Muir family collection on play-by-mail games, circa 1991-2007

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Summary

Creators:
Broden, Shannon Elise-Muir and Muir, John C.
Abstract:
The collection consists of materials related to various play-by-mail games collected and developed by John C. Muir and his daughter Shannon Elise-Muir Broden, including rulebooks, specification sheets, forms, newsletters, team rosters, turn results, reference manuals and play-by-mail publications.
Extent:
2.08 linear feet (5 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Muir family collection on play-by-mail games (MS 414). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials related to various play-by-mail games collected and developed by John C. Muir and his daughter Shannon Elise-Muir Broden (represented as Shannon Muir in the collection), with Broden often playing as a beta tester for the games. Items in the collection include basic and advanced rulebooks, specification sheets of Gunfighter technology, blank forms to add to player's characters and locations, newsletters about game progress and player interaction, team rosters, turn results for specific characters played by Broden, reference manuals, and play-by-mail publications of game reviews.

Acquisition information:
Gifts of John C. Muir and Shannon Elise-Muir Broden, 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2018.

Processing of the Muir family collection on play-by-mail games was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series as follows:

  • Series 1. CTF2187, 1991-2007
  • Series 2. Other play-by-mail games, circa 1989-1990
  • Series 3. Periodicals, 1983-2007
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Muir family collection on play-by-mail games (MS 414). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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