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The A. George Davis 1980 Winter Olympic Games Papers consist of correspondence, tickets, identification tags, newspapers, magazine, score sheets, handbooks, ephemera of A. George Davis during the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games. Of note is the penalty record for the ice hockey game between Russia and the USA on February 22, 1980, when the US upset Russia in a score of 4-3 and commonly referred to as the Miracle on Ice. Davis was the Penalty Timer for hockey games. The records were donated to the Potsdam Museum in October 2023.

Note: this collection does contain several objects given by the donor that were owned by George Davis but are not included in the description of this finding aid. See Acc #2023.039 in Past Perfect cataloging software for more information regarding those items.

Collection Number:  2023.039

Collection Length:  0.167 linear ft.

Collection Start Year:  1978

Collection End Year:  1980

Finding Aid:  A. George Davis 1980 Winter Olympic Games Papers fa (104 KB)