Public Information Office Records
WFU's Public Information Office, now known as the Office of Communications and External Relations, is the official headquarters for managing the University's media. Collection materials include correspondences, faculty records, news releases, speeches, proposals and resolutions, questionaires, office records, as well as various campaign and committee records.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Public Information Office Records
- Date
- circa 1930-1980 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 9.1 Linear Feet / 7 record cartons
- ID
- RG38.1
Biographical and Historical Note
WFU's Public Information Office is now known as the Office of Communications and External Relations. It is the official headquarters for managing the University's media, including the first point of contact for reporters and distributing news on and off campus about university proceedings.
Collection Overview
This collection contains records of WFU's Public Information Office. Materials include correspondences, faculty records, news releases and clippings, speeches and other public addresses, proposals and resolutions, reports. questionaires, office records, as well as various campaign and committee records. News releases vary from campus academic and administrative notifications to announcing honorary degrees, obituaries, and anniversary proceedings.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 7 series: Series 1. Correspondence; Series 2. Faculty (Files); Series 3. Founder's Day Speeches and Related Materials; Series 4. Honorary Degrees; Series 5. News Releases; Series 6. Obituaries; and Series 7. Office Files. Within each series, there may be subseries regarding specific topics.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex
- Revision Description
- Revised by Ashelee Gerald Hill; Caroline Fahringer and Stephanie Bennett, 2019
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Public Information Office Records (RG38.1), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.