Olympic Village Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: VAC035
The campus of Georgia Tech served as the Olympic Village for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. For Tech, the Olympic Village represented the single biggest construction project in the school's history. In addition to the construction of seven new dormitories, such as Sixth Street Apartments and Hemphill Avenue Apartments, Tech also acquired an aquatic center. Although the majority of the photographs are not dated, they all originated around the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
(one document case)
None.
All photograph copyright restrictions under the laws of the United States Copyright must be obeyed. All photographs in this collection are subject to approval before publication may be permitted. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
0.4 Linear Feet
This collection includes chromogenic color prints, slides, negatives (35 mm), and contact sheets. All materials within this collection are in good condition.
The campus of Georgia Tech served as the Olympic Village for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. For Tech, the Olympic Village represented the single biggest construction project in the school's history. To accommodate and make final preparations for the Olympic competitors, the campus closed on July 1, 1996. During the Games, the Tech campus served as the home of the Olympians and it was the site of the swimming and boxing venues. Immediately following the Olympics themselves, the Paralympic Games began, utilizing many of the same campus facilities.
Divided into ten series, as follows:
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
Georgia Tech Library staff donated these photographs (Accessions 2001.060 and 2002.070).
(one document case)
Jody Lloyd Thompson processed these papers in 2002.
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository