Abstract

This collection contains 16mm film reels of various lengths that are related to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Cooperstown, NY. The films were generated by news photographers and editors working for WKTV, the NBC-affiliated television station in Utica, NY, USA in the years between 1955 and 1982. Some of the films are the original content filmed by the camera operators and some of the films are edited news pieces used within the news programs broadcast by the station.

Abstract The collection documents the study of biomechanics by Dr. Robert Shapiro as he applied this to the analysis of baseball batting mechanics and baseball pitching motion for his master's thesis and eventually as a scientific consultant to the Chicago White Sox team physician, Dr. James Boscardin, M.D. The high speed 16mm films and vhs tapes created during this study make up the majority of the collection. Dr. Shapiro's preliminary report on pitching mechanics and performance of members of the...