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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 19 Collections and/or Records:

Office of Performance Scheduling correspondence, 1965-1982

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

Contains correspondence between peoples and performance groups during the years 1965-1982. This correspondence covers such matters as finances, communication between management personnel, communication between students involved in the performance groups, and communication between staff members, 1965-1982.

Dates: 1965-1982

Office of Performance Scheduling general correspondence, 1965-1982

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

Correspondence between peoples and performance groups during the years 1965-1982. This correspondence covers such matters as finances, billing statements, communication between management personnel, communication between students involved in the performance groups, and communication between staff members, 1965-1982.

Dates: 1965-1982

Performing Arts Management records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1136
Scope and Contents

Contains materials concerning Performing Arts Management performing groups from 1960 to 2005. The materials include correspondence, photographs, slides, itineraries, financial records, contracts, programs, and reports. The materials pertain to the administration of performing groups that compete domestically, regionally, and internationally, 1960-2005.

Dates: 1960-2005

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

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

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

Performing Arts Management records on the Wind Symphony, 1970-1976, 1990-1999

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

Includes correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in the Baltic states, the United States, East Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, 1970-1999.

Dates: 1970-1976; 1990-1999

Performing Arts Management records on the Young Ambassadors, 1973-1976, 1992-1999, 2002-2004

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1136 Series 2 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents

Includes slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Asia, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Germany, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Mediterranean, Spain, Morocco, Tunis, and South America, 1992-2004.

Dates: 1973-1976; 1992-1999; 2002-2004

Performing Arts Management tour records, 1969-2004

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

Contains photographs, slides, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning domestic and international tours for the Performing Arts Management performing groups, 1969-2004.

Dates: 1969-2004

Program Bureau correspondence, 1954-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 518 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Program Bureau correspondence with information on tours, performing groups, and programs. Materials date from between 1954 and 1966.

Dates: 1954-1966