Brigham Young University. Public Relations Division
Dates
- Existence: 1955 - 1964
Administrative History
The Public Relations Division (1955-1964) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University. The division was responsible for coordinating relationships between the university and external entities and to organize campus activities.
The Public Relations Division was established in 1955 by Dean A. Peterson, and reported directly to the university administration. It administered a number of units, including the Student Program Bureau (1955-1958), the Program Bureau (1958-1964), the Lectures and Musicals Committee (1955-1964), the News Bureau (1955-1964), the BYU Service Letter Committee (1955-1964), and Campus Tours and Conferences (1961-1964). The unit was later reorganized as the University Relations Division in 1964.
Directors included Dean A. Peterson (1955-1957) and Lester B. Whetten (1957-1964).
Citation:
University Relations Division records, 1929-1972 (Public Relations Division; Division of Public Relations; Public Relations; division of Brigham Young University)Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Mar. 26, 2008 (Public Relations Division; administrative department of Brigham Young University)
BYU organizational history, via WWW, Sept. 21, 2012 (Public Relations Division; Division of Public Relations; Public Relations; Public Relations and Publications; est. 1955; responsible for coordinating with the affairs outside of the university as well as helping to organize campus activities and programs; reorganized in 1964 as University Relations Division; directors included Dean A. Peterson (1955-1957), and Lester B. Whetten (1957-1964); reported to the university administration; subordinate units included Student Program Bureau (1955-1958), Program Bureau (1958-1964), Lectures and Musicals Committee (1955-1964), News Bureau (1955-1964), BYU Service Letter Committee (1955-1964), and Campus Tours and Conferences (1961-1964); associated with Alumni Association (1956-1964))
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Public Relations Division records on university departments and divisions, 1958-1965
Contains administrative files, includes schedules, reports, correspondence, progrmas, newspaper articles, and other materials.
Public Relations Division records on University Information Center, 1961
Contains correspondence, schedule, and reports on the center.
Public Relations Division records on university mail service, 1958-1961
Contains correspondence, lists, and reports on mail services at the university.
Public Relations Division records on Y Day, 1962
Contains information on Y Day celebrations at the university.
Public Relations Division reports, 1956-1964
Contains annual, six-month, quarterly, departmental, and inventory reports, and annual reports to the university president.
Public Relations Division studies and reports, 1955-1961
Contains administrative files, including accreditation reports, correspondence, questionnaires and surveys, minutes, brochures, clippings, and other materials. Includes information on Boys State, freshmen, the Greater Utah Valley, Pony League, and Provo merchants.
University Relations Division director records, 1954-1966
Contains correspondence, minutes, memorandums, financial records, and other materials produced by the division director. Includes information on university public relations efforts, administration, and school activities.
University Relations Division director records, 1967-1973
Contains correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, and other materials on university events. Includes information on commencement, budgets, mail services, and public relations. Materials date from between 1967 and 1973.
University Relations Division meeting minutes, 1968-1977
Minutes of meetings at BYU.
University Relations Division records
Contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, news clippings, statements, enrollment statistics, questionnaires, newsletters, handbooks, brochures, and catalogs. Also includes earlier information concerning public relations.