Official Special Olympics General Rules booklet, 1980
date: label: date made
content: 1980
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Official Special Olympics General Rules booklet containing the rules and regulations governing Special Olympics as of August 15, 1974, and were revised in January of 1980. The Special Olympics Oath is printed on the inside cover, "Let me win, But, if I cannot win, Let me be brave in the attempt." There is also a Special Olympics entry form located on page 42.
label: Description (Brief)
content: From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Special Olympics
label: web subject
content: Disabilities
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.3156.21
label: nonaccession number
content: 2017.3156
label: catalog number
content: 2017.3156.21
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rules booklet, special olympics
label: Object Name
content: rules booklet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 20.955 cm x 13.335 cm x .635 cm