Collection of role-playing games
Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of role-playing games
Date (inclusive): circa 1985-2000
Collection Number: MS 375
Extent:
3.29 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains role-playing games including
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons,
Marvel Super Heroes, and
DC Heroes. Items in the collection include player and master manuals, as well as maps and character pieces.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive
Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of
the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained
by the researcher.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of role-playing games (MS 375). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Processing History
Processed by Serena Rodholm, 2017.
Processing of the Collection of role-playing 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.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains role-playing games including
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons,
Marvel Super Heroes, and
DC Heroes. The boxes contain both players and masters handbooks, as well as maps and character cards. The collection also includes
four boxed game sets, some of which include a CD, extra pamphlets, cards, maps, and manuals.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by game title.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
DC Comics, Inc.
Dungeons & dragons
Marvel Comics Group
Fantasy games
Role playing
Genres and Forms of Materials
Card, table and board game elements
Game pieces (game elements)
Manuals (instructional materials)
Box 1, Folder 1
Clanbook-Dragon Magazine
1985-1994
Box 1, Folder 2
Dragon Wars-Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Wilderness Survival Guide
1986-1989
Box 1, Folder 3
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Book of Artifacts
1993
Box 1, Folder 4
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition: The Complete Book of Villians-Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition: Dungeon Master
Screen
1986-1994
Box 1, Folder 5
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition: Dungeon Mater's Guide
1989
Box 1, Folder 6
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition: Legends and Lore
1990
Box 2, Folder 1
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition: Player's Handbook
1989
Box 2, Folder 2
Dungeons & Dragons: Gazetter-Forgotten Realms
1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 3
Eborium Isle of the Flames-Marvel Superheroes: Campaign Book
1984-1994
Box 2, Folder 4
Marvel Superheroes: Child of the Atom-Marvel Superheroes: Love Wolves
1984-1988
Box 2, Folder 5
Marvel's Superheroes: Player's Book-Ravenloft: Oaths of Evil
1985-1992
Box 4, Item 1
The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons
1991