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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.

Dates: 1984 - 2019; Majority of material found in 1984-1985, c. 2008-2009

Write Island game graphics slides with annotations, 1984

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1984-1985

Write Island game design document draft; Don Beil, Tom Myers, and Ruth Leavitt; 1985

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1984-1985

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 From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1984-1985

The Creative Muse zip disks and DVD, n.d. [c. 2008-2009]

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

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.

Dates: c. 2008-2009

Emails from Ruth Leavitt Fallon to Andrew Borman at The Strong, 2019

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

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.

Dates: 2019