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 27 Collections and/or Records:
University Communications files on Religious Education, 1969-1999
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.
University Communications files on the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, 1965-1999
University Communications files on the College of Fine Arts and Communications, 1968-2000
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, photographs, calendars, concerning the various departments within the College of Fine Arts and Communications from 1968 to 1999. Material topics include music, theatre, dance, art, productions, the Museum of Art, performing groups, showcases, archives, competitions, the Language and Intercultural Research Center, Maeser awards, Miss BYU, Miss Indian BYU, Young Ambassadors, Summerfest, Piano Festival, and Freedom Festival.
University Communications files on the College of Health and Human Performance, 1974-1997
Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning the Human Performance Research Center from 1979 to 1997. Materials also relate to physical education-dance, health sciences, food science and nutrition, the College of Physical Education, health promotion, and the health sciences.
University Communications files on the College of Humanities, 1969-1998
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, correspondence concerning the various department in the College of Humanities from 1969 to 1997. Materials also relate to the award for academic distinction in the college of humanities, Humanities symposium, the Summer Language Institute, the Center for Study of Christian Values in Literature, and the P.A. Christensen Humanities Lecture.
University Communications files on the College of Industrial and Technical Education, 1970-1986
Contains newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs related College of Industrial and Technical Education at Brigham Young University from 1970 to 1986, including design and education.
University Communications files on the College of Life Sciences, 1960-1998
University Communications files on the College of Nursing, 1978-1997
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning the College of Nursing, and the Nursing Research Conference from 1978 to 1997.
University Communications files on the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 1961-1997
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning the various department within the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences from 1963 to 1997. Materials also concern the Summerhays Planetarium, the Earth Science Museum, the Quey Hebrew Lecture, The Leading Edge science and fiction magazine, microchemistry, natural gas testing and the thermochemical institute, the Astronomical Society, the CAM Software Research Center, and the Combustion Laboratory.
University Communications files on the Communications Department, 1956-1999
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, correspondence, meeting minutes, and photographs concerning the Communications Department from 1956 to 1999. Materials also relate to community relationships, the communication disorders clinic, communications week, public communications, the Communications Council, media services, and cooperative education.