Guide to David Cook personal archive on Atari cabinet design M2269

Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Ocotber 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu

Note

This is a listing of materials rather than a true finding aid.


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: David Cook personal archive on Atari cabinet design
creator: Cook, David
source: Cook, David
Identifier/Call Number: M2269
Physical Description: 2.1 Linear Feet one manuscript box, one flat box, one map folder
Date (inclusive): 1974-1999

Content Description

Materials consist of Atari cabinet design documentation, including concept renderings, hand and CAD drawings, procedures manuals, photographs, patents, sell sheets, awards, and more.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Biographical / Historical

David Cook is a game cabinet designer. He designed the Atari Tank 8 cab.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

General

Gift of David Cook; 2017. Accession MSS 2017-284.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], David Cook personal archive on Atari cabinet design (M2269). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California. [identification of item], David Cook personal archive on Atari cabinet design (M2269). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Cook, David
Cook, David

flat-box 1, folder 1-5

Engineering drawings

flat-box 1, folder 6

Artwork for Atari Tank 8 1976-08

flat-box 1

Declaration for Design for Game Cabinet, copy

map-folder 1

Blueprints (3) of Atari Panel, Formed, Control 1983-1984

box 2, folder 1

Atari procedures manual 1974-1979

box 2, folder 2

Years of service letters and Special Performance Award

box 2, folder 2

Atari Life - newsletter 1987-08

box 2

Contents of scrapbook of Atari games including many photographs

box 2, folder 5

Atari Asteroids, number one in the world, Pebble Beach 1981 - containing a 24-pin DIP ROM cartridge chip used in the Atari 2600 version of Asteroids