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ACCN 1560
Sports and Olympics thesis collection
1972-1994
3 linear feet
The Sports and Olympics thesis collection (1972-1994) is a compilation of theses and dissertation papers written by degree candidates from graduate schools in the United States and Canada. They include studies on a variety of topics relevant to sports and the Olympic Games. The range of years researched are from 1896-1992.
Collection materials are in
English.
Organizational History
See collection contents for historical information.
The Sports and Olympics thesis collection (1972-1994) is a compilation of theses and dissertation papers written by degree candidates from graduate schools in the United States and Canada. They include studies on a variety of topics relevant to sports and the Olympic Games. The range of years researched are from 1896-1992.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Jane Chesley in 1996.
Forms part of the Utah Ski Archives.
Olympics
Sports
Sports and state
Sports and Recreation
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Schneider, Angela Jo-Anne. Drugs in Sport, The Straight Dope: A Philosophical Analysis of the Justification for Banning Performance-Enhancing Substances and Practices in the Olympic Games. University of Western Ontario
1993
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2
Emmer, Timothy William. The Professionalization of High Performance Sports. Queen's University
1993
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3
Holden, Laura Lee. An Investigation of the Sociopolitical Influences on the Olympic Games, 1948 to 1968. California State College, Long Beach
1972
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4
Cho, Seongsik. Newspaper Photographic Coverage of Female Athletes in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympic Games. University of Iowa
1993
1
5
Bryn, Steinar. The Americanization of Norwegian Culture. University of Minnesota
1994
2
6
Tate, Gerard Francis. The Effects of the Transformation in the Olympic Games on the Athletic Retirement Transition Process: American Olympians and Retired National Football League Athletes. Temple University
1993
2
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Wenn, Stephen Robert. A History of the International Olympic Committee and Television, 1936-1980. Pennsylvania State University
1993
2
8
Walker, James Russell. The Politics of Performance: Soviet Participation in the Olympic Games, 1952-1984. University of Texas at Arlington
1988
2
9
Shine, Gary Paul. An Investigation into the Sociological Background of the Athletes Who Represented the United States of America in the XII Winter Olympic Games of 1976. State University of New York at Brockport
1977
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10
Young, C. Cartwright. United States Olympic Politics, A Public Policy Case Study. University of Missouri-Columbia
1982
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Mashiach, Asher. A Study to Determine the Factors Which Influenced American Spectators To Go To See The Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. Ohio State University
1977
3
12
Jackson, Steven James. Sport, Crisis, and Canadian Identity in 1988: A Cultural Analysis. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1992
3
13
Hsu, Ming-Chang. A Comparative Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Olympic Success: Taiwan, Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China. Oregon State University
1992
3
14
Rivenburgh, Nancy Kay. National Image Richness in Televised Coverage of South Korea During the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. University of Washington
1991
3
15
Kang, Kyung Tae. The National Image of South Korea as Reflected in "The New York Times" Before and After the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. California State University, Fresno
1993
4
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Olson, Laura Lee Katz. Power, Public Policy and the Environment: The Defeat of the 1976 Winter Olympics in Colorado. University of Colorado
1974
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Hulme, Derick L., Jr. The Viability of International Sport as a Political Weapon: The 1980 US Olympic Boycott. Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University)
1988
4
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Wilson, Harold Edwin, Jr. The Golden Opportunity: A Study of the Romanian Manipulataion of the Olympic Movement During the Boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Ohio State University
1993
4
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Platt, Alan R. The Olympic Games and Their Political Aspects: 1952 to 1972. Kent State University
1976
5
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Lee, Jong-Young. Sport Nationalism in the Modern Olympic Games. University of Northern Colorado
1990
5
21
Dyreson, Mark Sanford. America's Athletic Missionaries: The Olympic Games and the Creation of a National Culture, 1896-1936. Vols. 1 and 2. University of Arizona
1989
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Sestak, Michael L. Wind/Terrain Analysis: Selection of Meteorological Station Sites in Wind Modeling of Complex Terrain. Colorado State University
1983
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Levitt, Susanna Halper. The 1984 Olympic Arts Festival: Theatre. University of California, Davis
1990
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Hindson, Lisa Johanne. A Clean Bill of Health for Sport Sponsorship? Survey of United States Olympic Committee Member Organizations. University of Iowa
1990
6
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Bruchal, Terrence A. Innovations: Strategies for Implementation. University of Alberta
1990
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Kreiner, Katharine. The Effect of Success on Elite Athletes' Performance: An Exploratory Study. University of Ottawa
1990
6
27
Watt, Hilary J. An Analysis of Sport Canada's Quadrennial Planning Policy: The Impact Upon Athletics Canada. Queen's University
1992
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Lee, Judy. Media Portrayals of Male and Female Olympic Athletes: Analyses of Newspaper Accounts of the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Games. University of Waterloo
1991