SAH Commons | Matthew Wilcox | Activity https://sah.hcommons.org/members/wilcox36/activity/ Activity feed for Matthew Wilcox. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:53:42 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0e6bd328a2bfadc19ac9fd7199f310ef Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Happy Birthday, WKAR-TV!, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=1175 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:32:12 -0500 On January 15, 2026, WKAR-TV celebrates the 72nd anniversary of its first day on the air. WKAR-TV, mid-Michigan’s PBS member station housed on the campus of Michigan State University, became the third educational […]

]]> f6b7272f308faf7a8c4aeed06a5edddc Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, WKAR-TV Films: Spartan Sports Clinic, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=1139 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:04:17 -0400 In 1952, MSC (Michigan State College, now Michigan State University) Television Department Sports Director Bob Shackleton hosted “Spartan Sports Clinic”, a series of 15-minute Television Development programs des […]

]]> 519a2ae4a14ca5016ef6b8c100aec7a6 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, En garde!: A Brief History of Spartan Fencing, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=1116 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:08:54 -0400 The first fencing match involving Michigan State University (known then as Michigan Agricultural College, or “MAC”) occurred in 1895 at a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (M.I.A.A.) Field Day1. […]

]]> c60ad1dd9d913256e605545a593792ae Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1923294/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:54:38 -0400 0 7ec4fa019526b69e66113c8b27f964ad Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Farms, Fun, and Future Leaders: Moving Image Films of 4-H in Michigan, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=1070 Fri, 23 May 2025 18:53:18 -0400 4-H is America’s largest youth development organization. With foundations that began as early as 1902, and clubs that formed in Michigan as early as 1908, 4-H (“head”, “heart”, “hands”, and “health”), pr […]

]]> ddaec59a6fb1d38558f3c55336c31795 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Asian Pacific Conference at MSU, 1994, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=938 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:10:42 -0400 In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Media Preservation Unit at MSU Libraries has been working on the preservation and digitization of a series of 3/4″ U-matic videocassettes […]

]]> 37fedc9bbab2588f65ca0662c5711a48 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Final Move for the Media Preservation Lab, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=986 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:27:40 -0400 The Media Preservation lab has finally found its permanent home! After a few moves over a few years, the lab has landed in the 4th floor west wing of the library in room 418, with a great view of Stadium North, […]

]]> 78eac687c42c233ec556df1b770f183e Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Happy Valentine's Day from the Media Preservation Unit!, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=991 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:50:21 -0500 The moving images in the Michigan State University Archives’ collections date as far back as nearly 100 years, and many include scenes of love, romance, and affection. For example, in the late 1920s, the REO […]

]]> d5eca014c0e78600dc3b7d9f90359fb1 Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1907407/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:39 -0500 0 247b2db3803fed58395575b3dd6fbc17 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Locations & Buildings @ MSU: Clarence L. "Biggie" Munn Ice Arena, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=966 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:18:36 -0400 This is the third in a series of blogs devoted to historical sounds and moving images related to locations and buildings at Michigan State University. November 1, 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the […]

]]> bf3a32694ec9808e49de50d42079f649 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The 1959 Film "Movement", and the 125th Anniversary of MSU's Department of Kinesiology, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=947 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:47:55 -0400 September 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of MSU’s Department of Kinesiology. The department came into existence with the appointment of Rev. Charles O. Bemies as Director of the Department of Physical Culture […]

]]> 1c1a47c194d5f02a22c5921389a0fef6 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The 1979 AIAW National Track & Field Championships @ MSU film, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=926 Wed, 22 May 2024 13:38:30 -0400 On May 23, 1979, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Track & Field Championship Meet began at Ralph Young Field, on the campus of Michigan State University, East Lansing, […]

]]> a19b7c8ebe430491032ecb6782da0aa3 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Locations & Buildings @ MSU: Michigan State University Libraries, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=911 Mon, 20 May 2024 17:16:30 -0400 This is the second in a series of blogs devoted to historical sounds and moving images related to locations and buildings at Michigan State University. Home to many unique collections, such as those in the […]

]]> fcd6b61775dd259f13c49c1209df9b93 Matthew Wilcox posted a new activity comment https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/2024/02/26/locations-buildings-msu-alice-b-cowles-house/#comment-201 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:16:16 -0500 Thank you very much, Mark. I’m glad you liked the article, and I hope you’ll watch for future posts. Go Green!

