Box 48

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The Subject Files series contains files compiled by Miessner based on subject. They contain a mixture of different material types, including but not limited to correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, Miessner’s notes, photographs, books, and patents. Subjects present in the collection include but are not limited to astronomy, acoustics, demonstrations of Miessner’s inventions, metal detectors, and Miessner's friend Emil J. Simon.

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This sub-series contains Benjamin Miessner’s speeches and lectures. The subjects of his lectures include but are not limited to creativity, engineers and patentry, and electronic musical instruments. Also included in this sub-series are a lecture and address by John W. Anderson.

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents This series contains material relating to the long-standing feud between John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Benjamin Miessner over their competing claims for each other’s inventions and patents, mainly involving innovations in radio and electronics technology.Material located in the collection includes but is not limited to laboratory notebooks and invention disclosures for work done by Miessner is Hammond’s employ; correspondence between Miessner, Hammond, Jr., Lloyd Espenschied, and...

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...

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The Loftin testimony occurred on March 29, 1938, and is located on pages 1-72. The Purington testimony occurred on February 19, 1938, and is located from page 73 onwards.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains Benjamin Miessner’s speeches and lectures. The subjects of his lectures include but are not limited to creativity, engineers and patentry, and electronic musical instruments. Also included in this sub-series are a lecture and address by John W. Anderson.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains Benjamin Miessner’s speeches and lectures. The subjects of his lectures include but are not limited to creativity, engineers and patentry, and electronic musical instruments. Also included in this sub-series are a lecture and address by John W. Anderson.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This sub-series contains Benjamin Miessner’s speeches and lectures. The subjects of his lectures include but are not limited to creativity, engineers and patentry, and electronic musical instruments. Also included in this sub-series are a lecture and address by John W. Anderson.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains material relating to the long-standing feud between John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Benjamin Miessner over their competing claims for each other’s inventions and patents, mainly involving innovations in radio and electronics technology.Material located in the collection includes but is not limited to laboratory notebooks and invention disclosures for work done by Miessner is Hammond’s employ; correspondence between Miessner, Hammond, Jr., Lloyd Espenschied, and...

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Photographic negatives of letters, testimonies, notebook pages, and other documents related to the long-running Miessner-Hammond, Jr. feud. It is unknown how many of the documents photographed are present in the physical collection.

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Emil J. Simon's records include the publications "Simon Radio" and "U.S. Navy 1/2 KW Aircraft Radio Transmitter," both of which include prefaces by Miessner; a mailing list including Simon's address; Emil J. Simon's obituary; and photographs from the Emil J. Simon 25th Anniversary Dinner.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Subject Files series contains files compiled by Miessner based on subject. They contain a mixture of different material types, including but not limited to correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, Miessner’s notes, photographs, books, and patents. Subjects present in the collection include but are not limited to astronomy, acoustics, demonstrations of Miessner’s inventions, metal detectors, and Miessner's friend Emil J. Simon.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Subject Files series contains files compiled by Miessner based on subject. They contain a mixture of different material types, including but not limited to correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, Miessner’s notes, photographs, books, and patents. Subjects present in the collection include but are not limited to astronomy, acoustics, demonstrations of Miessner’s inventions, metal detectors, and Miessner's friend Emil J. Simon.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Subject Files series contains files compiled by Miessner based on subject. They contain a mixture of different material types, including but not limited to correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, Miessner’s notes, photographs, books, and patents. Subjects present in the collection include but are not limited to astronomy, acoustics, demonstrations of Miessner’s inventions, metal detectors, and Miessner's friend Emil J. Simon.

Scope and Contents This series documents Miessner's career with the United States Navy. It includes photographs and newspaper clippings from Miessner's first service with the Navy (1908-1911), as well as correspondence, notebooks, draft and discharge documents, and other records related to his second service with the Navy (1916-1917).Correspondence sent home to family during Miessner’s first service with the Navy can be found in the Personal Correspondence sub-series of the Correspondence...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series documents Miessner's career with the United States Navy. It includes photographs and newspaper clippings from Miessner's first service with the Navy (1908-1911), as well as correspondence, notebooks, draft and discharge documents, and other records related to his second service with the Navy (1916-1917).Correspondence sent home to family during Miessner’s first service with the Navy can be found in the Personal Correspondence sub-series of the Correspondence...

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...