Subseries D: Role-playing games, 1982 - 1996
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains materials related to the development of role-playing games and are arranged into sections according to the line: Chill, DC Heroes, Role Aids and City State of the Invincible Overlord (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons compatible), Underground, and general role-playing game materials and additional titles.
Materials include notes, manuscripts, proposals, outlines, correspondence, maps, graphic design papers (paste-ups, proofs), invoices, articles, advertisements, artwork, transparencies, miniatures, microcassette, newsprint, photos, negatives, slides, 3½” floppy disks, and realia.
Note that some manuscripts were stored with pages out of order; extreme care was taken to restore pages in order, however some materials could not be identified with complete certainty. In cases where manuscripts had multiple drafts/versions, the first, last, and any unique drafts were maintained.
Dates
- Creation: 1982 - 1996
Creator
- From the Collection: Bromley, Darwin Paul (Person)
- From the Collection: Bromley, Peter Yarwood (Person)
- From the Collection: Mayfair Games, Inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to portions of this collection have been restricted. These documents will not be open for research use until the year 2042; they are denoted as such in this finding aid and are separated from unrestricted files. Access to media and digital materials requires advance notice. Currently, access to data cartridges/cassettes, and some floppy disks due to formatting is unavailable; it is possible that certain other formats may be inaccessible or restricted.
Extent
From the Collection: 132.6 Linear Feet (This collection is housed in 199 archival document boxes, 5 rolled storage boxes, 7 oversized boxes, and 18 additional archival media boxes, with additional oversized folders stored in 4 map case drawers.)
From the Collection: 512.1 Megabytes
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester NY 14607 USA
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