The 1984 Olympic torch relay, sponsored and documented by AT & T, began in New York City on May 8, 1984 and ended in the Los Angeles Coliseum on July 28, 1984 at the opening of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. The collection consists of a torch, motion picture film scripts, videotapes, press releases, maps, clothing, correspondence, and files regarding the relay.

The 1984 Olympic torch relay, sponsored and documented by AT & T, began in New York City on May 8, 1984 and ended in the Los Angeles Coliseum on July 28, 1984 at the opening of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games; the flame traveled over 9,000 miles during an eighty-two day journey, and an estimated 30 million viewers lined the route; Rafer Johnson lit the cauldron upon the flame's arrival at the Coliseum.

27 Linear Feet (54 boxes)

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