Ralph H. Baer Papers
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
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1943 - 2015
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16 Cubic feet (44 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0854
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ralph H. Baer was a German-born ordnance specialist, inventor, and engineer. He was a pioneer of early videogame technology. The papers include autobiographical materials; firearms notes, manuscripts, and photographs; and videogame and television engineering notes, diagrams, schematics, and video documentation.
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Sachs, Charlotte Cramer, 1907-2004
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1905-2002
bulk 1940-2002
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4 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0878
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Charlotte Cramer Sachs's life and career as an inventor mainly of food and household-related products: correspondence, photographs, business papers, awards, patents, printed materials, notes, and miscellany. The collection primarily consists of invention-related marketing materials including invention samples and prototypes, notes, clippings, business correspondence, and customer account records.
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Poppen, Sherman, 1930-
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1966 - 2008
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1.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1159
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Sherman Poppen Papers document the snurfer, the predecessor of the snowboard that he invented in 1965. The snurfer, a sled that was ridden while standing up, originally consisted of two skis bound together. Snurfer competitions fueled the development of the snowboard as a piece of sporting equipment. This collection contains material describing the snurfer's place in snowboarding history, and the associated business and legal aspects.
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Ehrat, Arthur
Fleckner, John A., 1941-
- Dates:
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2011
1865-2005
bulk 1970-1990
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10 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0907
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arthur Ehrat invented and patented a breakaway basketball rim, fashioning his prototypes from bolts, metal braces and one key part: a piece of the heavy-duty coil spring on a John Deere cultivator. His invention helped to revolutionize the way basketball is played because players could slam dunk the ball with fewer injuries and without bending the rims or breaking backboards. This collection includes correspondence, legal documents --such as patent papers, litigation files and licensing agreements --photographs and sketches that relate to the basketball invention, as well as materials regarding his two field spreader patents and other invention ideas.
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Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 (musician)
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1940-1981
bulk 1963-1977
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5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0630
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily audiotapes, sheet music, and photographic images. Also: correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, itineraries, awards, and ephemera.,Of particular interest are recordings or photographic images, including the personalities listed below, and President and Mrs. Tubman of Liberia; also, two interviews and three recordings of Ca...
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Henderson, Daniel
Hashimoto, Kazuo
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1968-2002
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3 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0875
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of photocopied American, Japanese, German, and French patents; photocopied articles, advertisements, news releases, user manuals, buyer's guides, company analyses, technical references, and an oversize timeline documenting the history and development of cellular phones and related wireless devices.
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Shayt, David H.
Wedge Innovations
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1985-1996
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13 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 5 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0534
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Wedge Innovations document the invention and development of a new hand tool, the SmartLevel, an electronic builder's level; also included are company management and policies.
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Woodland, N. Joseph, 1921-2012
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1943-2012
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3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1433
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the career of N. Joseph Woodland, who, along with Bernard Silver, invented and developed the bar code.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Communications and Marketing
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circa 1975-2006
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-047
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting publicity for exhibitions, lectures, films, public programs, and other activities. Exhibitions documented in this accession include Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944-1960; Edward Ruscha; Regarding Beauty: A View of the Late Twentieth Century; William Kentridge; Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966; DI...
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Watson, Paul Gristock, 1900-1966 (naval officer)
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1960-1965
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0104
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the early development of radio apparatus.
