-1963

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 3, File 7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The Manuscripts sub-series contains Miessner’s drafts and working documents for his publications. Drafts for Miessner’s book “On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series.

Dates: circa 1962-1963

"Frequency Modulation Phonograph Pickups", 1954

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 3, File 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The Manuscripts sub-series contains Miessner’s drafts and working documents for his publications. Drafts for Miessner’s book “On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series.

Dates: 1954

Miessner Stringless Electronic Piano, 1954 - 1955

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 3, File 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The Manuscripts sub-series contains Miessner’s drafts and working documents for his publications. Drafts for Miessner’s book “On the Early History of Radio Guidance" can be found in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series.

Dates: 1954 - 1955

Benjamin Miessner Patent Application No. 722,214 Improvement in Electronic Piano, March 1958

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 4, File 16
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains documents related to Miessner’s applications for patents. Inventions for which there are patent applications include electronic musical instruments, especially the electronic piano, and fountain pens.

Dates: March 1958

Benjamin Miessner Patent Application No. 173,718 Fountain Pen, July 17, 1964

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 4, File 17
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains documents related to Miessner’s applications for patents. Inventions for which there are patent applications include electronic musical instruments, especially the electronic piano, and fountain pens.

Dates: July 17, 1964

Benjamin Miessner Patent Application No. 409,063 Tone Generating Means for Electronic Musical Instruments, November 1964 - April 1965

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 3, Sub-Series 4, File 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains documents related to Miessner’s applications for patents. Inventions for which there are patent applications include electronic musical instruments, especially the electronic piano, and fountain pens.

Dates: November 1964 - April 1965

Phonograph Pickup, 1930 - 1948

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1930 - 1948

Clippings on Musical Instruments, 1942 - 1954

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1942 - 1954

Electronic Pianos, General, 1955 - 1957

 File — Box: 47, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Serials sub-series contains regularly published materials written or collected by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to journals, magazines, proceedings, and newsletters. Topics include creativity and inventing, musical instruments, radio and electrical engineering, and sound and acoustics.John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Ellison Purington’s article “A History of Some Foundations of Modern Radio-Electronic Technology,” as well as Lloyd Espenschied’s article critiquing it, can...
Dates: 1955 - 1957

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