Brigham Young University. Program Bureau
Dates
- Existence: 1958 - 1978
Administrative History
The Program Bureau (1958-1978) organized nation and worldwide performances and tours for the performing groups at Brigham Young University.
The Program Bureau, formerly called the Student Program Bureau, was formed in 1958 to facilitate the organization of tours for performing groups at BYU including the Letterman, Fieldhouse Frolics, Startime BYU, and 15. Chairmen and coordinators included John D. Burnett (1958), James H. Lawrence (1959-1973), Janie Thompson (1973-1976), and K. Newell Dayley (1976-1978).
Citation:
Register to the records of the University Program Bureau, 1980: t.p.BYU Organizational History, Sept. 19, 2012: Program Bureau (1958-1978, nation and worldwise performances and tours, formerly Student Program Bureau, formed 1958, Letterman, Fieldhouse Frolics, Startime BYU, 15; Chairmen and coordinators included John D. Burnett (1958), James H. Lawrence (1959-1973), Janie Thompson (1973-1976), and K. Newell Dayley (1976-1978))
Banyan, 1969: p. 99 (Program Bureau; under leadership of Janie Thompson)
Daily universe, March 5, 1970: p. 3 (Janie Thompson, show director; administration, James H. Lawrence)
Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1970: p. 529 (Program Bureau; Jane Thompson, coordinator)
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
David Kent Jacobs materials on publications, 1965-1983
Footage and trims of Curtain Time, U.S.A. tours, 1960-1965
Office of Performance Scheduling correspondence, 1965-1982
Contains correspondence between peoples and performance groups during the years 1965-1982. This correspondence covers such matters as finances, communication between management personnel, communication between students involved in the performance groups, and communication between staff members, 1965-1982.
Office of Performance Scheduling general correspondence, 1965-1982
Correspondence between peoples and performance groups during the years 1965-1982. This correspondence covers such matters as finances, billing statements, communication between management personnel, communication between students involved in the performance groups, and communication between staff members, 1965-1982.
Performing Arts Management records on Lamanite Generation, 1972-1977, 1993-1995
Contains correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Europe, 1972-1995.
Performing Arts Management records on the Ballroom Dance Company, 1969-1977, 1991-1999
Include photographs, slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours. The tours were in Malaysia, Russia, the Baltic states, North America, England, Scotland, Norway, Asia, South Africa, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Ukraine, and the "Dance Across the USA" China tour with the Cougarettes, 1969-1999.
Performing Arts Management records on the International Folk Dance Ensemble, 1974-1977, 1985-1999
Includes slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Scandinavia, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Russia, China, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Greece, Turkey, Israel, and Poland, 1974-1999.
Performing Arts Management records on the Wind Symphony, 1970-1976, 1990-1999
Includes correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in the Baltic states, the United States, East Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, 1970-1999.
Performing Arts Management records on the Young Ambassadors, 1973-1976, 1992-1999, 2002-2004
Includes slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Asia, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Mediterranean, Spain, Morocco, Tunis, and South America, 1992-2004.
Performing Arts Management tour records, 1969-2004
Contains photographs, slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning domestic and international tours for the Performing Arts Management performing groups, 1969-2004.