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Brigham Young University. Public Communications

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1978 - 1997

Administrative History

Public Communications was responsible for overseeing mass media on all levels, local all the way up to international. Directors for Public Communications included Paul C. Richards (1978-1991), Margaret Smoot (1991-1994), Brent Harker (1994-1997). In 1997, Lee Bartlett assumed control of Public Communications and the name was changed to University Communications.

The main function and purpose of Public Communications was to act as the official university channel for interacting with mass media at local, state, regional, national, and international levels. This meaning they worked with broadcasting on campus, various publications including BYU Today, and Fine Arts News and Features.

The director of Public Communication reported to the president of University Relations. In 1992, with the creation of the Vice-President of Advancement, Public Communications was then under the care of Ronald G. Hyde, Vice-President of Advancement.

Prior to 1978 this unit was called the Brigham Young University News Bureau (1952-1978). The organization has been called University Communications ever since 1997 when the Public Communications Department was abolished.

Citation:
University Communications records, 1921-2009 (Brigham Young University, Public Communications)

BYU organizational history, via WWW, Mar. 12, 2013 (Public Communications; previously known as the News Bureau, renamed in 1978; reports to the university administration; responsible for overseeing university mass media; name changed to University Communications in 1997)

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

BYU Photo general negatives, 1875-2002, bulk: 1970-2002

 Series
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains negatives, contact sheets, and photograph prints of various scenes of Brigham Young University campus life, University departments, University presidents, and staff and faculty. Also includes leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, events and ceremonies such as graduation and Homecoming, student activities during different seasons of the year, campus buildings and services, field trips, workshops, other properties such as Aspen Grove and the BYU Farm in...
Dates: 1875-2002; Majority of material found within 1970-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs

BYU Photo photographs

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5754
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1875-2010; Majority of material found within 1968-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / BYU Photo photographs

University Communications files on controversial topics, 1971-2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings, news releases and photographs concerning various controversies from 1979 to 1997. Controversies include the film "Bless the Beasts," discrimination of gender or race, political cartoons, Mark Hofmann forgeries and bombing, the Sunstone Symposium, Gilmore Murders, Gregoty Watergate, Title IX athletes, the dress code, women in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), University of Utah shanties, swine flu shots, Provo city power, protests, Mountain Bell, PADD,...
Dates: 1971-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on culturgram, 1984-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, press releases, and corporate minutes regarding culturgrams at Brigham Young University, from 1984 to 1998.

Dates: 1984-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on finances, 1985-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 16
Scope and Contents note

Contains receipts, budget adjustments, financial reports, budget fund records, limited purchase drafts, travel records, and general financial records related to the Communications Department at Brigham Young University from 1993 to 1999.

Dates: 1985-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on general subjects, 1957-2009

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, articles, notes, and photographs relating to general topics related to Brigham Young University or Utah from 1957 to 2009. There are groupings of news clips and press releases organized by subject, and many of the files contain single newspaper clippings dealing with specific topics not particularly related to any one department at Brigham Young University, or departments that have been abolished and whose records contained only one or two files....
Dates: 1957-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on homecoming, 1979-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning homecoming. Materials date from 1979 to 1997.

Dates: 1979-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on housing, 1954-1997

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning housing and general service, law suits, resident assistants, concerning ACLU State clippings, Wymount Terrace, Deseret Towers, Helaman Halls, and Heritage Halls from 1954 to 1997.

Dates: 1954-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on Ironton, 1969-1976

 Sub-Series — Carton 67: Series 1; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233626289]
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 33
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs relating to the Ironton steel plant in Provo, Utah from 1969 to 1976.

Dates: 1969-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

University Communications files on reports and surveys, 1971-2003

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 4 Sub-Series 32
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, campus memorandums, letters, and reports concerning self-study, self-study budget, facilities and resources, benchmarks, and various other topics of study done by or related to Brigham Young University from 1971 to 2003.

Dates: 1971-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5395, University Communications records / University Communications subject files

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