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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

Salvatore T. Abate collection

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: 113.2339
Abstract

The Salvatore T. Abate collection includes photocopied and original computer manuals for software related to the Commodore 64 computer, computer catalogs, news articles, and handwritten notes. The materials are from between 1982 and 1991.

Dates: 1982-1991

Sam Dicker papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 118.8353
Abstract

The Sam Dicker papers are a compilation of graphics drafts, source code, a printed manual, and other ephemera related to the Williams Electronics’ arcade game Defender.

Dates: 1980 - 1983

Scoop Shoppe Family Fun Center records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 123.3041
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Scoop Shoppe Family Fun Center, a video game arcade and ice cream shop in 1980s, Silver Spring, Maryland. The materials are dated from 1981 to 1983. The records are comprised of handwritten notes, photographs, financial documents, correspondence, promotional materials, fliers, game operation manuals, and administrative documents.

Dates: 1981-1983

Scott Adams papers

 Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: 117.2818
Abstract

The Scott Adams papers are a compilation of printed source code, notes, correspondence, publicity materials, and personal papers relating to Scott Adams or his software company, Adventure International. The bulk of the materials are from 1978-1987.

Dates: 1970 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1987

Scott Gries papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 124.6403
Abstract This collection consists of the papers of Scott Gries, computer game project manager and producer for Quantum Computer Services, later America Online, that document the production of Habitat, Club Caribe, and Advanced D&D games;Neverwinter Nights, Pool of Darkness, Dark Queen of Krynn, andTreasures of the Savage Frontier. The materials are dated from 1986 to 1994, with the bulk of the...
Dates: 1986-1994; Majority of material found within 1986-1989

Scrapbook of clippings on dolls

 Item — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 2018.scrap
Abstract

This scrapbook about dolls was made by an unidentified creator using magazine and newspaper clippings from 1939-1940 in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Topics cover antique shows, doll collectors, doll theft ("Sally Simmons"), dolls' clothing, portrait dolls, miniatures for dolls' houses, puppets, and more. Magazines clipped include Vogue, Life, and the Saturday Evening Post.

Dates: 1939 - 1940

Second and third grade compositions notebook

 File — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 92.79
Abstract

This composition notebook contains handwritten notes and writing exercises, including nursery rhymes and lines from well-known literature. The author is Mabel R. Fenner, who likely also penned the later annotation "Pencil pages may be 2nd grade or 3rd, ink pages marked 3rd grade."

Dates: 1910 - 1912

Seventh and eighth grade compositions notebook

 File — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 92.81
Abstract

This composition notebook, with labels of "Seventh Grade Compositions 1915 + 1916" and "8th Grade Compositions 1916-1917," contains handwritten notes, outlines, and essays. The author is Mabel R. Fenner, with the seventh grade teacher's name written as Miss Marylee Stillman.

Dates: 1915 - 1917

Seventh-grader notes and notebook

 File — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 98.270-98.271-98.272
Abstract

This collection of notes and a notebook documents seventh-grade friendship (and drama) between several female students at a Rochester, New York-area middle school. These notes represent a favorite pastime of teenage girls of the 1980s and 1990s: note-folding and note-passing.

Dates: c. early 1990s

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