The historical typewriter archive Leonhard Dingwerth (»Historisches Schreibmaschinenarchiv«) is the centrepiece of the museum’s Archive and was acquired by the municipality of Partschins in 2011 with the support of the Autonomous Province Bozen/Bolzano and the Foundation Sparkasse. It is completed by historical material and typewriter accessories endowed by the founder of the museum Kurt Ryba and other private donators.
Next to literature on the history of technology, of the typewriter and the office, the Archive holds patent letters, textbooks and instruction manuals as well as historical postcards, letters, photographs and various kinds of advertising (leaflets and brochures, advertising stamps, newspaper ads, posters and signs, promotional gifts).
A collection of ribbons, ribbon tins, different type carriers, as well as tools for the cleaning and the repair of typewriters have also found its place in the archive.
At present the Archive is being made accessible by the University of Bozen/Faculty of Design within the context of a two years research project. Over 15000 objects have been digitalized and are accessible through the online-catalogue Kulturgüter in Südtirol of the Department of Museums of the Autonomous Province Bozen/Bolzano.

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United States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 79.868
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 79.868 (14.07.1868) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden und Samuel W. Soule, Milwaukee/Wisconsin Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 182.511
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Type-Writer, Nr. 182.511 (30.03.1872/19.09.1876) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes und Matthias Schwalbacher, Milwaukee/Wisconsin (assignors to The Type Writer Company) Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 199.382
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Type-Writer, Nr. 199.382 (02.01.1874/22.01.1878) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes, Milwaukee/Wisconsin (assignor to The Typewriter Company) Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 200.351
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Type-Writer, Nr. 200.351 (16.01.1874/12.02.1878) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes und Carlos Glidden, Milwaukee/Wisconsin (assignors to The Typewriter Company) Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 207.557
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Type-Writer, Nr. 207.557 (19.04.1878/27.08.1878) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes, Milwaukee/Wisconsin (assignor to The Typewriter Company) Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 207.559
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Type-Writer/Sholes Glidden, Nr. 207.559 (08.03.1875/27.08.1878) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes, Milwaukee/Wisconsin (assignor to The Typewriter Company) Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 216.232
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 216.232 (11.02.1879/03.06.1879) eingereicht von: Frederick Sholes und William F. Miller, New York Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 225.078
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 225.078 (05.06.1879/02.05.1880) eingereicht von: Frederick Sholes, New York (assignor to William C. Page, New York and George W. Carr, Brooklyn) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 418.239
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 418.239 (16.07.1887/31.12.1889) eingereicht von: Christopher Latham Sholes, Milwaukee/Wisconsin Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 207.558
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Type-Writer, Nr. 207.559 (27.03.1878/27.08.1878) eingereicht von: C. Latham Sholes, Milwaukee/Wisconsin (assignor to The Typewriter Company) Titel: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines Fotokopie
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