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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 32 Collections and/or Records:

BYU Photo photographs of wrestling, 1966-2000

 Sub-Series — Carton 200: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239130013]
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 2 Sub-Series 24
Scope and Contents

Slides and negatives of Brigham Young University wrestling related images. Dated 1966-2000.

Dates: 1966-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of sports teams

BYU Photo photographs of Young Ambassadors, 1976-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains negatives, contact sheets, and photographs of the Young Ambassadors performing group of Brigham Young University. Includes images for public relations and publicity, images of BYU and local performances (e.g., Varsity Theatre, Motion Picture Studio, deJong Concert Hall, Homecoming Spectacular, Pardoe Theatre, Promised Valley Playhouse), and on tour (e.g., Poland, Russia, World's Fair in New Orleans, Romania and Bulgaria, China, Scandinavia, the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, India,...
Dates: 1976-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of performing groups

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