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Subseries D: Role-playing games, 1982 - 1996

 Sub-Series

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

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

Contact:
The Strong
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Rochester NY 14607 USA
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