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Kilroy (John B.) XXI Olympiad Papers
MS.133
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Manuscripts
Title: John B. Kilroy XXI Olympiad Papers
creator:
Kilroy, John B.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.133
Physical Description:
1.46 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1967-2000
Language of Material: English
Abstract: This collection contains documents related to the bid for Los Angeles to host the XXI Olympiad.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John B. and Nelly Kilroy. Accession number: 2018.9
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon
Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, John B. Kilroy XXI Olympiad Papers, MS 133, Department of
Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
John B. Kilroy (1922-2016), was a real-estate broker, self-made entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Kilroy was the main force
behind the Los Angeles 1976 Olympic Organizing Committee’s campaign to bring the 1976 Summer Olympic Games to Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles 1976 Olympic Organizing Committee (1964-1984) was a non-profit organization which sought to bring the 1976
Summer Olympic Games to Los Angeles. Despite numerous attempts, they lost the bid to Montreal. The committee continued to
work with other organizations, and together they successfully won the bid for Los Angeles to host the 1984 Summer Olympic
Games.
The collection is arranged into six series. Series 1: "Correspondence"; Series 2: "Program Events"; Series 3: "Committee Documents
and Reports"; Series 4: "Public Relations and the Press"; Series 5: “Budgets and Accounting Ledgers”; Series 6: “Photographs,
Postcards, Business Cards, Maps, and Awards”.
The collection consists of manuscripts, graphic materials, and photographs chronicling the Los Angeles 1976 Olympic Organizing
Committee.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Olympic host city selection--1976
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Kilroy, John B.