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Olympic Games (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

1996 Centennial Olympics in Atlanta photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: VAM466
Content Description

This is a hybrid (digital and physical) crowd-sourced photograph collection, collected by the Georgia Tech Archives for the 2026 physical exhibit in Price Gilbert Library, "Centennial Summer: Georgia Tech's Olympic Legacy." Crowdsourced digital photos and documents were received from multiple donors via a Qualtrics form, in partnership with the GT Alumni Association, who used the form to collect stories from alumni about their memories of the Olympics.

Dates: circa 1996

Billiee Pendleton-Parker collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA467
Abstract

This mixed materials collection contains papers, photographs, and artifacts related to Billiee Pendleton-Parker, an employee at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) between 1987 and 2016.

Dates: 1973 - 2016

Interactive Media Technology Center Olympic Project retroTECH Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RT00032
Scope and Contents

This collection contains oral histories, digitized footage, and documentation related to the Interactive Media Technology Center's development of a multimedia system that played a significant role in making the case for Atlanta to host the 1996 Olympics.

Dates: Circa 1988-2019

Linda Henson Sorrow personal archives

 Collection
Identifier: UA461
Abstract

The collection contains materials assembled by Linda Henson Sorrow (IE '84) on various topics including Georgia Tech, the Paralympic and Olympic Games, and politics among others. It contains artifacts and papers ranging from the late 1970s to the early 2000s.

Dates: 1979-2000

Office of the President: John P. Crecine Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA007
Abstract

The Crecine records contain files documenting the day-to-day operations of the upper administration of Georgia Tech from the years prior to Crecine's Presidency through his last year in office.

Dates: ca. 1980-1994

Olympic Aquatic Center architectural drawings

 Collection
Identifier: VAD300
Abstract

The Olympic Aquatic Center architectural drawings include overall plans, detailed section drawings, elevations, and schedules for the electrical, plumbing, and materials of this building.

Dates: 1994-1995

Olympic Village and Georgia Tech Campus architectural drawings

 Collection
Identifier: UA464
Abstract

This collection contains architectural drawings that assisted in the creation and design of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Village. This includes buildings on Georgia Tech's campus, Atlanta street maps, sketches, and previous olympic village designs from both California and South Korea.

Dates: 1989-1996

Olympic Village Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: VAC035
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1996

Olympic/Paralympic Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: VAUA063
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs documenting damage to the Georgia Tech campus and buildings that occurred during the Olympic and Paralympic games as well as drawings and project timelines representing new construction, renovation, and modifications to Tech's campus and buildings in preparation for the Olympics.

Dates: ca. 1990-1996

Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA063
Abstract This collection contains materials and documents for the planning and logistics for Georgia Tech's hosting of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic and Paralympic Games. Home of the Olympic Village, Georgia Tech collaborated with other committees and individuals to build and renovate Olympic venues such as the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center (GTAC), The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (AMC), residence halls, Greek housing, general construction, and more in the years leading up to the games. The...
Dates: circa 1989-1997

Phillip Sparling personal archives

 Collection
Identifier: UA457
Abstract Personal archives of Professor Emeritus Phillip Sparling. Sparling was a professor at Georgia Tech for three decades. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cape Town Medical School (South Africa), a Senior Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta), and a Visiting Research Professor in the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland (Australia). In addition he was an elected Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, National...
Dates: 1974-2021

Records of the Office of Jack Pyburn, Architect, Inc.

 Collection
Identifier: DM011
Abstract

The bulk of this collection comprises the paper records of the Office of Jack Pyburn, Architect, Inc., from its inception in 1984 through 2007. The office specialized in historic preservation projects, but includes new projects as well, notably the Rowing, Canoe and Kayaking Venue at Lake Lanier designed by the frim for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Dates: 1847-2013; Majority of material found within 1984-2007

Sam Shelton personal archives

 Collection
Identifier: MS503
Content Description The Sam Shelton personal archives consist of material documenting the engineering, design, and development of Olympic torches and related ceremonial equipment. The collection primarily focuses on Shelton's work for the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games, specifically the design and technical realization ofthe Olympic Torch, the stadium cauldron, and specialized transport equipment such as the train car lantern and cauldron.Design and development files form the core of the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1994-2002