- Created by
- Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Japanese, 1959 - 1966
- Issued by
- International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
- Owned by
- White, Marilyn Elaine, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Closed): 8 1/4 × 5 13/16 in. (21 × 14.8 cm)
- H x W (Open): 8 1/4 × 11 11/16 in. (21 × 29.7 cm)
- Description
- Official Program from The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964. The program has a white cover with black, gold, and red print. In the left side of the program there is a gold circle, followed by the Olympic rings and [TOKYO 1964], all in gold ink. A red bar runs along the left edge and features drawing of a figure in a sprinting position in white ink. On the right side of the cover has Japanese writings, the numbers [10 / 16] and English type in black and red print. The English text reads: [THE GAMES OF THE XVIII OLYMPIAD TOKYO / ATHLETICS / OFFICIAL PROGRAMME / THE NATIONAL STADIUM]. [No. 3] is featured in the bottom right corner. The interior consists of 60 pages of text with Japanese, French, and English writing. The pages contain athletes’ names, event information, stadium information, and blank memo pages and event score boxes. The back cover has the same illustration of the gold circle, Olympic rings, text, and sprinter as the front along the right edge.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- souvenir programs
- Topic
- Olympics
- Sports
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
- Object number
- 2017.56.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




