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Home video magazines

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: LIBRARY-INITIAL-HOMEVIDEO

Content Description

A collection of home video magazines from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Although these magazines mainly focused on home video technology such as VHS players and camcorders, these magazines also featured some of the earliest coverage of home video games. Of particular note, a column in Video Magazine was spun off into the first known American video game magazine, Electronic Games.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

These magazines were collected by Video Game History Foundation founder Frank Cifaldi.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Publication: Majority of material found within 1978–1998

Extent

~4.4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

About 4.4 linear feet of magazines, including Video Magazine, Video Action, Video Buyer's Guide, Video Review, Video Store, Home Entertainment Quarterly, and others.