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Sports films

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Use for football films, basketball films, etc.

Found in 151 Collections and/or Records:

Rose Bowl, 1956-01-02

 Item — Reel 2315
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...
Dates: Event: 1956-01-02
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Football records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

Rose Bowl Game, 1956

 Item — Reel 665
Scope and Contents

Footage from the 1956 Rose Bowl game against the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. MSU Head Coach - Duffy Daugherty; UCLA Head Coach - Henry Russell "Red" Sanders. Spartans won 17-14. The film is narrated by Bob Shackleton.

Dates: 1956
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Clarence L. Munn papers / (5) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS / FILM

Rose Bowl Special, 1956

 Item — Reel 40-41
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...
Dates: 1956
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Madison Kuhn collection / (20) Film

Rose Bowl Travelogue, 1956

 Item — Reel 667
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1956
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Clarence L. Munn papers / (5) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS / FILM

Spartan Magic: Basketball Highlights, 1977 - 1978

 Item — Reel UA-F002539
Scope and Content From the Record Group:

The collection consists of video tapes and motion picture films of game play, and schedules.

Dates: 1977 - 1978
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Basketball (Intercollegiate Athletics) records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

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

The Pigs vs. the Freaks, 1975

 Item — Reel UA-F002509
Identifier: 20539-A
Scope and Contents

Follows the annual football game in East Lansing, Michigan, between the local police and the long-haired students from Michigan State University, showing mutual learning and good-natured fun as two diverse lifestyles come together.

Dates: 1975
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Jack Epps Jr. collection / Audiovisual Materials / Film

The Rose Bowl: The Grandaddy of Them All, 1969

 Item — Reel 222
Dates: 1969
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Intercollegiate Athletics records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

Track State Journal-Spartan Relays, 1966-04

 Item — Reel 2372
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

The Instructional and Public Television records consist of materials related to WMSB-TV and WKAR-TV including press releases, policy, brochures, reports, and program information. The collection also includes audio-visual materials such as photographs, film and video. These AV materials include Commencements and State of the University events.

Dates: 1966-04
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

Track State Journal-Spartan Relays, 1965-04-03

 Item — Reel 2374
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

The Instructional and Public Television records consist of materials related to WMSB-TV and WKAR-TV including press releases, policy, brochures, reports, and program information. The collection also includes audio-visual materials such as photographs, film and video. These AV materials include Commencements and State of the University events.

Dates: 1965-04-03
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film