News Services Administrative Files and Press Releases
Collection
Identifier: Series-0092
This series is divided into three sub-series. The first sub-series contains the administrative files of News Services which span the years 1943-1996. The files are arranged alphabetically by topic.
The second sub-series contains press releases issued by News Services; these span the years 1954-1996. The folders are arranged alphabetically by topic and, at the end of the alphabet, press releases arranged chronologically.
The third sub-series contains publications and a few news releases which span 1981-1996. Some of the news releases are also found in the second sub-series. The folders are arranged in alphabetical order by title of publication.
There are no restrictions on use and access.
The Department of News Services was formed as part of the Office of University Relations beginning in 1985. Prior to that date, the Clemson office that handled media relations was first known as the News Bureau, which was established in 1933 with Joe Sherman as its first head. In 1976, the name was changed to the Clemson University Information Office and in 1983, to the Office of Information and Public Services. Over the years, the scope of the office's activities varied to some degree although it primarily served as the liaison with the media for the University. Although the news releases primarily reflect this liaison with newspapers, the Office also worked with radio and television.
19.33 Cubic Feet (plus 17 photographs, 8 oversize items, 1 oversize photo)
English
This series contains administrative files and releases produced by the Clemson University Department of News Services.
These records originated with the Department of News Services. The records were accessioned as 87-9, 88-34, 92-10, 92-11, 00-113 and 06-42.
Oversize material consisting of photographs and certificates has been segregated for purposes of preservation.
Photocopies of the photographs listed below are found at the end of Subseries III. The photographs have been removed to Series 100 and filed in various subject categories.
The records were processed by Dennis Taylor, University archivist, with the assistance of students Chris Connell, Hope Brown Hunt, and Alyssa Mander. The finding aid was completed in June 2006.
The conversion of this finding aid to Encoded Archival Description format was made possible with a grant from the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board in 2009-2010. The finding aid was prepared for encoding by Carl Redd.
Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository