Scope and Contents (1) SUBJECT FILES. 1946-1972, undated. 29.5 cubic feetThis series is composed of the files Munn kept as football coach and athletic director at Michigan State. It is divided into sixteen sub-series, a list of which can be found on the container listing preceding the inventory. The first four sub-series (1946-1959) each include three or more years. Beginning with 1959-1960 each sub-series covers one fiscal year (July-June). The only gap in the records is for the entire...

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The Forest Akers papers include correspondence, speeches, news clippings and other materials related to Michigan State University; a variety of educational materials, legal documents, and articles; a history of Williamston, Michigan; and personal papers including Akers' class reunion information (1950) and a certificate of appointment to the State Board of Agriculture. Scrapbooks contain family photographs and photographs and other information relating to Chrysler Corporation.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The records of the Football Office consist of subject files from Hugh “Duffy” Daugherty time as head coach. Most of the records deal with various All-Star and regular season games. The All-Star game files consist of correspondence relating to the planning of the games, particularly to the involvement of Daugherty as a coach or to the selection of Michigan State University players. The regular season games are organized by the name of opponent. Materials include routine correspondence between...

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Footage of the 1953 Michigan State College (MSC) Spartans in pre-season practice at Macklin Stadium. Head Coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn and his staff pose with the players, the team tries out some plays on the field, and the film ends with images of the season's schedule sign, the outside of the stadium, and the Spartan statue.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The Madison Kuhn collection consists of materials accumulated by Kuhn during his tenure as University Historian. This collection, which was drawn from his reference files, constitutes only a small portion of the total documentation which he donated to the Archives. A large number of manuscript materials have been transferred, based on their provenance, to other University Archives collections. This collection deals largely, but not exclusively, with the history of Michigan State...

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Footage of the 1955 Spartan football team leaving Capital City Airport in Lansing, Michigan to fly to Pasedena, California for Michigan State's second Rose Bowl appearance on January 2, 1956. The film is narrated by Michigan State Athletic Director Clarence "Biggie" Munn, and scenes include the team, coaches and marching band traveling by plane, arriving in and enjoying Pasedena.