Brigham Young University. News Bureau
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 7 Collections and/or Records:
BYU Photo photographs
Contains negatives, contact sheets, photograph prints, and transparencies of images produced by BYU Photo and its predecessors between 1875 and 2010, with the bulk produced between 1968 and 2002. Includes images of Brigham Young University events, campus scenes and buildings, administrators, faculty and staff, awards, visiting leadership from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and theater, dance, and other performing groups.
University Communications biographical records, 1921-2000
Contains biographical records, speeches, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and general documents related to former faculty; important visitors to Brigham Young University; individuals with ties to the University; and Church, mission, and University presidents. Materials date from 1959 to 2000.
University Communications files on former faculty, 1973-1997
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, photographs, correspondence, biographical information, and other materials, from 1973 to 1997. Topics include former members of Brigham Young University faculty, the BYU Women Organization, faculty appeals editorials and columns, faculty appeals, reviews, former faculty, visiting professors, faculty strong institute, faculty retirement, faculty office building, and the faculty brass ensemble.
University Communications files on individual former faculty members, 1954-1999
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, faculty data sheets, photographs, correspondence, biographical information and other materials relating to individual former faculty members from 1954 to 1999. Notable former faculty members include Jim "Dinosaur Jim" Jensen.
University Communications files on personnel, 1921-2002
Contains letters, comments, guidelines, newspaper clippings, news releases, speeches, photographs, pamphlets, biographical information, and inauguration files concerning both general and individual presidential, faculty, and VIP files from 1954 to 2002.
University Communications files on the President, 1960-1999
University Communications files on VIPs, 1978-2002
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, photographs, biographical information, and other materials relating to VIPs from 1978 to 2002. Topics include campus speakers; visiting VIPs, such as Richard M. Nixon; and Jimmy Stewart.