Brigham Young University. News Bureau
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 5 Collections and/or Records:
University Communications files on campus museums, 1972-1998
Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, pamphlets, and memorandums regarding the museums owned by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1979 to 1998. Materials cover the Monte L. Bean Museum, Earth Science Museum, Museum of Art, and Museum of Peoples and Cultures.
University Communications files on the Earth Science Museum, 1987-1994
Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and press releases regarding the Earth Science Museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1987 to 1994.
University Communications files on the M.L. Bean Museum, 1972-1996
Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and press releases regarding the Monte L. Bean Museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1983 to 1996.
University Communications files on the Museum of Art, 1987-1998
Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, pamphlets, and memorandums regarding the Museum of Art at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1987 to 1998.
University Communications files on the Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 1981-1995
Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and press releases regarding the Museum of Peoples and Cultures owned by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1981 to 1995.