List 02. Archival Collections Related to Artifacts of Play
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Tom Hogeman Dungeons & Dragons collection
The Tom Hogeman Dungeons & Dragons collection contains hand-drawn maps and character sheets generated during gameplay of Dungeons & Dragons by Tom Hogeman [likely during the 1980s]. Also part of this folder are reference materials for the game.
Little Golden Books ephemera
This folder contains a spiral-bound notebook labeled "1988 Record Book" with Little Golden Book lists/prices and a DIY Little Golden Book with "Sarah's First X-Mas Words!" on the cover. These ephemera were found during processing of the Brian Shultz collection of Little Golden Books in the library at The Strong in 2017.
Richard Dansky papers
The Richard Dansky papers contain blueline proofs for the 1994 White Wolf roleplaying game Wraith: The Oblivion (1st edition), as well as uncorrected page proofs for a 1995 tie-in novel by Rick Hautala titled Beyond the Shroud.
Tudor Electric Football collection
The Tudor Electric Football collection comprises approx. 1.6 GB [950+ files] on the history of Tudor Games and Electric Football. This collection includes scans of advertisements; photographs of people, games, and displays; timeline of electric football history; and images of Roddy Garcia's Tudor Games collection. The majority of scans are of original documentation dated between 1949 and 1979.
Richard F. Clothier collection of play money images
This digital collection contains approx. 465 MB [2,200+ files] of scans of Clothier play money collection [front and back], scans of book Play Money of American Children by Richard F. Clothier (1985), scans of 11 issues of "Fun Money" newsletter from American Play Money Society (1996-2002), and reference images of play money.
Marion and King Marzolf puppet collection
The Marion and King Marzolf puppet collection is a compilation of ephemera, research, and original information relating to the puppetry hobby of Marion and King Marzolf. The bulk of the materials are from the 1950s-1960s and 2017.
The Adventures of Superman Program No. L_968 radio show script
This folder contains an 11-page typed radio show script for The Adventures of Superman, Program No. L-968, dated May 15, 1946.
Y-Indian Guides collection
The Y-Indian Guides collection is a compilation of council meeting reports, activity reports, camp schedules, newsletters, and other information from the Lyons family, who were involved with the Y-Indian Guides through the Bay View YMCA during the 1960s.
Joseph H. Wyman papers
The Joseph H. Wyman papers are a collection of research notes, presentations, photographs, slides, and audio recordings relating to the history of circuses.