Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Olympic Games Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1932, 1960, 1964, 1984
Collection number: Consult repository
Collector:
Pasadena Museum of History
Extent:
6 boxes
Repository:
Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena, California 91103-3594
Abstract: The Olympic Games Collection includes reproductions of Olympic posters; programs, ticket stubs and memorabilia for the 1932,
1960 and 1984 Games; newspaper clippings and magazine articles for the three sets of games as well as the 1984 Olympic Arts
Festival; copies of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) publication,
Olympic Record from July 28 to August 12, 1984; LAOOC Media Guides; and correspondence and preliminary planning for the Torch Relay and
the Rose Bowl venue. Also included is the United States Olympic Committee Official Report, 1964.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to the public for research. Use is restricted by rules intended to protect and preserve the materials
in good condition for the future. For additional information please contact the Pasadena Museum of History.
Publication Rights
Use of the materials is governed by all applicable copyright law. The Pasadena Museum of History reserves the right to restrict
any materials from reproduction at any time. Property rights reside with the Pasadena Museum of History. Literary rights
are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. The Museum's physical ownership of the materials in its collection
does not imply ownership of copyright. It is the user's responibility to reslove any copyright issues related to the use
and distribution of reproduced materials. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Pasadena Museum of
History.
Preferred Citation
Suggested citation of these records: [Identification of item], Olympic Games Collection, Research Library and Archives, Pasadena
Museum of History.
Acquisition Information
Collected by Pasadena Museum of History
Biography
California has hosted the Olympic Games three times: the 1932 Los Angeles
Summer Olympics, the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, and the 1984
Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The city of Pasadena played an important role in both of the summer games. This collection includes
memorablia from the 1932, 1960 and 1984 Games.
Scope and Content
The Olympic Games Collection includes reproductions of Olympic posters;
programs, ticket stubs and memorabilia for the 1932, 1960 and 1984 Games;
newspaper clippings and magazine articles for the three sets of games
as well as the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival; copies of the Los Angeles Olympic
Organizing Committee (LAOOC) publication, Olympic Record from July 28 to
August 12, 1984; LAOOC Media Guides; and correspondence and preliminary
planning for the Torch Relay and the Rose Bowl venue.
Also included is the United States Olympic Committee Official Report, 1964.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subject
Olympic Games--(23rd--:1984--:Los Angeles, Calif.)
Olympic Games--(10th :--1932 :--Los Angeles, Calif.)
Winter Olympics--(1960 :--Squaw Valley, Calif.)
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee