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Cross-country running

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Cross Country (Intercollegiate Athletics) records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-4.3.9
Scope and Contents

The Intercollegiate Athletics Cross Country Collection consists of two event programs from the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Cross Country Championships and the National Collegiate Cross Country Championships. Photographs of team members are also available.

Dates: 1940 - 1959
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Cross Country Media Guide (Women's) UA 8.1.3.16

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-01098
Dates: 1988 - 2001
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Cross Country (Sports Information Office) records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.1.3.9
Scope and Content

The collection includes the serials Cross Country and National Athletic Association University Cross Country Championships.

Dates: 1941 - 2000
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Eric D. Zemper papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.378
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of galley print of "Worked Out in Infinite Detail": Michigan State College's Lauren P. Brown and the Origins of the NCAA Cross Country Championships by Mark E. Havitz and Eric D. Zemper, 2013 and a dvd of home videos of cross country and track meets from 1962 to 1964.

The movies were originally shot by Robert Sharkey. They show MSU cross country and track athletes Richard "Dick" Sharkey and Eric Zemper among others.

Dates: 1962-1964, 2013
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Francis "Fran" Dittrich Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.463
Scope and Contents

The Francis “Fran” Dittrich collection consists of three scrapbooks created by Fran Dittrich, during his time as Michigan State’s Track & Field and Cross Country Head Coach. Two of the scrapbooks contain newspaper articles discussing the teams, while the third consists of photographs, articles, certificates, correspondence regarding Dittrich’s career and those of the head coaches before him, and Dittrich's MSU identification card.

Dates: 1963 - 1983
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Intercollegiate Athletics records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-4.3
Scope and Contents This collection contains early records from Intercollegiate Athletics, including a brochure from the MIAA Field Days of 1888 and 1898. It contains committee and conference reports dating back to 1906. Also included are the Athletic Program Budgets from 1954-1961 as well as lists of varsity award winners ranging from 1943-1972. For lists of award winners from previous years, consult Sports Information Recordsm UA 8.1.3. Two cubic feet of materials pertaining to women’s intercollegiate...
Dates: 1888-1979, 2008, 2011-2015
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Mark E. Havitz papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.244
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a draft survey, created by Mark Havitz, as well as sample letter sent to alumni in the pilot phase of his project. The research project focused on issues related to running and physical activity over the life span. The pilot phase was a pre-test questionnaire of approximately 12 people. Also included are volumes one through four of One Hundred Ten Years of Running on the Banks of the Red Cedar: A Social History of Michigan State University Cross Country by Mark E....
Dates: 2009, 2020-2022
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

National Collegiate Athletic Association Cross Country Championships UA 8.1.3.9

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-00479
Dates: 1941 - 1961
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Sports Broadcasting Center records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-4.3.16
Scope and Content

The collection consists of athletic event video tapes and digitized sports film footage. Sports include basketball, football, hockey, cross country, and swimming & diving.

Dates: 1956 - 1987
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Sports Information records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-8.1.3
Scope and Contents The collection consists of eight series. These are Athletic Record Books; Reference Materials and Drafts for Spartan Saga; News Releases; Media Guides; Miscellaneous Materials; Audiovisual Materials; Oversized; and Serials.ATHLETIC RECORD BOOKS, 1884-1964. 1.3 cubic feet, 8 volumesThese volumes list team members, coaches and scores for both varsity and freshman sports at Michigan State University. The results of yearly high school track meets held at MSU and intramural...
Dates: 1884 - 2016
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections