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Contributing Institution:
Museum of Ventura County
Title: 1984 Summer Olympics collection
Creator:
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
Identifier/Call Number: MVC080
Physical Description:
2.41 Cubic Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1983-1984
Abstract: The 1983 23rd Summer Olympics were largely held in Los Angeles. However, several events took place in Ventura County. Lake
Casitas hosted canoeing and rowing events, which created many job and volunteer opportunities for Ventura County residents.
This collection consists of items donated by several Ventura County residents who either worked at, volunteered for, or attended
Olympic events. Materials consist of both official publications produced by the Olympic organizing committee, newspaper reports
and clippings, memos and correspondence from staff planning for events at Lake Casitas and in Ventura County, and ephemera
collected by staff and attendees.
Physical Location: Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior
to your visit.
Language of Material:
English
.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. All requests to access materials must be made in advance by contacting the
Research Library staff via email: library@venturamuseum.org.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have
not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org.
[Identification of item], 1984 Summer Olympics collection, (Collection MVC080), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library,
Ventura, California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Seth and Cynthia Ellison; gift; 1984, 1990, 1994. Barbara Sirois; gift; 1984. Roberta Cordell; gift; 2018. Faye Campbell;
gift; 2018. John and Stephanie Pendleton; gift; 2004.
Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2022.
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The 1983 23rd Summer Olympics were largely held in Los Angeles. However, several events were held in other locations throughout
California. Lake Casitas hosted canoeing and rowing events, which created many job and volunteer opportunities for Ventura
County residents. Cynthia Ellison was among the many volunteers. Her volunteer position for the Olympics was as a bus driver
between the University of California Santa Barbara and Lake Casitas. This collection consists of items donated by several
Ventura County residents who either worked at, volunteered for, or attended Olympic events at Lake Casitas. Donors include
Seth and Cynthia Ellison, Barbara Sirois, Faye Campbell, and Roberta Cordell.
This collection consists of both official publications produced by the Olympic organizing committee, newspaper reports and
clippings, memos and correspondence from staff planning for events at Lake Casitas and in Ventura County, and ephemera collected
by staff and attendees.
This collection is organized at the collection level with box-level description.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Olympic Games -- (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympics -- Archival resources
Olympics -- Planning
Ephemera
Slides (Photography)
Photographs
Brochures
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Casitas, Lake (Calif.)
Ellison, Cynthia -- Personal archives