Richard Hess Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project Collection.

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Richard Hess Mullin-Palmer Tape Restoration Project Collection.

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The Richard Hess Collection chronicles the early history of magnetic tape recording in the United States. The tapes were assembled and reformatted by engineer and researcher Richard L. Hess from 2003 to 2008. At the end of World War II, Jack Mullin recovered examples of German tape recording technology and, along with business partner Bill Palmer, approached Ampex with the idea of manufacturing tape recorders. Entertainer Bing Crosby was an enthusiastic early adopter, and this collection is largely recordings used in the production of his Philco Radio Time programs.

54 open reel tapes, approx. 110 digital files (6 boxes)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8030385

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977

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American singer. From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Harry Ruby, 1964 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080707 From the description of Bing Crosby autograph letter to Joe Roddy, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080729 From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Look magazine, 1944 July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080749 Although Bing Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane, he was more interested in playi...

Pavek Museum of Broadcasting.

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Ampex Corporation

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Founded in 1944 in San Carlos, California, by Alexander M. Poniatoff, an electrical engineer born in Russia. Ampex is a technology leader in high-performance digital information recording and storage products utilized in a variety of fields, including scientific, government, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, data processing, oil and gas exploration, engineering, aerospace, film and video. Primarily known for their mass storage systems, instrumentation/data recorders, helical scan tape ...

Palmer, William A., 1911-1996.

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Hess, Richard L., collector.

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Mullin, John T. (Jack), 1913-1999.

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