In reply to - Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Locations & Buildings @ MSU: Alice B. Cowles House, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries This is the first in a series of blogs devoted to historical sounds and moving […] ]]> 91258853b626aa07237887ec98b0cb3b Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Locations & Buildings @ MSU: Alice B. Cowles House, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=882 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:20:39 -0500 This is the first in a series of blogs devoted to historical sounds and moving images related to locations and buildings at Michigan State University. With the start of a new University President approaching, I […]

]]> dcd1e5734190a6ce33070f2b2c66502a Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, WKAR-TV Turns 70!, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=866 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:10:06 -0500 WKAR-TV, a PBS member station and the second oldest currently operating educational television station in the country (and the oldest east of the Mississippi River) turned 70 this month. On January 15, 1954, at […]

]]> 28a29e2ad95879d348ac492860ee70e9 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Nitrate Film at MSU Libraries: Does Careful Work Pay?, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=725 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:09:42 -0400 In August 2023, members of the Conservation & Preservation unit (including the Media Preservation Unit) and the Vincent Voice Library (VVL) met outside the Main Library to begin a unique project: determining if […]

]]> 9c0c285d97447192d82e5b4c8fbf1195 Matthew Wilcox deposited Preserving Kinescopes: The Pioneering Days of Early Educational Television https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1859311/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:58:26 -0400 Michigan State University (MSU) is home to WKAR-TV, the second oldest still-operating public television station in the country, and the oldest east of the Mississippi River. MSU Archives & Historical Collections has approximately 287 kinescope reels (many titles exclusive to WKAR-TV) in their collections. Prior to the advent of videotape in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 6db7d5d580ec73a9a7b6942c48a1ba71 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Molly Brennan, Claudena Skran, and Judith Stoddardt, Rhodes Scholars (1984), on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=706 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:57:10 -0400 MSU Homecoming 2023 activities are already underway, with the Homecoming Parade taking place on September 22. This year’s Grand Marshal is Molly Brennan (above) who, among many other things, was the engineering […]

]]> f02547e971196abe34c8f0f007dd4639 Matthew Wilcox posted a new activity comment https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/2023/08/17/the-silverdome-west-experiment-1992/#comment-25 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:10:04 -0400 I’m glad you enjoyed it!

In reply to - Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Silverdome West Experiment, 1992, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition, which is concluding this month, has women’s […] ]]> f9e9bec2d919bf5f8a7a4e51f3e62913 Matthew Wilcox posted a new activity comment https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/2023/08/17/the-silverdome-west-experiment-1992/#comment-24 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:09:31 -0400 From what I have been seeing in the AV collections, the use of U-matic and of Betacam at MSU overlapped in early to mid 90s. I’m not sure either why Betacam was not chosen for this feature. I may have more footage related to this topic to share in the near future.

In reply to - Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Silverdome West Experiment, 1992, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition, which is concluding this month, has women’s […] ]]> 17ca5ae2c2fde5c77d3ac9590ffa18a6 Matthew Wilcox posted a new activity comment https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/2023/08/17/the-silverdome-west-experiment-1992/#comment-23 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:05:02 -0400 My pleasure, and thank you for your reply!

In reply to - Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Silverdome West Experiment, 1992, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition, which is concluding this month, has women’s […] ]]> 024cd94ff14cc9dda36b756d42ab633b Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Silverdome West Experiment, 1992, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=664 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:35:44 -0400 The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition, which is concluding this month, has women’s soccer on the world stage. In late 1992, Michigan State University (MSU) conducted experiments to create ideal turfgrass […]

]]> 8f414f0db3a23b6a26084695ddaa4816 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Media Preservation Lab Has Moved Again!, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=648 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:51:06 -0400 During the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, the Media Preservation Lab was moved out of the University Archives & Historical Collections in Conrad Hall, and into a temporary space in the 3 East wing of the […]

]]> 41151c01bbbad66b67d0e531f52226ee Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1850039/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:57:45 -0400 0 40876e27a026c9b96b270e156ff41d96 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Louis Brenner Audio Tapes, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=619 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:06:55 -0400 The Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections at Michigan State University Libraries offer a diverse assortment of collections (including Africana, Comic Art, Radicalism, and LGBTQ+, just to name a […]

]]> 628e063825167081ff9f622e1b133812 Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1831165/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:49:58 -0500 0 afc87dcad811ed94c239702b2c89a676 Matthew Wilcox posted a new activity comment https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/2023/01/13/the-media-preservation-lab-moves-to-the-main-library/#comment-19 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:48:24 -0500 Thank you for the kind words, Lisa!

