Ned Harkness sports films
Content Description
This collection contains 8 mm and 16 mm films, mostly depicting RPI men's hockey and lacrosse games during the period when Ned Harkness coached the teams in the 1940s and 1950s. Highlights include footage of the lacrosse team competing in a demonstration game at the London Olympics in 1948 and the NCAA hockey championships in the early 1950s. Also included are two undated tributes labeled "Ned Harkness Day" and "Harkness First Family of Lacrosse."
Dates
- 1948-1963
Creator
- Harkness, Ned (Nevin) (Person)
Extent
41 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Digitized films must be accessed in the Fixman Reading Room. Please contact Institute Archives and Special Collections about viewing these materials. Requests to access any digital files must be made at least 2 days in advance.
- Title
- Guide to the Ned Harkness sports films
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository
110 8th Street
Institute Archives and Special Collections
Rensselaer Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy NY 12180-3590 US
518 276 8340
lib-archives@rpi.edu