25th Anniversary of the 1996 Olympics
Let's celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games!
Atlanta beat out five other cities to win the bid to host the 1996 Centennial Summer Olympic Games from July 19 until August 4, 1996, while Savannah was selected to host the Olympic yachting events, which took place near Wilmington Island, in Wassaw Sound.
The DLG and its partners have created and aggregated content around Olympics-themed collections and items.
Have a look below!
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS FEATURING
THE 1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS
(Courtesy of Georgia State University Libraries)
Photographs depicting planning, construction, and protests related to facility building for the 1996 Olympic games.
(Courtesy of Georgia State University Libraries)
Georgia Tech’s Preparations for the 1996 Olympic Games
Georgia Tech provided housing for the athletes, the Olympic Village and served as the venue for swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, modern pentathlon, boxing, and Paralympic volleyball.
(Courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology. Library. Archives, Records Management and Digital Curation Department)
Georgia Department of Transportation’s Preparations for the 1996 Games
(Courtesy of Georgia Government Publications)
Courtesy of Atlanta History Center and Kennesaw State University Libraries
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Papers
Courtesy of Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Courtesy of City of Savannah Municipal Archives and Library
Poster and postcard designed for the Georgia 8th Grade Social Studies Standards of Excellence module
SS8H12: Explain the importance of developments in Georgia since the late 20th century.
c. Evaluate the short-term and long-term impacts of hosting the 1996 Olympics on Georgia’s economic and population growth.