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Los Angeles Olympics Organizing Committee records
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Preferred Citation
  • Related Material
  • Scope and Content
  • Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
  • Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
  • Other Finding Aids

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee records
    Creator: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
    source: LA84 Foundation
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1403
    Physical Description: 819.2 Linear Feet (1639 boxes, 30 oversize boxes, and 412 oversize folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1978-1984
    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.

    Restrictions on Access

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

    Physical Characteristics and 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.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1984-86.

    Organization and 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

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233337 

    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.

    Related Material

    Jeanne D'Amico papers (Collection 1402)  . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
    AT&T records of the Olympic Torch Relay (Collection 1450)  . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    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.

    Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

    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.

    Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

    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

    Other Finding Aids

    A digital copy of the LAOOC records inventory is available via this link: Link to Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee records inventory . This inventory has a comprehensive listing of container and enclosure identifiers, which may not be fully represented in the online finding aid.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Videotapes.
    Slides.
    Olympic Games (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archives.
    Sound recordings.
    Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee -- Archives
    LA84 Foundation