Guide to the Olympic Games Collection, 1932, 1960, 1964, 1984
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History--California History--Los Angeles Area History
Social Sciences--Sports and Recreation
Geographical (By Place)--California--Los Angeles Area
Guide to the Olympic Games Collection, 1932, 1960, 1964, 1984
Pasadena Museum of History
Research Library and Archives
Pasadena, California
Contact Information:
- Pasadena Museum of History
- Research Library and Archives
- 470 West Walnut Street
- Pasadena, California 91103-3594
- Phone: (626) 577-1660, Ext. 13
- Fax: (626) 577-1662
- Email: research@pasadenahistory.org
- URL: http://www.pasadenahistory.org
- Processed by:
- Emery, Lynne Dr.
- Date Completed:
- Dec. 2001
- Encoded by:
- UCSC OAC Unit
© 2002 Pasadena Museum of History. All rights reserved.
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
Series 1.
Posters, 1896-1984
Physical Description:
Box 1
Scope and Content Note
The first series is a collection of reproduction Olympic posters dating from the revival of the first modernday Olympics held
in Athens, 1896 to 1984.
Arrangement
Box 1
Reproductions of Olympic posters, 1896-1984
Series 2.
1932 Olympic Games
Physical Description:
Box 2, Box 6:1
Scope and Content Note
The second series holds materials relating to 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, such as ephemera, memento and printed
items. Included are
Olympic 1932: Die Olympischen Spiele in Los Angeles 1932, and an edition of 1964 USOC Official Report.
Arrangement
Box-folder 2:3
Ticket replicas and ticket stub, 1932
Box-folder 2:4
Secretary's Report, programs and memorabilia, 1932
Box-folder 2:5
Rose Bowl event: cycling, 1932
Box-folder 2:7
Olympic Champions Coloring Book, 1896-1980
Box-folder 2:8
Los Angeles the Olympic City: 1932-1984
Box-folder 2:8
United States Olympic Committee Official Report, 1964
Box-folder 6:1
Los Angeles Times articles from Opening Ceremonies, July 31, 1932 through closing day, August 15, 1932
Box-folder 6:1
"Network", a small pamphlet with an article on the 1932 Olympics, October, 1983
Series 3.
1960 Olympic Games
Physical Description:
Box 6:2-6
Scope and Content Note
Majority of the third series contains articles, programs and clippings relating to the Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley,
California in 1960.
Arrangement
Box-folder 6:2
1960 Summer Olympics, Rome. Articles on Opening Ceremonies
Box-folder 6:3-6
1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley
Box-folder 6:3
Postcards, parking tickets, official program for all events
Box-folder 6:3
Sports Illustrated, Winter Games Preview issue, February 15, 1960
Box-folder 6:4
Miscellaneous pamphlets, pages and magazine covers
Box-folder 6:5
Newspaper articles from
Los Angeles Times and
Sacramento Bee, February 16-March 8, 1960
Box-folder 6:6
Participants, place and times
Series 4.
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
Physical Description:
Box 3-5, Box 6:7-16
Scope and Content Note
The fourth series mainly consists of printed material; programs, fliers, publications by Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
(LAOOC), or articles written about the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. A small portion of the material is correspondence,
and administrative documents.
Arrangement
Box-folder 3:1
Pasadena Preliminary Planning, 1983
Box-folder 3:2
"L.A. 83", ticket information and order form
Box-folder 3:3
LAOOC Media Guide, May 1, 1983
Box-folder 3:4
LAOOC Olympic Countdown: 200 Days to Go, January 9, 1984
Box-folder 3:5
Correspondence and photos of the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay (received in 1985)
Box-folder 3:6
Olympic Review '84, No. 197, March, 1984
Box-folder 3:7
Olympic ticket information and order form, 1984
Box-folder 3:8
"Champions in the Sun",
California History, A special issue, Winter 1984
Box-folder 3:9
Cigna's "Viewers Guide to 1984 Summer Olympics"
Box 3:9
"Games of the XXIII Olympiad", LAOOC flier
Box-folder 3:10
Arroyo Seco News, July-August 1984
Box-folder 3:10
Pasadena City College Schedule of Classes (with PCC Olympic athletes)
Box-folder 3:11
Scoreboard Magazine, Olympic baseball issue, 1984
Box-folder 3:12
Olympic social events; volunteer flier, duplicate tickets, 1984
Box-folder 3:13
Official Olympic Guide to Los Angeles
Box-folder 3:14
Los Angeles: The International City, 1984
Box-folder 3:15
Olympic Arts Festival: programs and articles
Box-folder 3:16
Olympic Arts Festival program information and order form
Box-folder 3:16
Los Angeles Times, Festival program
Box 4
Olympic Record, Special Edition, August 5, 1984; August 6, 1984; August 12, 1984
Box-folder 4
Olympic Record (16 copies), July 28-31; August 1-12, 1984
Box-folder 5:1
Olympic Supplements 1984, Chapters 7, 10, 11 (3 items)
Box-folder 5:2
"Olympic Neighbor News", 1984
Box-folder 5:3
1984 bus ticket and RTD bus schedule (2 items)
Box-folder 5:4
"Home Magazine",
Los Angeles Times (3 issues),
July 22, 1984; July 25, 1984; September 18, 1984
Box-folder 5:5
"Gymnast in Motion", Olympic Supplement I
Box-folder 5:6
"Champion Performers", Olympic Supplement I, 1983
Box-folder 5:6
"1984 Olympic Preview",
City Sports Magazine, August, 1983
Box-folder 6:7
Los Angeles Times, articles on past Olympic activities, personalities and rental of private homes to Olympic guests, January, 1984
Box-folder 6:9
Pasadena Star-News, Special Olympic edition, February, 1984
Box-folder 6:11
Pasadena Star-News articles, May, 1984
Box-folder 6:14
Closing events and Olympic retrospectiveAugust,1984
Box-folder 6:15
Post Olympic articles from
Los Angeles Herald and
Pasadena Star-News, September, 1984
Box-folder 6:16
Articles appearing in 1985 newspapers; reminiscences of 1984 Olympics
