http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8hq44jr No online items Guide to the Mary Beth and Richard Hess Technical Manual Collection M1381 Nathan Coy Department of Special Collections and University Archives 20160726 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Guide to the Mary Beth and M1381 1 Richard Hess Technical Manual Collection M1381 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Mary Beth and Richard Hess technical manual collection source: Hess, Mary Beth source: Hess, Richard L. creator: Ampex Corporation creator: Hewlett-Packard Company creator: Grass Valley Group Identifier/Call Number: M1381 Physical Description: 35 Linear Feet(82 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1967-2000 Abstract: Contains technical user manuals for products built and sold by the Ampex Corporation, Grass Valley Group, Hewlett-Packard Corporation and other technology firms. Includes manuals, bulletins, catalogs, brochures, and schematics largely concerning the use, maintenance and repair of audiovisual equipment. The manuals have been removed from their original binders, however a representative sampling of binder graphics has been retained. Related Materials Stanford University Special Collections holds the Grass Valley Group, Inc. : publications, 1999-2002, M1604 (donated by Richard Hess) as well as the Ampex Corporation Records, M1230. The Archive of Recorded Sound holds the Richard Hess Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project Collection, ARS.0035 [audio transfers assembled by Hess). Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Mary Beth and Richard L. Hess, 2003 & 2015. Accession # 2003-153, 2015-041. Conditions Governing Use 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. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Preferred Citation [identification of item], Mary Beth and Richard Hess technical manual collection (M1381). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Biographical / Historical Mary Beth and Richard Hess are a married couple that lived in Glendale, California at the time of donation while Richard was employed by National TeleConsultants LLC. In addition to consulting, Richard has worked extensively in audio preservation and owns an audio-related patent. Mary Beth has worked at IBM, in real estate, and with religious and cultural organizations. Since focusing on audio preservation Richard has contributed significantly to the field of sound recording preservation, especially magnetic media preservation. He has shared his audio expertise through articles and has presented at national conferences for organizations ranging from the Audio Engineering Society to the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Richard holds U.S. patent 3784746. Processing Information Series 1: Ampex manuals, schematics, brochures, and bulletins. Includes individual Ampex catalog numbers. Series 2: Grass Valley Group manuals, schematics, and bulletins. Does not include item catalog numbers because each system's individual component has a different catalog number within a manual. Series 3: Miscellaneous manuals, catalogs, schematics, brochures, and bulletins. Includes item catalog numbers when possible. Series 4: Selected binders for manuals representative of what the manuals, catalogs, schematics, brochures, and bulletins were stored in, including examples of design, typography and graphics. Subjects and Indexing Terms Technical manuals Guide to the Mary Beth and M1381 2 Richard Hess Technical Manual Collection M1381 Science -- History. Audio-visual materials Hess, Mary Beth Hess, Richard L. Ampex Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company Grass Valley Group Series 1: Ampex manuals, schematics, brochures, and bulletins box 18, folder 6 30960 circuitry for audio recorder/reproducers, electronics assembly 1967 October box 80, Brochures including ADO, ACE, TBC, VPR and Betacam products 1980-1990 folders 1-4 box 4, folder 8 4000 series production switcher information, installation, and operation; catalog number 1809376-01 1979 November box 17, 4100MC-4 master control video switcher service data package (schematics); catalog folders 1-2 number 1809600-02 1984 July box 6, folders 5-6 ACE ampex computerized editor parts list and schematics volume 1; catalog number 1809661-01 1985 April box 7, folders 1-2 ACE ampex computerized editor parts list and schematics volume 2; catalog number 1809662-01 1985 April box 13, folder 6 ACE ampex computerized editor installation and routine maintenance; catalog