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List 02. Archival Collections Related to Artifacts of Play

 Record Group
Identifier: List 02
Collections within the archives that relate to playthings, collectors, traditional toy and game companies, and other materials that provide unique windows into the many facets of play.

Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

Tom Hogeman Dungeons & Dragons collection

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 117.3744
Abstract

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.

Dates: c. 1980s

Little Golden Books ephemera

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 117.3524
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1988 and n.d.

Richard Dansky papers

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 117.2726
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1994-1995

Tudor Electric Football collection

 Collection
Identifier: 118.6706
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1949-2018

Richard F. Clothier collection of play money images

 Collection
Identifier: 118.7354
Abstract

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.

Dates: c. 1985-2017

Marion and King Marzolf puppet collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 117.10926
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1953 - 2017

The Adventures of Superman Program No. L_968 radio show script

 Item
Identifier: 109.7104
Abstract

This folder contains an 11-page typed radio show script for The Adventures of Superman, Program No. L-968, dated May 15, 1946.

Dates: 1946

Y-Indian Guides collection

 Collection — Box 1-2: [Barcode: Y-Indian Guides collection]
Identifier: 117.10427
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1963 - 1967

Joseph H. Wyman papers

 Collection — Box 1-3: [Barcode: Joseph H. Wyman papers]
Identifier: 117.8000
Abstract

The Joseph H. Wyman papers are a collection of research notes, presentations, photographs, slides, and audio recordings relating to the history of circuses.

Dates: 1947 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1970

Doll Oral History Project collection

 Collection — Box 1-8: [Barcode: Doll Oral History Project collection]
Identifier: 1987.doll
Abstract The Doll Oral History Project collection is a compilation of oral history audio cassettes, transcripts, photographs, reports, and other documentation on this project from Summer/Fall 1987, administered by Dorothy Washburn for the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum. Oral history interview transcripts (along with associated indexes) were digitized in 2019 and are available to access digitally through ...
Dates: 1986-1994, 2019; Majority of material found in 1987, 2019