Box 50
Container
Contains 35 Results:
National Cyclopedia of American Biography Portrait of Benjamin F. Miessner, undated
File — Box: 50, Folder: 22
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 5, File 22
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...
Dates:
undated
Miessner Polyphone Demonstrations, February 26, 1932 - March 12, 1932
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10, File 11
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.
Dates:
February 26, 1932 - March 12, 1932
Electronics Clippings, 1920 - 1963
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 3
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:
1920 - 1963
Miscellaneous Publications, 1926 - 1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 5
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:
1926 - 1964
Benjamin Miessner Articles, 1932 - 1963
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, File 10
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:
1932 - 1963
Electronic Instruments, circa 1930s
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 10, File 10
Scope and Contents
Many photographs and articles in this file contain labels from Miessner with figure numbers and descriptions.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Piano Technical Drawings and Notes, bulk: 1951 - 1955
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, File 32
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series consists of visual and textual documents explaining the functions of technical devices or inventions, or documenting research and experiments being conducted by Miessner. It includes but is not limited to blueprints of Miessner’s inventions or devices being used by Miessner in his experiments; descriptions and sketches of inventions being worked on by Miessner and his associates; notes on experiments conducted by Miessner or his associates; and user manuals for devices used...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1951 - 1955
Experiments and Inventions, 1862 - 1966, bulk: 1915 - 1964
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...
Dates:
1862 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1964
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
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