In reply to - Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Media Preservation Lab Moves to the Main Library!, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries Playback devices and vented archival film cans were prepared for transport […] ]]> a4032e733196ba02460492ce3a9d0fcc Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Media Preservation Lab Moves to the Main Library!, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=599 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:42:07 -0500 Playback devices and vented archival film cans were prepared for transport out of Conrad Hall

During the final days of 2022, the Media Preservation Lab was moved out of Michigan State University Archives & […]

]]> def646172cd66ded195bbe381b5a47da Matthew Wilcox deposited Hidden Between the Splices: Unearthing Moving Images of Student Protest in Production Element Reels https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1826808/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:14:13 -0500 Historical filmed recordings of demonstrations may live on reels of production elements. However, film can labels and film leader descriptors may not always provide all the information about the moving image content on its related reel. But when instances such as these are discovered, they may greatly benefit researchers. By creating separate…[Read more]

]]> 0 e29d167d3dc4b460f2d9cb6a454647b6 Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1826801/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:56:09 -0500 0 243e47fb0f752fd5ecb9325c2e397b60 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Harvesting, Agriculture, and the Bicentennial, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=581 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:33:40 -0400 Many aspects of agriculture, including science, technology, engineering and crop management, are taught and researched at Michigan State University (MSU). Autumn is the time of year when many crops such as corn […]

]]> 9338ea05445b407d866298c4f63296c8 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, WKAR Transcription Discs (1947), on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=554 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:38:20 -0400 James Voges (Vincent Voice Library) prepares one of the transcription discs for playback

WKAR Radio is a public broadcasting station on the campus of Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan. […]

]]> d04b26c27c00cef1b894b39f8849cc7e Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1789863/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:25:04 -0400 0 88207e4b51e38ad6dba7b10b8d276583 Matthew Wilcox changed their profile picture https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1789862/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:23:50 -0400 0 e9b31f6ee51d6d297ff2a2b638e10708 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, Title IX and the 1977 Invitationals Film, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.commons.msu.edu/?p=546 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:45:16 -0400 With the 50th anniversary of Title IX occurring this past June 23rd, I was not surprised when a reference request came for early footage from Spartan athletics history. A researcher was hoping to find moving […]

]]> 9a8f7ef9c94b2a7331d9085beccb0faf Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, jesse jackson visits msu, 1992, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.msu.hcommons.org/?p=528 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:31:37 -0500 On this date, in 1992, the Reverend Jesse Jackson began a two-day visit to the Lansing, Michigan area to speak about hunger, poverty, unemployment and homelessness in Michigan. His visit began at the Michigan […]

]]> 757bf79bfa5dcb680cea10f5d7546228 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, The Music of christmas (1956), on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.msu.hcommons.org/?p=509 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:38:12 -0500 What’s better than some uplifting music when outside is chilly and dark?

“The Music of Christmas”, a 1956 television program, features MSU choral group The Madrigal Singers singing traditional Christmas car […]

]]> 8509dfd78e4538d846b52123b22af387 Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1729690/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:35:23 -0500 0 6a194d3518d5b2435ce6b76539c177be Matthew Wilcox posted a new activity comment https://mediapres.msu.hcommons.org/2021/01/20/the-charles-mccaffree-era-films/#comment-10 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:05:50 -0500 Slight correction: the Pan-American swimming and diving trials were held in 1959, not 1960.

In reply to - Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, the charles mCcaffree-era films, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries Reels of film related to swimming and diving. Charles McCaffree (1907-1980) was head coach of […] ]]> e65ac70336676be11c2e12567682b021 Matthew Wilcox wrote a new post, the charles mCcaffree-era films, on the site Media Preservation at MSU Libraries https://mediapres.msu.hcommons.org/?p=366 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:49:37 -0500 Reels of film related to swimming and diving.

Charles McCaffree (1907-1980) was head coach of the Michigan State Swimming & Diving program from 1942-1969, nearly the entire term of John A. Hannah’s p […]

]]> 40f0ccb4f99dd0c76e2f40d06f3d889b Matthew Wilcox's profile was updated https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1713838/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:45:20 -0400 0