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Memories of a Rochester childhood with Ken McCurdy and Lynda McCurdy Hotra -- video oral history

 File
Identifier: 2022-ts-02
Abstract

This video oral history interview with Gilbert Kennedy ("Ken") McCurdy and Lynda (McCurdy) Hotra was recorded on February 3, 2022 via TheirStory. The video interview and transcript are accessible online via The Strong's Preservica - Universal Access portal.

Dates: 2022-02-03
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Memories of Margaret Strong with Ann Coleman -- video oral history

 File
Identifier: 2022-ts-05b
Abstract

This video oral history with retired curator and doll historian Elizabeth Ann Coleman was recorded on May 25, 2022 via TheirStory. The video interview and transcript are accessible online via The Strong's Preservica-Universal Access portal.

Dates: 2022-05-25
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Michael and Muffy Berlyn papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 119.2588
Abstract

The Michael and Muffy Berlyn papers contain game design documentation, notes, sketches, memos, and other materials related to video games and other creative pursuits. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1983 and 2011.

Dates: 1978 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1983 - 2011
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Michael J. Amico papers

 Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: 93.7077
Collection Scope and Content Note This collection of papers documents Michael J. Amico's semi-professional career as a close-up magician. It includes items relating to the practice of magic in the Rochester, New York, area; magic trick instructions; publications and promotional materials; magic event materials; and national and local magic organization material. Also included are personal papers of Michael J. Amico. Items of particular interest to researchers include a Society of American Magicians...
Dates: 1920-1981
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Michael Newman journal articles collection

 Collection — Container: digital collection
Identifier: 2014.newman
Scope and Content Note This collection of 431 journal/magazine/newspapers articles on early video games, the home video game market crash of 1983, home video game companies, and other related topics was shared with staff at The Strong by Michael Newman in 2014. Advertisements and some photocopied book chapters are also included in this resource. Of note is the hard-to-find text from Video Games and Human Development: A Research Agenda for the '80s - Papers and Proceedings of a...
Dates: 1971 - 2012
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Michealene Cristini Risley papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022.risley
Abstract

The Michealene Cristini Risley papers are a compilation of materials from her position at Sega of America, as well as her non-profit organization Freshwater Haven.

Dates: 1992 - 2009
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation (MECC) collection

 Collection — Box: 1-9
Identifier: 2016.mecc
Abstract

The Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation (MECC) collection is a compilation of materials on the development of The Oregon Trail and other MECC educational computer programs, as well as various related news articles, journals, photographs, floppy disks, VHS tapes, and more. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1973 and 1998.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1973 - 1998; 1967 - 2015
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Minnie Allen diaries

 Item — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 2016.min
Abstract

These two diaries detail the life of a teenage girl in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1870s. Topics covered include hobbies, pastimes, travel, and daily life.

Dates: 1874-1875; 1876-1878
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Monopoly League collection

 Collection — Box: Individual Manuscripts Box 6, Folder: 8
Identifier: 123.2474
Collection Scope and Content Note

The papers consist of a typewritten historical narrative, photographs, brackets, and statistics that document years of tournament play for the Monopoly League. The materials date from 1987 to 2023, with the bulk of the materials between 2010-2023.

Dates: 1987-2023; Majority of material found within 2010-2023
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

Motley family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 118.216
Abstract

The Motley family photographs are a collection of 31 scanned photographs related to the Motley family (maternal side of Margaret Woodbury Strong).

Dates: c. 1860s-1910s
Found in: Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong

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Hasbro, Inc. 9
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Nintendo of America, Inc. 8
Sega of America (Firm) 8
Sierra On-Line, Inc. 8
Activision (Firm) 7
Association for Games & Puzzles International (2017-) (AGPI) 7
Brøderbund Software, Inc. 7
Midway Manufacturing Co. 7
Milton Bradley Company 7
Strong (History Museum) 7
Sutton-Smith, Brian, 1924-2015 7
TSR, Inc. 7
Williams Manufacturing Co. 7
Bally Manufacturing Corporation 6
Bally Midway Mfg. Co. 6
WMS Industries, Inc. 6
Williams, Anne D. 6
Atari Games Corporation 5
Atari, Inc. Home Computer Division 5
Kordek, Steve 5
Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum 5
Orbanes, Philip E. 5
Sega Enterprises, Inc. 5
Sony Computer Entertainment 5
TASP 5
Williams Electronics Games, Inc. 5
Association for the Study of Play 4
Boden, Robert ("Bob") 4
Coleman, Elizabeth Ann, 1941- 4
Fedesna, Ken 4
Fisher-Price (Firm) 4
Gygax, Gary 4
Horlick, Gordon 4
Maxis (Firm) 4
Microsoft Corporation 4
Sackson, Sid 4
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. 4
TSR Hobbies, Inc. 4
United Manufacturing Co. 4
Williams, Harry E. 4
Williams, Ken 4
3M Company 3
Anspach, Ralph 3
Apple Computer, Inc. 3
Arneson, Dave, 1947-2009 3
Atari Games (Firm) 3
Avalon Hill Game Company 3
Baer, Ralph H. 3
Brøderbund 3
Bushnell, Nolan 3
CAPCOM Co. 3
Chicago Coin Machine Co. 3
Hallmark Cards, Inc. 3
Hawkins, Trip 3
Hotra, Anne S., 1915-2018 3
Ideal Toy Corporation 3
Konami, Inc. 3
Kulas, Charlie 3
Midway Games, Inc. 3
Parker, George Swinnerton, 1866-1952 3
Penguin Software 3
Ritchie, Mark 3
SSI (Firm) 3
Selchow & Righter 3
Sierra Entertainment, Inc 3
Smith, Robert ("Bob") Charles 3
Stern Electronics, Inc. 3
Stern Pinball, Inc. 3
Time Warner, Interactive Group 3
Toy Tinkers, Inc. 3
University of Pennsylvania. Department of Folklore and Folklife 3
Van Doren, Charles 3
Vice, Kathryn Joan ("Kathy") 3
Walt Disney Company 3
Walt Disney Productions 3
Williams, Roberta 3
Accolade, Inc. 2
Allied Leisure Industries, Inc. 2
American Folklore Society 2
Angle, Charles E. 2
Angle, Ida Jane (Motley), 1857-1929 2
BBC Television 2
Barry & Enright Productions 2
Barry, Jack, 1918-1984 2
Berlyn, Michael, 1949-2023 2
Berry, Danielle Paula 2
Blumenthal, Howard 2
Brockman, Michael 2
Brown, Stuart L. 2
Bunten Berry, Dani 2
Bunten, Dan 2
CBS, Inc. 2
Carlston, Doug 2
Cheng, Regan 2

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