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Brigham Young University. News Bureau

 Organization

Biography

The Brigham Young University News Bureau was established around 1952, and was responsible for overseeing university news publications. In 1978 Press Relations was renamed Public Communications. Directors for the News Bureau included Edwin J. Butterworth (1952-1978).

Press Relations’ main function was to serve the university in dispersing school news to the outside world. It also prepares news releases and dissemination of the same to press, radio, television, magazine, and wire services. Within it there were four main divisions: news operations, information service, publications, and advertising. The news bureau was responsible for publishing president ‘s letter to the parents, special editions of the Daily Universe, and BYU Today, the alumni magazine.

The director of News Bureau reported to the director of the Division of Public Relations until 1964, after which they reported to the director of University Relations.

Later units include Brigham Young University Public Communications Department(1978-1997) and University Communications (1997-).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Public Communications records on comparative treatment of Brigham Young University publicity, 1973-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 586 Series 14
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings showing relative news treatment of Brigham Young University publicity in the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, and Provo Daily Herald.

Dates: Other: 1973-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 586, University Relations Division records

University Relations Division geographic news clippings, 1967-1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 586 Series 9 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains news clippings from various states from 1967 to 1973.

Dates: Other: 1967-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 586, University Relations Division records / University Relations Division reference file on race relations

University Relations Division topical news clippings, 1969-1970

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 586 Series 9 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains news clippings from 1969 to 1970.

Dates: Other: 1969-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 586, University Relations Division records / University Relations Division reference file on race relations

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