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Dan Blum’s Sid Sackson collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 114.1792
Abstract

Dan Blum’s Sid Sackson collection is a compilation of Sackson-created puzzle solutions, correspondence, game descriptions, photographs, and notes. Also in this collection are address book pages, an audio-cassette, and a marketing VHS cassette. The materials are dated between 1980 and 1997.

Dates: 1980 - 1997

Neat Fit game description and photograph, Sid Sackson, 1987

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

This series holds game descriptions for Neat Fit and Take A Word. Also included are photographs of unidentified prototypes and hand-drawn solutions for the pencil game Infinite Puzzle.

Dates: 1980 - 1987

Take A Word game description and photographs, Sid Sackson, 1987

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

This series holds game descriptions for Neat Fit and Take A Word. Also included are photographs of unidentified prototypes and hand-drawn solutions for the pencil game Infinite Puzzle.

Dates: 1980 - 1987

Unidentified prototype photographs, Sid Sackson, c. 1987

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series holds game descriptions for Neat Fit and Take A Word. Also included are photographs of unidentified prototypes and hand-drawn solutions for the pencil game Infinite Puzzle.

Dates: 1980 - 1987

Sid Sackson, “Infinite Puzzle solutions,” 1980-1981

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

This series holds game descriptions for Neat Fit and Take A Word. Also included are photographs of unidentified prototypes and hand-drawn solutions for the pencil game Infinite Puzzle.

Dates: 1980 - 1987

Sid Sackson correspondence, 1986-1997

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

This series contains personal and business correspondence of Sid Sackson, as well as “scratch paper” notes.

Dates: 1986 - 1987

Sid Sackson notes, 1989-1997

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series contains personal and business correspondence of Sid Sackson, as well as “scratch paper” notes.

Dates: 1986 - 1987

William Riva’s address book; marked “rec’d 4/22/84” by Sid Sackson

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series houses material received by Sid Sackson, such as the address book of his European agent, William Riva. An audio recording from Carl Person’s Paralegal Institute and a VHS cassette marketing an electronic board game round out this series.

Dates: 1983 - 1989

Audio-cassette, “Toy and Game Thefts” by Carl E. Person, © 1978 by Paralegal Institute, Inc.; marked “rec’d 5/18/83” by Sid Sackson

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series houses material received by Sid Sackson, such as the address book of his European agent, William Riva. An audio recording from Carl Person’s Paralegal Institute and a VHS cassette marketing an electronic board game round out this series.

Dates: 1983 - 1989

VHS cassette, “Level 3” electronic board game, marketing video by Grump Ltd., c. 1988; marked “rec’d 2/19/89” by Sid Sackson

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series houses material received by Sid Sackson, such as the address book of his European agent, William Riva. An audio recording from Carl Person’s Paralegal Institute and a VHS cassette marketing an electronic board game round out this series.

Dates: 1983 - 1989