New York State Department of State Bureau of Legal Services 1980 Olympics Legal Issues Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
These files were created by the Bureau of Legal Services as part of its responsibility to provide legal advice on State-local relations. The Bureau provided advice on legal issues relating to the 1980 Olympics, including acquisition of facility sites; financing the Olympics; television and radio broadcasting; environmental impact; transportation; commerce; and accommodations. Many records focus on the condemnation of the Ray Brook Federal Correctional Facility and its acquisition for use as an Olympic facility and on the Olympic Accommodations Control Corporation.
Title
Department of State Bureau of Legal Services 1980 Olympics legal issues files
Quantity
2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
13029
Creator
Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Scope and Content Note

These files were created by the Bureau as part of its responsibility to provide legal advice on State-local relations. In connection with that responsibility, the Bureau reviewed and provided advice on a range of legal issues relating to the 1980 Olympics, including: the acquisition of facility sites; financing the Olympics; television and radio broadcasting; environmental impact; transportation; commerce; and accommodations.

A substantial amount of the records focus on the condemnation of the Ray Brook Federal Correctional Facility and its acquisition for use as an Olympic facility and on the Olympic Accommodations Control Corporation.

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