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Will Wright collection

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 2013.wright.will
Abstract

The Will Wright collection is a compilation of donated materials from Will Wright and documentation gathered by staff at The Strong. Within this collection are nine original game design notebooks from Wright and information on Wright’s keynote address at a 2010 gaming conference.

Dates: 1990 - 2010

William (“Bill”) Tribelhorn “Battleship” correspondence

 File — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 117.8002
Abstract

This small collection of correspondence is from William ("Bill") Tribelhorn as he requested information from several game manufacturers as well as Playthings magazine in order to find a game ("Battleship") from his childhood. These letters include details on similar games from Ben McCready at Playthings. The letters are dated between 1965 and 1966.

Dates: 1965 - 1966

William J. Hoyt Dungeons and Dragons collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2017.hoyt
Abstract

The William J. Hoyt Dungeons & Dragons collection is a compilation of scans, photographs, and digital files documenting Hoyt’s personal involvement with Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing games. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1966 and 1979.

Dates: 1965 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1979

William K. Ford case files collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 113.3288
Abstract

The William K. Ford case files collection is a compilation of digitized documents of various court filings from the 1970s and 1980s pertaining to the video game and arcade industry. Also included in this collection are three law journal articles and accompanying letters from Ford.

Dates: 1973-1985; 2012 - 2017

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Atari, Inc. 9
Williams Electronics, Inc. 7
Parker Brothers, Inc. 6
Bally Midway Mfg. Co. 5
Mattel, Inc. 5
Midway Manufacturing Co. 5
Atari Games Corporation 4
Bally Manufacturing Corporation 4
Milton Bradley Company 4
WMS Industries, Inc. 4
Williams Manufacturing Co. 4
3M Company 3
Atari (U.S.) Corp. 3
Baer, Ralph H. 3
Bushnell, Nolan 3
Electronic Arts (Firm) 3
Fedesna, Ken 3
Hasbro, Inc. 3
Kordek, Steve 3
Orbanes, Philip E. 3
Activision (Firm) 2
Allied Leisure Industries, Inc. 2
Arneson, Dave, 1947-2009 2
Association for Games & Puzzles International (2017-) (AGPI) 2
Berry, Danielle Paula 2
Bunten Berry, Dani 2
Bunten, Dan 2
CAPCOM Co. 2
Cheng, Regan 2
Chicago Coin Machine Co. 2
Dabney, Ted 2
DeMar, Larry 2
Dicker, Sam 2
Dunnigan, James F. (Jim) 2
Fairchild (Firm) 2
Foss, Herbert 2
Gomez, George 2
Gygax, Gary 2
Hata, Ken 2
Horlick, Gordon 2
Huang, Barney 2
Lawlor, Patrick ("Pat") 2
Maxis (Firm) 2
McCaffer, John 2
Ozark Softscape, Inc. 2
Ritchie, Mark 2
Sackson, Sid 2
Sega Enterprises, Inc. 2
Selchow & Righter 2
Stern Electronics, Inc. 2
Takaichi, Pete 2
Time Warner, Interactive Group 2
United Manufacturing Co. 2
Walsh, Tim 2
Warner Bros. 2
Williams Electronics Games, Inc. 2
Williams, Harry E. 2
Winning Moves Games (Firm) 2
AMOA (Association) 1
Abbot, Mike 1
Abbott, Bob 1
Abbott, Robert 1
Accolade, Inc. 1
Alcorn, Al 1
Alderac Entertainment Group 1
Alexander, Bill 1
American Folklore Society 1
Anderson, Theodore W. 1
Anspach, Ralph 1
Association for the Study of Play 1
Atari, Inc. Home Computer Division 1
Avalon Hill Game Company 1
Azrak-Hamway International, Inc. (AHI) 1
BBC Television 1
Barker, M.A.R. 1
Barker, Phillip 1
Becher, Ronnie 1
Beller, Dorene 1
Bieza, Larry 1
Big Monster Toys 1
Blahuta, George T. 1
Bleich, Chuck 1
Bloomfield, Eamon 1
Booty, Matt 1
Braun, David 1
Break My Game 1
Bristow, Steve 1
Britz, John Anthony 1
Brodman, Arlene 1
Brown, Stuart L. 1
Brøderbund Software, Inc. 1
Burkatovskiy, Sergey 1
Business Builders (Firm) 1
CBS, Inc. 1
Campaign Game Co. 1
Carlson, Dale 1
Carlston, Doug 1
Cashion, Ted H. 1
Casino, Steve 1
Chann, Katherine 1