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Brigham Young University. Public Communications

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1978 - 1997

Administrative History

Public Communications was responsible for overseeing mass media on all levels, local all the way up to international. Directors for Public Communications included Paul C. Richards (1978-1991), Margaret Smoot (1991-1994), Brent Harker (1994-1997). In 1997, Lee Bartlett assumed control of Public Communications and the name was changed to University Communications.

The main function and purpose of Public Communications was to act as the official university channel for interacting with mass media at local, state, regional, national, and international levels. This meaning they worked with broadcasting on campus, various publications including BYU Today, and Fine Arts News and Features.

The director of Public Communication reported to the president of University Relations. In 1992, with the creation of the Vice-President of Advancement, Public Communications was then under the care of Ronald G. Hyde, Vice-President of Advancement.

Prior to 1978 this unit was called the Brigham Young University News Bureau (1952-1978). The organization has been called University Communications ever since 1997 when the Public Communications Department was abolished.

Citation:
University Communications records, 1921-2009 (Brigham Young University, Public Communications)

BYU organizational history, via WWW, Mar. 12, 2013 (Public Communications; previously known as the News Bureau, renamed in 1978; reports to the university administration; responsible for overseeing university mass media; name changed to University Communications in 1997)

Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

University Communications files on campus security, 1969-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and news releases concerning campus security, campus police, risk management, parking and theft, and police report forms from 1969 to 1999.

Dates: 1969-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on college rankings, 1994-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerned with the topic of college rankings from 1995 to 1997.

Dates: 1994-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

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 commencement, 1986-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, reports, addresses, lists, activities, photographs, college showcases, exercises, and speeches from commencement and graduation ceremonies at the University from 1986 to 1998.

Dates: 1986-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on conferences and symposia, 1969-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and talks concerning various conferences and symposia including annual university conferences, university-sponsored conferences, and women's conferences from 1973 to 2001.

Dates: 1969-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on Continuing Education, 1958-1998

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning Continuing Education from 1969 to 1995. Materials cover Continuing Education centers and services, including sports camps, study abroad programs, Education Week, workshops, and summer camps, as well as files on Barbara Barrington Jones.

Dates: 1958-1998
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 controversial topics, 1971-2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings, news releases and photographs concerning various controversies from 1979 to 1997. Controversies include the film "Bless the Beasts," discrimination of gender or race, political cartoons, Mark Hofmann forgeries and bombing, the Sunstone Symposium, Gilmore Murders, Gregoty Watergate, Title IX athletes, the dress code, women in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), University of Utah shanties, swine flu shots, Provo city power, protests, Mountain Bell, PADD,...
Dates: 1971-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on culturgram, 1984-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, press releases, and corporate minutes regarding culturgrams at Brigham Young University, from 1984 to 1998.

Dates: 1984-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on development, 1958-1996

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning development and donations at Brigham Young University from 1958 to 1996.

Dates: 1958-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on educational institutions, 1969-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning other educational institutions in relation to Brigham Young University from 1969 to 1997. Material topics include university relations, the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly, the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, placement center, preschool, secondary education foundation, BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho, Dixie, New Zion School, Snow College, University of Utah, Utah Public Schools-BYU partnership, Utah State University, Utah Valley State...
Dates: 1969-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

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