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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:

Registration, 1969-1989

 Sub-Series — Carton 89: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233626503], Folder: 29
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series:

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, applications, lists, and correspondence concerning the department of Admission and Records at Brigham Young University from 1969 to 1997. Material topics include records management, registration, research division, the American College Test (ACT), financial aid, graduates, and admissions.

Dates: 1969-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications files on colleges and departments / University Communications files on the Department of Admission and Records

University Communications files on colleges and departments, 1956-2000

 Series
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and other materials relating to the colleges and departments of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1956 to 2000. The colleges and departments may be the subjects or creators of the materials, or both.

Dates: 1956-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records

University Communications files on the College of Life Sciences, 1960-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning the various departments within the college of Life Sciences from 1960 to 1998. Materials also concern the Ellsworth Meat and Livestock center, Spanish Fork farm, and microbiology clinical lab sciences, agricultural economics, the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, agricultural economics, Biological and Agricultural Sciences lecture series and the Cancer Research Center, the vertebrate paleontological lab, the science...
Dates: 1960-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications files on colleges and departments

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