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List 03. Archival Collections Related to Video and Other Electronic Games

 Record Group
Identifier: List 03
Collections within the archives that relate to video game companies, video game design, video game history, and the development of video and other electronic games.

Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:

Mark Day papers

 Collection — Box 1-2: [Barcode: Mark Day papers]
Identifier: 115.430
Abstract

The Mark Day papers are a compilation of game designs, planning materials, drawings, and video game magazines. The bulk of the materials in this collection are dated from 1995.

Dates: 1994 - 2000; Majority of material found in 1995

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns hand-drawn maps

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 113.2575
Abstract

The Pitfall II: Lost Caverns hand-drawn maps were drawn by Lee Frank and accompanied his donation of a ColecoVision cartidge of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns to The Strong. These maps are for levels 1-27 of the game.

Dates: c. 1984-1985

Marc Cram game design document

 Item — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 115.1610
Abstract

The Marc Cram game design document comprises 15 pages of game design documentation, including text, schedules, and sketches for "Dune: Battle of the Houses," 1991; also letter describing documentation, 2015.

Dates: 1991; 2015

Williams pinball playfield design collection

 Collection — Map-case 1: [Barcode: Williams pinball playfield design collection - MC1]
Identifier: 115.wms
Abstract

The Williams pinball playfield design collection contains more than 200 large hand-drawn playfield sketches, as well as mechanical insert drawings and cabinet artwork. Digital images of playfields and insert drawings are also included. The materials range in date from 1946 through 2015, with the bulk of the materials from 1946-1975.

Dates: 1946 - 1994

Tengen, Inc. records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 114.tengen
Abstract

The Tengen, Inc. records contain artwork, promotional and trade show materials, posters, correspondence, photographs, assembly drawings, and schematics. A sizeable portion of this collection covers marketing and publicity in the form of sell sheets. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1987 and 1994.

Dates: 1985 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1987 - 1994

William K. Ford case files collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 113.3288
Abstract

The William K. Ford case files collection is a compilation of digitized documents of various court filings from the 1970s and 1980s pertaining to the video game and arcade industry. Also included in this collection are three law journal articles and accompanying letters from Ford.

Dates: 1973-1985; 2012 - 2017

Laine Nooney Sierra On-Line collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 115.85
Abstract

The Laine Nooney Sierra On-Line collection is a compilation of company documents, game maps, game pitches, game codes, art, photographs, slides, and oral histories from past employees of Sierra On-Line. Laine Nooney, games historian and post-doctorate researcher at New York University, collected these in the course of her research.

Dates: 1980-1993, 2015; Majority of material found within 1986-1991

Leonard Herman press kit and marketing collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 113.2963
Abstract

The Leonard Herman press kit and marketing collection includes six CDs containing digitized press kit materials for various paper and electronic gaming companies from 1981-2003.

Dates: 1981-2003

Sumerian Game collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 116.sumer
Abstract The Sumerian Game collection contains three teletype printouts from the Sumerian Game (also called Sumer), one of the first educational computer games, along with photographic slides and a research report filed to the Office of Education at the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The dated materials are from 1962-1967, though some items are undated. Scans of the slides were...
Dates: 1962-1967; 2015

Living Books collection

 Collection — Box 1-14: [Barcode: Living Books collection]
Identifier: 116.246
Abstract

The Living Books collection is a compilation of corporate records, financial documents, product development documentation, marketing materials, publicity clippings, reference materials, and more. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1993 and 1997.

Dates: 1987-2004 ; Majority of material found in 1993-1997