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Brigham Young University. News Bureau

 Organization

Biography

The Brigham Young University News Bureau was established around 1952, and was responsible for overseeing university news publications. In 1978 Press Relations was renamed Public Communications. Directors for the News Bureau included Edwin J. Butterworth (1952-1978).

Press Relations’ main function was to serve the university in dispersing school news to the outside world. It also prepares news releases and dissemination of the same to press, radio, television, magazine, and wire services. Within it there were four main divisions: news operations, information service, publications, and advertising. The news bureau was responsible for publishing president ‘s letter to the parents, special editions of the Daily Universe, and BYU Today, the alumni magazine.

The director of News Bureau reported to the director of the Division of Public Relations until 1964, after which they reported to the director of University Relations.

Later units include Brigham Young University Public Communications Department(1978-1997) and University Communications (1997-).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

University Communications files on university societies, 1971-1998

 Sub-Series — Carton 71: Series 2; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233626321]
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 24
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings and news releases concerning university societies at Brigham Young University from 1971 to 1998. Material topics include the Sigma XI Scientific Research Society, Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society, James E. Talmage Society, and Blue Key Honor Society. Also included are materials regarding society controversies.

Dates: 1971-1998