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Brigham Young University. Program Bureau

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1958 - 1978

Administrative History

The Program Bureau (1958-1978) organized nation and worldwide performances and tours for the performing groups at Brigham Young University.

The Program Bureau, formerly called the Student Program Bureau, was formed in 1958 to facilitate the organization of tours for performing groups at BYU including the Letterman, Fieldhouse Frolics, Startime BYU, and 15. Chairmen and coordinators included John D. Burnett (1958), James H. Lawrence (1959-1973), Janie Thompson (1973-1976), and K. Newell Dayley (1976-1978).

Citation:
Register to the records of the University Program Bureau, 1980: t.p.

BYU Organizational History, Sept. 19, 2012: Program Bureau (1958-1978, nation and worldwise performances and tours, formerly Student Program Bureau, formed 1958, Letterman, Fieldhouse Frolics, Startime BYU, 15; Chairmen and coordinators included John D. Burnett (1958), James H. Lawrence (1959-1973), Janie Thompson (1973-1976), and K. Newell Dayley (1976-1978))

Banyan, 1969: p. 99 (Program Bureau; under leadership of Janie Thompson)

Daily universe, March 5, 1970: p. 3 (Janie Thompson, show director; administration, James H. Lawrence)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1970: p. 529 (Program Bureau; Jane Thompson, coordinator)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Footage and trims of Curtain Time, U.S.A. tours, 1960-1965

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5625 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains multiple reels and loose film trims that include performances and outakes from the Middle East and Asian performances of Curtain Time U.S.A., a tour of a Brigham Young University performing group that toured many parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe in 1965. Sponsored by the United States State Department, it was a foreign relations program to help American relations. The performing group showed American styles of music, dance, and entertainment. The students also took time to...
Dates: 1960-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5625, David Kent Jacobs collection on Mormon films / David Kent Jacobs collection of films

Performing Arts Management records on Lamanite Generation, 1972-1977, 1993-1995

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1136 Series 2 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Europe, 1972-1995.

Dates: 1972-1977; 1993-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1136, Performing Arts Management records / Performing Arts Management tour records

Performing Arts Management records on the Ballroom Dance Company, 1969-1977, 1991-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1136 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Include photographs, slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours. The tours were in Malaysia, Russia, the Baltic states, North America, England, Scotland, Norway, Asia, South Africa, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Ukraine, and the "Dance Across the USA" China tour with the Cougarettes, 1969-1999.

Dates: 1969-1977; 1991-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1136, Performing Arts Management records / Performing Arts Management tour records

Performing Arts Management records on the International Folk Dance Ensemble, 1974-1977, 1985-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1136 Series 2 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Includes slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Scandinavia, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Russia, China, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Greece, Turkey, Israel, and Poland, 1974-1999.

Dates: 1974-1977; 1985-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1136, Performing Arts Management records / Performing Arts Management tour records

Program Bureau records on the American Folk Dancers, 1976

 Sub-Series — Carton 21: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197227660427]
Identifier: UA 1136 Series 2 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in Europe, 1976.

Dates: 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1136, Performing Arts Management records / Performing Arts Management tour records

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