New York (State). Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Division of Law Enforcement. 1980 Winter Olympics security files
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
3 cubic feet
23 black and white photographs; 135 color 35mm slides; 2 maps
Arrangement
Series has been arranged into three sub-series: Division of Law Enforcement Security files, Security Manuals, and Slides and Photographs.
Scope and Content Note
Series consists of records related to security operations of the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held at Lake Placid, New York. The Division of Law Enforcement of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) worked in conjunction with the New York State Police to provide security. The records include reports, manuals, maps of the area, security plans, budget files, emergency disaster plans, search and rescue procedures, communications plans, personnel assignments and slides used in security briefings. The majority of the records were used and/or accumulated by Division of Law Enforcement Assistant Director George G. Firth.
Alternate Formats Available
Duplicates are available for all slides, except slide no. 135.
Processing Information
This collection's description was enhanced as a part of the New York State Archives Environmental History Virtual Research Collection Project, 2004. File titles have been transcribed directly from original folders. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided funding for this project.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding the access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Internal security--New York (State)
Winter sports--Safety measures
Detailed Description
Subseries 1: Division of Law Enforcement Security files
Scope and Content Note:
The Division of Law Enforcement Security files sub-series consists of records related to officer post assignments and schedules; security training documents; venue/post reports; personnel records; shift critiques; financial and budget related records; equipment records; records related to cooperative arrangement with New York State Police; newspaper clippings; and published items related to the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Dates | Contents | Box | Folder |
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Accretion: 15122-89 |
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1980 | Final Report of the Security of the 1980 Winter Olympics (2 copies) and officer assignments | 1 | 1 |
1979 | Assistant Director George G. Firth memos, and one volume of "The Conservationist" (Olympic edition), Nov. 1979 | 1 | 2 |
1980 | Whiteface Mountain and Mt. Van Hoevenberg Mountain post assignments | 1 | 3 |
1979-1980 | Post assignment and schedules | 1 | 4 |
1979 | Hostage situation management - forms and information from a manual | 1 | 5 |
1980 | Pre-game venue maps and training and competition schedule | 2 | |
1978 | 1st draft plan - Div. of State Police for Providing Security | 2 | |
1979-1980 | Vouchers related to Olympics | 2 | |
1980 | Command post attendance report (venue) | 2 | |
1980 | Venue commanders reports - Mt. Van Hoevenberg and WhitefaceMountain | 2 | |
1980 | Venue commanders reports - MCCC | 2 | |
1980 | Venue commanders reports - K-9 | 2 | |
1980 | Venue commanders reports - Mt. Van Hoevenberg | 2 | |
1980 | Venue commanders reports - Whiteface Mountain | 2 | |
1979 | Olympic Security - Memorandum of understanding - drafts andcorrespondence | 2 | |
1976-1980 | Olympic Security - planning correspondence and reports | 2 | |
1980 | Olympics - post event correspondence | 2 | |
1979-1980 | Olympics - miscellaneous, general correspondence | 2 | |
1980 | Olympics - newspaper clippings | 3 | 1 |
1978-1980 | Olympics - budget related correspondence, memos and financial records | 3 | 2 |
1977-1980 | Olympics - budget reports and correspondence | 3 | 3 |
1977-1980 | Olympics - budget records of expected expenditures | 3 | 4 |
1977 | Olympics - budget | 3 | 5 |
1979 | Olympics - Emergency Disaster - Search and Rescue Cooperative Agreement | 3 | 6 |
1979-1980 | Olympics - equipment related correspondence and lists | 3 | 7 |
1979 | Olympics - Memorandum of Understanding | 3 | 8 |
1979 | Olympics - Peripheral Olympic Area Security Plan (POASP) reports and correspondence | 3 | 9 |
1979 | Olympics - Peripheral Olympic Area Security Plan (POASP) reports and correspondence | 3 | 10 |
1979-1980 | Olympics - personnel correspondence and assignments | 3 | 11 |
1979 | Olympics - pre-games personnel records | 3 | 12 |
1979-1980 | Olympics - personnel radio equipment records | 4 | 1 |
1980 | Olympics - personnel time records | 4 | 2 |
1980 | Olympics - personnel transportation records | 4 | 4 |
1980 | Olympics - venue shifts critique - K-9 | 4 | 5 |
1980 | Olympics - venue shifts critique - Mt Van Hoevenberg | 4 | 6 |
1980 | Olympics - venue shifts critique - Whiteface Mountain | 4 | 7 |
1980 | Olympics - venue shifts critique - MCCC | 4 | 8 |
1977-1980 | Olympic venue sites - posts, assignments and supervisors | 4 | 9 |
1980s | Published items related to 1980 Olympic Winter Games | 4 | 10 |
1980 | Olympics - personnel time records | 4 | 3 |
Subseries 2: Security Manuals
Scope and Content Note:
The Security Manuals sub-series consists of manuals used for training of DEC officers in preparation for their role in the 1980 Winter Olympics and for coordinating security operations at Olympic venues. These include security operations manuals; manuals for Olympians; venue security plans; and disaster operations manuals.
Dates | Contents | Box | Folder |
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Accretion: 15122-89 |
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1979 | Olympic Venue Security Plan manual - draft | 6 | |
1979 | Olympic Venue Security Plan manual - draft | 6 | |
1979 | Olympic Venue Security Plan manual - draft | 6 | |
1979 | Olympic Instruction Training Course - Olympic Security Planning Detail manual | 5 | 1 |
1980 | Security Operations Manual, Whiteface Mountain | 5 | 2 |
1980 | Security Operations Manual, Mt. Van Hoevenberg | 5 | 3 |
1980 | Security Operations Manual, VIP/Special Guest | 5 | 4 |
1980 | New York State Police "Disasters Operation Manual" andadditions | 5 | 5 |
1980 | New York State Police "Disasters Operation Manual" (2ndcopy) | 5 | 6 |
1980 | "XIII Olympic Winter Games Participant Manual," Part 1 | 5 | 7 |
1980 | "XIII Olympic Winter Games Participant Manual," Part 2 | 5 | 8 |
Subseries 3: Briefing slides and DEC photographs
Scope and Content Note:
The briefing slides and DEC photographs sub-series consists of approximately 135 color slides of venue sites, DEC officers, aerial views of Olympic site, buildings around Olympic site, interior checkpoints, and Lake Placid streets. Sub-series also contains 23 black and white photographs of injured DEC officers and a pick-up truck with numerous bullet holes in it. These photographs (created ca. 1974) appear to be unrelated to Olympic security events. Duplicates are available for all slides, except slide no. 135.
Dates | Contents | Box | |
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Accretion: 15122-89 |
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1979-1980 | 135 Briefing slides | 7 | |
1979-1980 | 134 Briefing slides (duplicates) - no. 135 is missing | 7 | |
1974 | 23 Incident photos (not related to the Olympics) | 7 |