The collection primarily documents Lechner's research on high-definition television (HDTV) and his work on standards committees. Additionally, materials cover his work in other areas of television research, including video recorders, two-way cable TV services, TV tuners, and broadcast cameras.

Photographs and videocassettes in the collection depict thin film transistor liquid crystal display technology, color images of TFT-LCD screens, black and white images of an experimental model TFT-LCD system, and game testing on circular monitor for Mattel-96-Space War and Pong.

Three of Lechner's lab notebooks (1957-1959) can be found in Record group 26.

These black and white images depict Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) at RCA's Somerville, New Jersey laboratory.

The Stuart S. Perlman papers are composed of notes, reports, and product brochures from Perlman’s research on portable information systems and LCD watch displays while at the David Sarnoff Research Center.

Seventeen of Perlman's lab notebooks (1962-1987) can be found in Record group 26.

Thomas Peter Brody (1920-2011) was a theoretical physicist whose work in tunnel diodes and semiconductor device theory resulted in numerous electronic uses for thin film technology, eventually leading to his invention of active matrix flat panel display technology, or liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. The collection describes Dr. Brody's education, personal and professional character, scientific achievements, business successes and disappointments, as well as personal praise. Included are lecture notes, private and professional correspondence, research studies, patents, contracts, business records, and other documents related to Dr. Brody's career and the development of LCD technology.