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Box 54

 Container

Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Photographs and Negatives, circa 1910-1963

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates: circa 1910-1963

Miessner Laboratory Notebook 43 Films, December 14, 1953 - January 8, 1954

 File — Box: 54
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents Miessner's note on the original box housing these films read "see book #43, pp. 120-1."
Dates: December 14, 1953 - January 8, 1954

Piano and Reed Tone Films, August 1951 - November 1951

 File — Box: 54
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates: August 1951 - November 1951

Kodak Photographic Paper, undated

 Item — Box: 54
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This sub-series contains photographs and photographic negatives taken of Benjamin Miessner’s inventions and experiments. Subjects include but are not limited to Miessner's office and laboratory setup; Miessner’s electronic instruments, including musicians performing with them; metal detectors; and sound wave recordings.
Dates: undated