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 Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 17.651
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 17.651 (31.08.1899/14.04.1900) eingereicht von: Union Typewriter Company, Jersey City/New Jersey Titel: Improvements in Typewriting and Adding Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 1023
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 1.023 (16.01.1900/31.03.1900) eingereicht von: Union Typewriter Company, Jersey City/New Jersey Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 11.587
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 11.587 (21.05.1902/06.11.1902) eingereicht von: Union Typewriter Company, Jersey City/New Jersey Titel: Improvements in Typewriting and Adding Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 13.728
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 13.728 (31.07.1900/17.11.1900) eingereicht von: Union Typewriter Company, Jersey City/New Jersey Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited Kingdom Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent N° 19.193
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 19.193 (26.08.1907/02.07.1908) eingereicht von: Universal-Silbenschreibmaschinen-Gesellschaft m.b.H, Berlin Titel: Improvements in Typewriting Machines Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 574.230
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 574.230 (11.10.1894/29.12.1896) eingereicht von: Lawrence F. Urbanus, Chicago/Illinois Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 510.214
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine Globe/American Index, Nr. 510.214 (31.03.1892/05.12.1893) eingereicht von: Louis P. Valiquet, New York (The American Typewriter Company, New York) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie; Textteil unvollständig
DetailsReichspatentamt. Patentschrift Nr. 332718
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 332.718 (15.03.1919/09.02.1921) eingereicht von: Heinrich Vester, Frankfurt a. M. Titel: Zeigerschreibmaschne mit Typenzylinder und Farbrolle Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 302.178
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 302.178 (14.06.1883/15.07.1884) eingereicht von: Franz X. Wagner, New York (assignor to William F. Miller, New York, Louis C. Fuller and Edward P. Hamilton, Orange/New Jersey) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
DetailsUnited States Patent Office. Specification of Letters Patent No. 326.178
Patentschrift für Schreibmaschine, Nr. 326.178 (09.04.1885/15.09.1885) eingereicht von: Franz X. Wagner, New York (assignor to Stephen T. Smith and Henry H. Unz, New York) Titel: Type-Writing Machine Fotokopie
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