The Olympic Experience photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0932

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Olympic Experince photograph collection was an early crowd-sourced project. Various people submitted the photos they took of events and in the area during the 2002 Olympic Games. Most of these images were born-digital, taken with a digital camera. Because they were taken in 2002, some of the original files are very small. Other materials were physically donated.

Dates

Creation: Spring 2002

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002, in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

The 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were both organized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), the first time that both events were organized by a single committee, and inspiring other Olympic and Paralympic Games to be organized by such since then. These were the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Jacques Rogge.

The Games featured 2,399 athletes from 78 nations, participating in 78 events in 15 disciplines. Norway topped the medal table, with 13 gold and 25 medals overall, while Germany finished with the most total medals, winning 36 (with 12 of them gold). The hosting United States was third by gold medals and second by overall medals, with 10 and 34 respectively. Australia notably became the first Southern Hemisphere country to ever win gold medals at the Winter Olympics.

The Games finished with a budgetary surplus of $40 million; the surplus was used to fund the formation of the Utah Athletic Foundation—which has continued to maintain the facilities built for these Olympics. The venues have continued to be used for national and international winter sports events after the Olympics, leading to the Winter Olympics return to Salt Lake City for 2034 games.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics

Extent

.75 Linear Feet (3 archives boxes)

15.86 Gigabytes (digital images)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Olympic Experince photograph collection consists of photos taken by people in Salt Lake during the 2002 Winter Games. This includes photos of events, as spectactors, but also photos of Salt Lake and the surrounding area during the Games.

Arrangement

Arranged by photographer, then subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Theresa Aoki, Corey Ames, Hassan Bakhit, Jason Baker, Nicole Bernshaw, Bill Blevins, John Breiding, Carrie Brooks, Brian Cole, Dave and Jean Corey, Lorraine and Dan Crouse, Stephanie Giacoletto, Peter Goss, Heather Harkness, Phyllis Haskall, Gene Izatt, Mike Kimball, Dale Larsen, Adam Lynn, Paul Mayne, Paul Mogren, Jill Moriearty, Sarah Morton, Jay Mumma, Brad Nelson, Marie Paiva, Lisa Perkins, Shane Pew, Bambi Richardson, Lynda Roberts, Shannen Robson, Anne Stewart, Robert Udarbe, Connie Walters, Rebecca Webb, Frank Whitby, Michael Whitchurch, and Amanda Wilson