Subseries 3.12: Acc. 2011.734, 1980/2000

Scope and content:

Contains the April May 1997 issue of the "Olympic Review," featuring the five finalists for the 2004 Olympic Games, as well as posters related to the Olympics. The posters include seven 27 1/2" x 19 1/2" posters produced by the Southland Corporation for the 7-11 chain featuring past Olympians and their achievements. The athletes include Jim Thorpe in 1912, Babe Didrikson in 1932, Bob Mathias in 1948, Andrea Mead Lawrence in 1952, Shun Fujimoto in 1976, Harrison Dillard in 1948, Abebe Bikila in 1960, Lillian Copeland and Wilhelmina von Bremen in 1932, and Dorand Pietri and Johnny Hayes in 1908; four 27 1/2" x 22" posters featuring official British Amateur Athletic Board Coaching Charts for sprinting, long jump, high jump, and relay races; one 28 3/4" x 19" poster featuring the 1982 calendar by SunTour, a bicycle company from Japan; one 22" x 28" poster for the 1983 National Sports Festival held in Colorado Springs, Colorado featuring a gold, silver, and bronze medal from the games; and one 21 1/2" x 32" poster adversting the 1984 U.S. Olympic Stamp Collection featuring stamps for each sport in the Olympic Games.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
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