Deseret News media promotion collection
Scope and Contents
Contains promotional materials, including press kits, press releases, clippings, photographs, production stills, and advertisements sent to the Deseret News by media producers, promoters, and distributors to promote commercial media works. Includes materials on motion pictures and on people in the motion picture industry. Materials dated 1923-2008.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-2008
Creator
- Deseret News (Firm) (collector, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The first edition of the Deseret News was published by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. on June 15, 1850, on a $60 printing press which had traveled 1100 miles to Salt Lake City, Utah. It began as a weekly paper, focusing on the Church as well as some national news. It later became a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As of 2024, Deseret News is the state’s oldest continuously operating business and longest-running news organization, and was publishing a weekly edition, Deseret Magazine, and the Church News.
Extent
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
1 half box (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were generated by media producers, promoters, and distributors and sent to Deseret News to promote their media project. The Deseret News maintained these as research resource in their facility until donation to Brigham Young University in 2023.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Deseret News; 2023.
Appraisal
Collections documenting the promotion of cinema, television, and radio productions. (Media Arts History collection development policy, section V-a-i, July 2023).
Processing Information
Processed; Austen Hunsaker; 2023.
- Title
- Deseret News media promotion collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Karen Glenn
- Date
- 2024 October 8
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States