Media Services records
Scope and Contents
Contains the materials collected and produced by Media Services. Materials include correspondence, reports, and actions concerning the Daily Universe, Department of Communications, and Instructional Television Services (1962-1978).
Dates
- 1962-1978
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Media Services (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Media Services records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Administrative History
Media Services (1983-1999) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
Media Services oversaw many departments dealing with video and audio production. In 1999 Media Services was dissolved and became a part of the Office of Information Technology Services. Administrators for Media Services were William D. Farnsworth (1976-1983), and D. Dean VanUitert (1983-1999). Divisions who had their own directors within Media Services included Broadcast Services Dept., Film Production Department, Marketing Department, and the Sound Services Department. Media Services oversaw the Broadcast Services Department, Electronic Media Department, Film Production Department, Marketing Department, and Sound Service Department. From 1978-1981 Media Services worked in association with Learning Services and the David O. McKay Institute to administer and run the campus Learning Resource Centers program. The manager of Media Services oversaw all units within the service. Media Services functioned under the direction of the University.
Extent
7 cartons (7 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Retained in original order.
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management in 1989.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; 1989.
Appraisal
Administration (University Archives Collection Development Policy, 2015, V.b.v.2.a).
Processing Information
Processed; Jacob Clark Smith; January 2008.
- Title
- Register of Media Services records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacob Clark Smith
- Date
- 2008 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US