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Michigan State Spartans (Football team)

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Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:

Hugh Duffy Daugherty papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.63
Scope and Contents This collection contains material saved by Coach Duffy Daugherty throughout his coaching career, and includes correspondence, documents, and publications related to his coaching jobs, honors, presentations, and awards. Several members of Daugherty’s family also achieved success and the recognition of their accomplishments are detailed. The collection also includes several scrapbooks, as well as sound recordings of one of Daugherty’s radio talk shows and an interview with his wife,...
Dates: 1947 - 1975
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Jack Heppinstall papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.239
Scope and Contents The Jack Heppinstall collection contain papers related to Heppinstall’s career as an athletic trainer at Michigan State University. There are inventories of athletic equipment and training supplies. There are also class notes, including menus for a Detroit Lions training camp, and exams on athletic training. There is a list of "Famous Firsts" in Physical Education and Athletics distributed to department staff by Ralph Young in 1954. The First Aider...
Dates: 1914 - 1966
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James Henry Denison papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.62
Scope and Contents The James Denison papers include materials that were accumulated throughout Denison’s life. Denison’s personal papers consist primarily of correspondence, diaries, and newspaper clippings about himself. Also included are articles, stories, and poems written by Denison. Among the articles are several drafts of a piece he wrote about Mackinac Island, Michigan. The bulk of the papers center around Denison’s professional career and in particular his career with the Michigan Office of...
Dates: 1925 - 1970
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

James William Ochs collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.341
Scope and Content The James William Ochs collection contains six folders of photographs taken by James during his time at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). The photos show student activities including sports. The sports photos include basketball, both intercollegiate and intramural, football, and boxing. Of particular interest are the photos of the annual Class Rivalry between freshmen and sophomores at the college showing the tug of war and defending the flag. Also included in the...
Dates: circa 1948
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Labor Day ABC Telecast -- Football, MSU vs. USC, First Quarter, 1987-09-07

 Item — Cassette UA-V001208
Identifier: FBL-8771
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This collection contains videotapes of university events from primarily 1985 to 1993. The photographs (5 cubic feet) are of university buildings, departments, events, clubs, students and staff. The date range is from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Dates: 1987-09-07
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Broadcast Marketing and Photo Lab records / Audiovisual Materials / Video / Football

Montgomery, Mandarich, White; Perles, Post-Purdue, 1987-11-07

 Item — Box 26 for Accession UA.06368, Cassette: UA-V000542
Identifier: PER-8705
Series Description From the Record Group: News Releases SeriesThe news releases contain information on students, graduations and honors lists for hometown newspapers; faculty biographies, awards, speeches, papers and publications; the official policies of the University; and campus non-athletic activities and events. One event that has a large number of news releases is the MSU Centennial, which took place in 1955. There are gaps in the series during the period 1956 to June 1965. There are...
Dates: 1987-11-07
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Media Communications records / Audiovisual / Photographic Records / Video / U-matic / George Perles

MSC Football vs. Georgetown (likely), 1931-10-24

 Item — Reel 1160
Scope and Contents

Likely footage of the October 1931 game against the Georgetown Hoyas at College Field in East Lansing, Michigan. MSC Head Coach - Jim Crowley; Georgetown Head Coach - Tommy Mills. Spartans won 6-0.

Dates: Event: 1931-10-24
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Football records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Kansas (1st half), 1936-11-14

 Item — Reel UA-F002431
Scope and Contents

First half footage of the November 1936 game against the Kansas Jayhawkers at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence Kansas. MSC Head Coach - Charlie Bachman; Kansas Head Coach - Adrian Lindsey. Spartans won 41-0.

Dates: 1936-11-14
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Kansas (2nd half), 1937-10-30

 Item — Reel UA-F002432
Scope and Contents

Second half footage of the October 1937 game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Macklin Field in East Lansing, Michigan. MSC Head Coach - Charlie Bachman; Kansas Head Coach - Adrian Lindsey. Spartans won 16-0.

Dates: 1937-10-30
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSC Football vs. Manhattan (1st half), 1937-10-09

 Item — Reel UA-F002441
Scope and Contents

Highlight footage of the 1st half of the October 1937 game against the Manhattan Jaspers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. MSC Head Coach - Charlie Bachman; Manhattan Head Coach - Chick Meehan. Spartans lost 0-3.

Dates: 1937-10-09
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film