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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 144 Collections and/or Records:

MSU Tennis, 1965 - 1966

 Item — Reel UA-IH002618
Scope and Contents

Footage from the 1965 and 1966 men's and women's Spartan Tennis seasons. Highlights include Big Ten action at MSU (Spring 1966), the MSU vs. Wisconsin dual meet (May 1966), MSU Women's Tennis vs. Hope College (April 1966), the MSU Varsity Team (April 26, 1965), and MSU vs. Notre Dame (May 1965).

Dates: 1965 - 1966
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

MSU Track and Field: Indoor & Outdoor, 1965 - 1966

 Item — Reel 2371
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 - 1966
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

NCAA Track (Pole Vaulting), 1946

 Item — Reel 914
Scope and Contents

Various athletes attempt pole vaulting at a 1946 track and field meet. Runners are also seen competing in a long-distance event.

Dates: 1946
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Lauren Pringle Brown papers / Audiovisual Materials / Film

Official Football Films of Michigan State vs. Marquette, 1952-11-22

 Item — Reel 2213
Scope and Contents

In an MSC-TV broadcast of a show entitled "Official Football Films of Michigan State vs. Marquette", Howard Finch speaks with coach Biggie Munn after the final game of the 1952 season (Munn's second undefeated season in a row). Footage from the November 22, 1952 home game against Marquette is included (Spartans won 62-13), and Munn provides commentary while plays are shown. The program is sponsored by Ford, and vintage local Ford dealer commercials are also included.

Dates: 1952-11-22
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

Pan American Swimming Tryouts, 1959-08

 Item — Reel UA-IH002549
Dates: 1959-08
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections / Instructional and Public Television records / Audiovisual Materials / Film

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