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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 56 Collections and/or Records:

University Communications files on homecoming, 1979-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning homecoming. Materials date from 1979 to 1997.

Dates: 1979-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on honors and general education, 1970-1994

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning the Honors and General education department from 1970 to 1986. Materials also concern help with vocational and major decisions, the Honors Program, the general education program, honors market of ideas, and the honors program general education learning center.

Dates: 1970-1994
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 housing, 1954-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning housing and general service, law suits, resident assistants, concerning ACLU State clippings, Wymount Terrace, Deseret Towers, Helaman Halls, and Heritage Halls from 1954 to 1997.

Dates: 1954-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on individual former faculty members, 1954-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, faculty data sheets, photographs, correspondence, biographical information and other materials relating to individual former faculty members from 1954 to 1999. Notable former faculty members include Jim "Dinosaur Jim" Jensen.

Dates: 1954-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications files on personnel

University Communications files on Ironton, 1969-1976

 Sub-Series — Carton 67: Series 1; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233626289]
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 33
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs relating to the Ironton steel plant in Provo, Utah from 1969 to 1976.

Dates: 1969-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on libraries, 1958-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning Libraries at Brigham Young University from 1958 to 1998. Topics include the Glenn and Olive Nelson Library, the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, the building and administration of the Harold B. Lee Library, and Harold B. Lee Library friends, fund-raising and scholarships.

Dates: 1958-1999
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 personnel, 1921-2002

 Series
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains letters, comments, guidelines, newspaper clippings, news releases, speeches, photographs, pamphlets, biographical information, and inauguration files concerning both general and individual presidential, faculty, and VIP files from 1954 to 2002.

Dates: 1921-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records

University Communications files on Religious Education, 1969-1999

 Sub-Series — Carton 51: Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233630927]
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 21
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and proposals concerning the department of Religious Education from 1969 to 1999. FARMS, the Archaeology of the Scriptures Symposium, Ancient Scripture and Church History and Doctrine, the New World Archaeology Foundation, and the Nauvoo Symposium.

Dates: 1969-1999
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 reports and surveys, 1971-2003

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 32
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, campus memorandums, letters, and reports concerning self-study, self-study budget, facilities and resources, benchmarks, and various other topics of study done by or related to Brigham Young University from 1971 to 2003.

Dates: 1971-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on television and radio, 1973-1997

 Sub-Series — Carton 70: Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233626313]
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 27
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and correspondence concerning Bonneville radio, Cougar cable television, KBYU-FM, and KBYU-TV at Brigham Young University from 1978 to 1995.

Dates: 1973-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

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