BYU Photo general negatives, 1875-2002, bulk: 1970-2002
Scope and Contents
Contains negatives, contact sheets, and photograph prints of various scenes of Brigham Young University campus life, University departments, University presidents, and staff and faculty. Also includes leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, events and ceremonies such as graduation and Homecoming, student activities during different seasons of the year, campus buildings and services, field trips, workshops, other properties such as Aspen Grove and the BYU Farm in Spanish Fork, campus organizations and programs, performing groups, construction and improvements, sports teams, donations, alumni, visits of famous people or groups (e.g., Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Carpenters), awards (including annual President's Appreciation Award recipients), Cougar Stadium, plays and other entertainment, the library and Special Collections, and mission presidents and their wives. Materials dated 1875 to 2001, with the bulk dated from 1970 to 2002.
Dates
- Creation: 1875-2002
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970-2002
Creator
- Brigham Young University. News Bureau (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Public Communications (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. University Communications (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. University Photography (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The Brigham Young University News Bureau was established around 1952 and was responsible for overseeing university news publications. The unit later became the Brigham Young University Public Communications Department in 1978.
Biographical / Historical
Brigham Young University Public Communications was responsible for overseeing mass media on all levels at the university, including publications such as BYU Today. The unit became University Communications in 1997.
Biographical / Historical
University Communications (1997- ) is a department of Brigham Young University as of 2022, and is responsible for producing media resources, including publications such as BYU Today.
Extent
44 folders
110 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Folders arranged numerically, #44-7823, followed by CD numbers, slides arranged by set, and other photographs outside of the original general numbering schema.
Subject
- Brigham Young University -- Periodicals (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. News Bureau (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Public Communications (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. University Communications (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. University Photography (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- College administrators -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs
- College buildings -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs
- College students -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs
- College students -- Utah -- Provo -- Social Life and Customs
- College teachers -- Utah -- Provo
- Commencement ceremonies -- Utah -- Provo -- Photographs
- Universities and colleges -- Awards
- Universities and colleges -- Employees
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US