Series 2. Ampex/VTR, 1949-2007
- Scope and content:
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This series includes Dolby's research files, notes, diagrams and designs pertaining to the development of the videotape recorder (VTR) for Ampex Corporation, including suggestions Dolby made as a teenager, during his stint as an electronics instructor for the US Army, and while he was in graduate school in the UK. This series also includes correspondence, photographs marking multiple anniversaries of the VTR, published accounts of the VTR's impact, and published histories of its development.
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Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Parent terms of access:
- While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital 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.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022