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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:

BYU Photo photographs of International Folk Dance Ensemble, approximately 1975-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains negatives, contact sheets, and photograph prints featuring the Brigham Young University International Folk Dance Ensemble, and occasionally the Folk Music Ensemble, during domestic performances (e.g., parades, festivals, Christmas Around the World, Wheeler Farm, and Lagoon's Pioneer Village); international tours (Europe, Puerto Rico, China/Japan/Taiwan, Hawaii, Canada, Switzerland, Israel, Armenia, France, Poland, Czech Republic); as well as publicity photos, headshots of dancers in...
Dates: approximately 1975-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of performing groups

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