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Ralph Coppola papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 121.350

Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains materials from Innovative Concepts Entertainment (ICE) and Golden Games, Inc., with the bulk of materials dated between 1982 and 1994. Materials within this collection include correspondence, marketing papers, game concepts, photographs, instruction manuals, articles, catalogs, serials, financial papers, drawings, graphic design papers, and schematics.



Contents are comprised of business papers, product-related materials, collected materials (mainly marketing and press), and game development papers including schematics, concepts, and graphic design work.



The Ralph Coppola papers is arranged into two series, one of which has been further divided into subseries. The materials are housed in one archival document box and two flat file drawers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982 - 2019
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1982 - 1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is open for research use by staff of The Strong and by users of its library and archives. Though the donor has not transferred intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to any copyright, trademark, and associated rights therein) to The Strong, they have given permission for The Strong to make copies in all media for museum, educational, and research purposes.

Biographical Note

[adapted from The Strong National Museum of Play blog post,

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet (The materials are housed in one archival document box and two flat file drawers. )

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Ralph Coppola papers comprise game development papers, business records, and collected materials. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1982 and 1994.

Arrangement

Series I: Innovative Concepts Entertainment (ICE), 1980-2022

Subseries A: Games, 1980-2019
Subseries B: Collected materials, 1982-2022

Series II: Golden Games Inc., 1986-1989

Related Materials

Materials transferred to the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong include serials originally part of this donation.

Processed by

Nicole Pease, July 2022

Title
Finding Aid to the Ralph Coppola papers
Status
Completed
Author
Nicole Pease
Date
July 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

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
585.263.2700
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