Box 1
Container
Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth Leavitt Fallon papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021.leavitt
Abstract
The Ruth Leavitt Fallon papers are a compilation of materials related to the career of computer artist Ruth Leavitt Fallon, including documentation on the word processing program Write Island and an art piece titled The Creative Muse.
Write Island game graphics slides with annotations, 1984
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content Note
This series contains graphics slides and game design documentation drafts on Write Island, a graphics and word processing program for children. The slides are graphics created by Leavitt, with annotations written on the cardboard surrounding the image transparency.
Write Island game design document draft; Don Beil, Tom Myers, and Ruth Leavitt; 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content Note
This series contains graphics slides and game design documentation drafts on Write Island, a graphics and word processing program for children. The slides are graphics created by Leavitt, with annotations written on the cardboard surrounding the image transparency.
Write Island game design document draft, Revision 1; Don Beil, Tom Myers, and Ruth Leavitt; March 5, 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
This series contains graphics slides and game design documentation drafts on Write Island, a graphics and word processing program for children. The slides are graphics created by Leavitt, with annotations written on the cardboard surrounding the image transparency.
The Creative Muse zip disks and DVD, n.d. [c. 2008-2009]
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
Within this series are disks related to Leavitt’s interactive project, The Creative Muse. (The art piece, a sculpture of a female figure “pregnant with ideas,” housed a computer monitor, instructing players to explore learning, creativity, and discovery.) Files include image screenshots, short introductory videos, and a photograph of Leavitt Fallon with the sculpture.
Emails from Ruth Leavitt Fallon to Andrew Borman at The Strong, 2019
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content Note
This series holds a print-out of emails sent to Andrew Borman, Digital Curator at The Strong, from Leavitt Fallon. This correspondence provides additional background information on her computer art, career, and details about The Creative Muse.