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1UP collection of electronic gaming media coverage

 Collection — Box: 1-8
Identifier: 111.477
Abstract The 1UP collection of electronic gaming media coverage is a combination of VHS cassettes, Beta cassettes, a CD-ROM, and a DVM cassette containing recorded news stories, recordings of G4 Television, and various live recordings of festivals and conventions, all of which relate to video games of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Atari Coin-Op Division corporate records

 Collection
Identifier: 114.6238
Abstract The Atari Coin-Op records comprise 600 linear feet of game design documents, memos, focus group reports, market research reports, marketing materials, arcade cabinet drawings, schematics, artwork, photographs, videos, and publication material. Much of the material is oversized.

Cats and Kittens manuscript

 File — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 116.6512
Abstract This file is a term paper titled "Cats and Kittens," written by donor Karl Kabelac for his 8th grade science class in 1956.

Cort and Barbara Allen Atari packaging design collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 115.4168
Abstract This collection consists of 240 folders containing drawings, photographs, proofs, preliminary package mockups, drafts of manual scripts, unused packaging, and other internal documents used in the design and production of Atari’s packaging and manuals for home console video games, computer games, game consoles, and handheld games. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1977 and 1983.

Game Developers Conference (GDC) collection

 Collection — Box: 1-9
Identifier: 116.5112
Abstract The Game Developers Conference (GDC) collection contains five boxes of VHS and Betacam tapes of recordings from various years of the GDC, including keynote speeches, sessions, presentations, and awards, all of which were compiled and donated by Jason Scott of the Internet Archive.

Jeffrey Mattox papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 116.2826
Abstract The Jeffrey Mattox papers document the creation of Mattox’s Tic-Tac-Toe Machine in 1964. The bulk of the collection is dated 1963-1964 and also 2016.

Leslie Davies diary

 Item — Box: Individual Manuscripts
Identifier: 92.8781
Abstract This diary of Leslie Davies spans from January 1, 1916 to January 1, 1918. Included with the diary are two lists of subjects compiled by staff of The Strong, listing an index of play-related subjects such as camping, dancing, fishing, football, horseback riding, attending moving-picture shows, playing games, swimming, and more.

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.

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.

Stephen K. Desroches papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018.desroches
Abstract The Stephen K. Desroches papers provide a unique perspective of male childhood in the 1980s and 1990s. Materials in this collection exhibit creative activities, including homemade books, sticker books, photo albums, scrapbooks, and correspondence to pen pals and holiday characters. Additional items in this collection document events attended by Desroches throughout his life. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1982 and 1992.