List 02. Archival Collections Related to Artifacts of Play
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
North American Bear Company collection
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.
Dan Blum’s Sid Sackson collection
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.
Flora Gill Jacobs papers
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.
America at Play: Play Stories Video Archive
Seventh-grader notes and notebook
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.
Eclectic Writing Speller
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.
Riddle Rhymes manuscript
This manuscript, titled Riddle Rhymes, contains poems and short stories about riddles, rhymes, and jokes. It was written by Dwight Edward Martin, c. 1945.
Letters from John Sapienza to Stephen R. Marsh
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.
Letter from Rory Provencal to GamePro Magazine
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.
Corky Steiner Kenner history collection
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.