Litigation, 1924 - 1959
Scope and Contents
The Litigation sub-series contains documents related to court cases which Miessner was involved in. Many of them consist of patent infringement claims and patent interference cases involving Miessner and his patents. Also included are documents for court cases where Miessner served as an expert witness.
Court documents related to Miessner’s legal disputes with John Hays Hammond, Jr. are located in the “John Hays Hammond, Jr. Feud” series. Artifacts... used in court cases are located in the "Experiments and Inventions" series.
Dates
- Creation: 1924 - 1959
Creator
- From the Collection: Miessner, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1890- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is primarily in English. German is also present.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
2.382 Cubic Feet (Two legal-size full-width manuscript boxes and 39 folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu