Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office Records
Collection
Identifier: UA063
These records include details of the project management for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 1996, including contracts for use of facilities, details of dormitory and fraternity house construction and renovation, and provision for Institute operations during the Olympic period.
(21 record center cartons)
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21 Linear Feet
The records include details of the project management; correspondence with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) and Paralympic agencies; contracts for the use of facilities; details of dormitory and fraternity house construction and renovation; transportation; and provision for Institute operations during and immediately after the Olympic period.
The Georgia Tech Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office was directly responsible for planning Georgia Tech’s participation in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech served as the Olympic Village and was the venue for boxing and aquatic competitions.
Georgia Tech's Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office donated these records on April 4, 1997 (Accession #1997.0401; old accession #97-04-01). Boxes 20-22 were donated by the Office of the President (Accession 1997.0701).
(21 record center cartons)
In an effort to provide broader access, this finding aid has not been fully expanded, but presented as a box list, with a general list of contents for each.
Christine de Catanzaro encoded this collection summary in March 2006.
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository