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Board games -- United States -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

AGPI collection of game rules

 Collection — Box 1-10
Identifier: 107.2616
Overview This collection consists of game rules [photocopies and originals] collected by members of the Association for Games and Puzzles International. The materials are dated from 1841 to 2006. The rules included are for board games, card games, word games, educational games, and many more.

Andrew Berton Collection of Toy and Game Product Sell Sheets

 Collection
Identifier: 121.9733
Overview This collection is comprised of international toy and game product sell sheets from manufacturers and individual entrepreneurs as collected and organized by Andrew Berton. The bulk of the materials are dated between 1987 and 2009.

Bob Collins collection of game rules and ephemera

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 112.2947
Overview This collection consists of game rules and ephemera collected by Bob Collins. The materials date from 1878 to 1997.

Heap Folk Art Monopoly papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Heap Folk Art Monopoly papers]
Identifier: 110.4372
Abstract The Heap Folk Art Monopoly papers accompanied the museum’s acquisition of the John O. Heap Folk Art Monopoly game board, c. 1914. These papers include photographs, copies of the game design sheet and playing rules, and deposition-related documentation. The bulk of these materials are from 1975.

LeRoy Howard papers

 Collection — Box 1-4: [LeRoy Howard papers]
Identifier: 114.3440
Abstract The LeRoy Howard papers are a compilation of business papers, patents, notes, and published game instructions from a former executive at Parker Brothers, Inc. The bulk of the materials are dated from 1930 through 1952.

Philip E. Orbanes papers

 Collection — Box 1-21: [Philip E. Orbanes papers]
Identifier: 112.7138
Abstract The Philip E. Orbanes papers are a compilation of correspondence, legal contracts, newspaper articles, reference materials, research notes, game advertisements, photographs, audio files, and other papers collected and used by Philip E. Orbanes over the course of his career in the American toy and game industry. The bulk of the materials are from 1967 through 2005. Staff at The Strong recorded a video oral history of Orbanes in 2013.