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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Kaiserliches Patentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 48923
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 48.923 (06.09.1888/08.10.1889) eingereicht von: F. Soennecken, Bonn Titel: Neuerung an Schreibmaschinen Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 580.014
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 580.014 (28.01.1893/06.04.1897) eingereicht von: Howell W. Souder, Tamaqua/Pennsylvania Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 322.495
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 322.495 (06.01.1885/21.07.1885) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 322.989
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Columbia, Nr. 322.989 (01.04.1884/28.07.1885) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 331.337
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 331.337 (12.06.1885/01.12.1885) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 335.392
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Columbia, Nr. 335.392 (26.09.1884/02.02.1886) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 339.078
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Columbia, Nr. 339.078 (19.08.1885/30.03.1886) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 344.143
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 344.143 (22.09.1885/22.06.1886) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 352.160
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 352.160 (17.02.1885/09.11.1886) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 381.652
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 381.652 (26.09.1885/24.04.1888) eingereicht von: Charles Spiro, New York Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
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