Ralph Coppola papers
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
- Coppola, Ralph (Person)
- Coppola, Daniel (Person)
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
Processed by
Nicole Pease, July 2022
Subject
- Willert, Jack R. (Person)
- Golden Games, Inc. (Organization)
- Innovative Concepts Entertainment (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- 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
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester NY 14607 USA
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