Tom Sloper papers
Materials in this collection date from 1974 to 2019 with the bulk of content dating from 1983 to 2000. These papers represent Tom Sloper’s role in the game industry with many of the papers documenting his role at Activision and as consultant. Content includes meeting minutes, legal papers, writings, correspondence, newsletters, reports, financial papers, marketing papers, catalogs, magazines, notes, presentations, drawings, maps, photographs, articles, printed materials, game development papers (including rules and manuals), memorandums, stationery, realia, ephemera, floppy disks, compact disc, and cassette tapes.
Collection contents are arranged into twelve series, one of which is further divided into three subseries with series following the timeline of Sloper’s employment and consulting business. This collection is housed in 20 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 media boxes and 2 card storage boxes.
Dates
- 1974-2019
- Majority of material found within 1983-2000
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Extent
15.04 Linear Feet (20 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 media boxes and 2 card storage boxes)
Overview
Arrangement
Series I: Early Career, 1974-1980
Series II: Western Technologies, 1979-1983
Series III: Sega Corporation, 1983-1986
Series IV: Rudell Design, 1985-2000
Series V: Atari Corporation, 1984-1992
Series VI: Activision, 1988-2000
Series VII: Sloperama Productions (consultant work), 1979-2019
Subseries A: General references, 1979-2014
Subseries B: Game and toy designs, 1980-2002
Subseries C: Consulting work, 1985-2019
Series VIII: Authorship, 2001-2005
Series IX: Presentations, 1990s
Series X: Education (teaching and learning), 2000-2002
Series XI: Conferences and conventions, 1991-2012
Series XII: Collected material, 1975-2016
Custodial History
Processed by
- Activision (Firm)
- Atari (U.S.) Corp.
- Atari 2600 (Video game console)
- Atari Games (Firm)
- Computer games
- Computer games -- Design
- Computer games -- Development
- Computer games industry
- Game Developers Conference
- Mah jong
- Mah-jongg
- Nintendo of America, Inc.
- Nintendo video games
- Sega Enterprises, Inc.
- Shanghai (game)
- Title
- Guide to the Tom Sloper Papers, 1974-2019
- Status
- under_revision
- Author
- Nicole Pease
- Date
- September 2023
- Description rules
- dacs
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
585.263.2700
585.423.1886 (Fax)
library@museumofplay.org