This collection Includes minutes of executive board meetings, correspondence, annual reports, patents, sales and marketing materials, catalogs and price lists, technical manuals and product specifications which document the Polaroid Corporation and chronicle the invention of instant photography by Polaroid founder Dr. Edwin H. Land. Photographs, videos, films, and audio tapes also included. Artifacts within the collection include sunglasses, military goggles, 3-D glasses, and examples of many of the camera models and accessories Polaroid produced from the early 1950s to the late 1990s. Notable items within the collection are research and development files and patent records that detail the company's many innovations, including Dr. Land's early work with polarizing lenses and the invention of instant photography. The firm's marketing and publicity efforts are well documented by an extensive collection of advertising materials, product packaging, and corporate publications. The collection also contains a vast and comprehensive set of photographs taken by Polaroid employees and professional photographers from 1937 to the 1990s.