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Roger Sharpe trade materials and ephemera

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2025-019

Content Description

A collection of promotional materials, trade magazines, guidebooks, and other ephemera from the collection of former Midway executive Roger Sharpe. The collection is primarily paper materials, along with a small number of floppy disks containing game demos distributed at trade shows. This material was acquired by Sharpe in the course of his career in games; it mainly does not relate to his own work at Williams and Midway.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

These materials were donated to the Video Game History Foundation by Roger Sharpe during a visit to Sharpe's house on June 30, 2025.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Publication: Majority of material found within 1985–1992?

Full Extent

3(?) Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Inventory

3(?) file boxes containing mainly paper material, along with a small number of floppy disks. The boxes were not on hand at the time of accession to evaluate the exact quantity of material.