number 1809665-01 1985 March box 16, folder 4 ACR-25 automatic videocassette recorder/reproducer control logic guide; catalog number 1809158-01 1973 December box 4, folder 9 ACR-25 automatic video cassette recorder/reproducer theory of operation; catalog number 1809137-01 1974 July box 4, folder 10 ACR-25 automatic video cassette recorder/reproducer audio and cue system theory of operation; catalog number 1809145-01 1972 November box 16, folder 5 ACR-25 automatic videocassette recorder/reproducer system logic and theory of operation; catalog number 1809141-01 1976 May box 4, folder 11 ACR-25B automatic video cassette recorder/reproducer audio and cue system operation; catalog number 1809327-01 1978 March box 5, folder 4 ADO ampex digital objects product description; catalog number 1809538-02 1982 box 5, folder 3 ADO ampex digital optics operator's guide; catalog number 1809551-01 1982 December box 3, folder 2 ADO ampex digital optics service; catalog number 1809550-03 1983 November box 7, folders 3-4 ADO ampex digital optics parts list and schematics volume 1; catalog number 1809622-05 1985 March box 8, folders 1-2 ADO ampex digital optics parts list and schematics volume 2; catalog number 1809623-05 1985 March box 5, folders 8 ADO-2000 ampex digital optics operators guide; catalog number 1809671-02 1985 August box 14, folder 3 ADO-2000 ampex digital optics service manual NTSC/PAL; catalog number 1809695-01 1985 December box 18, folder 7 AG-440 audio recorder/reproducer selected schematics; catalog number 4890301-01 n.d. box 16, folder 2 AVA-3 video art system operation; catalog number 1809673-02 1987 December box 16, folder 1 AVA-3 video art system service; catalog number 1809674-04 1988 January box 3, folders 3-4 AVC series production video switchers service; catalog number 1809601-02 1984 August box 1, folder 6 AVC production video switchers general information, installation, and operation; catalog number 1809599-02 1984 January Guide to the Mary Beth and M1381 3 Richard Hess Technical Manual Collection M1381 Series 1: Ampex manuals, schematics, brochures, and bulletins box 2, folder 2 AVC series universal panel controller service; catalog number 1809624-01 1983 December box 2, folder 1 AVC production video switchers general information, installation, and operation; catalog number 1809599-03 1985 September box 15, folder 5 AVC series audio system service manual volume 1 general information, installation, and operation; catalog number 1809651-02 1986 January box 13, folder 3 AVR-1 videotape recorder operators handbook; catalog number 1809030-10 1971 December box 12, folder 3-4 AVR-1 videotape recorder operation and maintenance volume 1; catalog number 1809009-03 1973 July box 13, folder 1-2 AVR-1 videotape recorder operation and maintenance volume 2; catalog number 1809009-03 1973 July box 14, AVR-1 videotape recorder operation and maintenance volume 3; catalog number folders 1-2 1809009-03 1974 April box 15, AVR-1 videotape recorder operation and maintenance volume 4; catalog number folders 1-2 1809009-03 1973 July box 4, folder 2 AVR-1 editec accessory operation and maintenance; catalog number 1809189-01 1975 February box 15, AVR-1 videotape recorder operation and maintenance volume 5; catalog number folders 3-4 1809009-03 1973 July box 9, folders 1-2 AVR-2 video tape recorder theory of operation; catalog number 1809179-01 1977 November box 11, folder 3 AVR-2 EC-2 edit controller and edit interface kit operation and maintenance; catalog number 1809396-01 1979 February box 9, folders 3-4 AVR-3 videotape recorder/reproducer parts lists and schematics volume 1; catalog number 1809291-01 1977 April box 10, AVR-3 videotape recorder/reproducer parts lists and schematics volume 2; catalog folders 1-2 number 1809292-01 1977 April box 13, folder 5 BCC-20 broadcast color camera advance information; catalog number 1809467-01 1980 August box 1, folder 3 ESS-3 electronic still store installation and routine maintenance; catalog number 1809649-01 1985 June box 4, folder 6 HPE-1 helical production editor American Broadcasting Companies operating procedures 1980 September box 11, folder 1 ESS-2 digital video production system advance information parts list and schematics volume 2; catalog number 1809344-01 1977 January box 12, folder 1-2 ESS-2 digital video production system advance information operation and schematics volume 1; catalog number 1809344-01 1979 March box 11, folder 2 ESS-3 graphic composition and storage system service; catalog number 1809653-02 1988 April box 5, folder