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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:

North American Bear Company collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: North American Bear Company collection]
Identifier: 111.6966
Abstract

The North American Bear Company collection is a compilation of newsletters, company-produced magazines, and articles. The bulk of the materials in this collection are dated between 1990 and 2001.

Dates: 1989 - 2004

Dan Blum’s Sid Sackson collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: Dan Blum's Sid Sackson collection]
Identifier: 114.1792
Abstract

Dan Blum’s Sid Sackson collection is a compilation of Sackson-created puzzle solutions, correspondence, game descriptions, photographs, and notes. Also in this collection are address book pages, an audio-cassette, and a marketing VHS cassette. The materials are dated between 1980 and 1997.

Dates: 1980 - 1997

Flora Gill Jacobs papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 115.87
Abstract

The Flora Gill Jacobs papers are a compilation of manuscripts, personal and research correspondence, publicity, postcards, photographs, and historical information on the Washington Dolls’ House & Toy Museum. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1975 and 2006.

Dates: 1864 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2006

Seventh-grader notes and notebook

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 98.270-98.271-98.272
Abstract

This collection of notes and a notebook documents seventh-grade friendship (and drama) between several female students at a Rochester, New York-area middle school. These notes represent a favorite pastime of teenage girls of the 1980s and 1990s: note-folding and note-passing.

Dates: c. early 1990s

Eclectic Writing Speller

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 106.29
Abstract

This booklet, titled " Eclectic Writing Speller," was utilized by students to improve their spelling skills. This particular booklet belonged to Luella Sherwood of Banks North District.

Dates: 1877

Riddle Rhymes manuscript

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 114.5987
Abstract

This manuscript, titled Riddle Rhymes, contains poems and short stories about riddles, rhymes, and jokes. It was written by Dwight Edward Martin, c. 1945.

Dates: 1945

Letters from John Sapienza to Stephen R. Marsh

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 113.4863-113.4863
Abstract

These two letters are from John Sapienza to Stephen R. Marsh, dated 9/1/82 and 9/24/84. The 1982 letter refers to the role of religion in tabletop gaming, and the 1984 letter briefly discusses a news clipping about the suicide of a Dungeons & Dragons player.

Dates: 1984

Letter from Rory Provencal to GamePro Magazine

 File — Box Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 113.00001
Abstract

This undated letter, written by Rory Provencal, is addressed to GamePro, a videogame magazine which ran from 1989 until 2011. Rory notes what he likes about the GamePro magazine and other games he enjoys.

Dates: c. 1990s-2000s [?]

Corky Steiner Kenner history collection

 Collection — Box 1-2: [Barcode: Corky Steiner Kenner history collection]
Identifier: 115.4174
Abstract

The Corky Steiner Kenner history collection is a compilation of advertisements, instruction manuals, ledgers, financial reports, business letters, journal articles, photographs, DVDs, and other documentation relating to Kenner Products during the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: 1947-1960, 2015; Majority of material found in 1956-1960