Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee records, 1978-1984

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee and LA84 Foundation
Extent:
819.2 Linear Feet (1639 boxes, 30 oversize boxes, and 412 oversize folders)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee records (Collection 1403). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of business records, publication and poster samples, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, videotapes, slides and other photographic material, audio recordings, awards and certificates of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) in the staging of the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in LA in 1984.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1984-86.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Main (so termed by LAOOC, these are records of the general administration of the games, including some previous games and records of the Olympic Arts Festival) Boxes 1 - 350:
    1. Boxes 1 - 7: Accreditation
    2. Boxes 8 - 33: Architecture
    3. Boxes 34 - 38: Ceremonies - opening and closing
    4. Box 38: Events - competetions held in 1983
    5. Boxes 38 - 56: Games staffing
    6. Boxes 57 - 77: Government relations
    7. Boxes 78 - 80: Handicapped services
    8. Boxes 80 - 88: Health services
    9. Boxes 88 - 105: LAOOC reading file - chronological correspondence sent by the Committee
    10. Boxes 105 - 118: News - photographs, transcripts of TV and radio, press clippings; venue files
    11. Boxes 118 - 123: Office administration - Don Matso's files as VP, External Affairs
    12. Boxes 123 - 171: Olympic Arts Festival
    13. Boxes 171 - 188: Olympic family services
    14. Boxes 189 - 192: Operations Center
    15. Boxes 192 - 212: Planning
    16. Boxes 212 - 214: Publications
    17. Boxes 215 - 221: Results
    18. Boxes 221 - 226: Security
    19. Boxes 227 - 232: Sports Departmet
    20. Boxes 232 - 234: Support
    21. Boxes 234 - 236: Technology
    22. Boxes 236 - 240: TV and film operations
    23. Boxes 241 - 244: Transportation
    24. Boxes 245 - 335: Competition and venue files, alphabetically by name of sport
    25. Boxes 335 - 338: Expo Park - venue
    26. Boxes 338 - 341: LAX/Olympic Arrival Center
    27. Boxes 342 - 345: Uniforms
    28. Boxes 346 - 350: Villages, UCLA; UCSB
  2. Perelman, Richard, files as VP, Press Relations, Boxes 351 - 477.
  3. Videotapes, Boxes 478 - 981
  4. Clippings, Boxes 984 - 1153
  5. Film, Boxes 1223 - 1265
  6. National Anthem Recordings, Boxes 1265 - 1267
  7. Audio Recordings, Boxes 1267 - 1299
  8. Aurich, Lee, files as VP, Planning, Boxes 1304 - 1361
  9. Publications, Boxes 1362 - 1388
  10. Telexes, Boxes 1399 - 1418
  11. Wagner, Boxes 1419 - 1430. Includes files on material management and logistics, and personnel coordinators operations plan.
  12. Materials (Vendors), Boxes 1431 - 1443
  13. Posters, Awards, Certificates, Boxes 1444 - 1463
  14. Database files

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL AND DIGITAL MATERIALS: Materials will require assessment and may need further processing for safe access. These materials may be found in boxes 478-981, 1223-1265, 1267-1299. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Reproduction of LAOOC records:

  • 1. Written materials. Written materials may be reproduced for purely research purposes, in accordance with policies of Library Special Collections. Reproduction for any other purpose requires the prior written permission of the LA84 Foundation.
  • 2. Audiovisual materials. Audiovisual materials may not be reproduced for any purpose without the prior written approval of the LA84 Foundation. All ownership rights in the audiovisual materials is retained by the Foundation.

Reproduction requests should be directed to:

  • LA84 Foundation
  • 2141 West Adams Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90018
  • (323) 730-4600
  • Email: info@la84.org

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee records (Collection 1403). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988