ARG! (Association of Reed Gamers) records

 Collection
Identifier: CA-ARG!-RSCA-ORPR-US

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the records of the Association of Reed Gamers. The records include schedules, notes, comic books, and papers on games including Byzantium, Snotgurgle, Yreka, Hog Island, and the long-running game Empire.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969 - 2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

ARG!, or Association of Reed Gamers, was a student organization at Reed College. According to their organization description in the student organization database, ARG hosted gaming events and made board and card games available to Reed students.

Extent

5 Linear Feet (11 manuscript boxes)

Language

English

Overview

This collection contains the records of ARG!, or the Association of Reed Gamers. ARG! was a student organization at Reed College.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically, primarily by game name.

Physical Location

Boxes 001 through 011 are located in Archives Main Shelving (L014), Range B, Section 7. Box 012, the shelf containing Empire Game Pieces, is located in Range E, Section 5.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These files were donated to the Reed College Archives by ARG!, (Alice Neels), May 11, 2007.

Processing Information

This collection was processed and folder labels were added to the archives FileMaker database in 08/23/2007. The collection level record was created Summer 2018 as part of the migration to ArchivesSpace.

Author
Isabel Lyndon, Sienna Holmes, Laura Buchholz
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Reed College Special Collections and Archives Repository

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