Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

Archival Inventory

58 boxes (67.6 linear feet)

Historical Sketch:
The Press Bureau was established in 1937 to 1949. From 1949 to 1967, the office was called the News Bureau. In 1967, it was renamed to the Office of Press Relations. It was renamed again in 1969 as Press Relations. From 1969 to 1980 it was titled Public Information. In 1980, it was renamed as the Office of Public Relations and in 1993 it was renamed as The Office of Communications.

Description of Records:
The records of the Office of Public Relations contain annual reports from the years 1915-1919, 1934-79, and 1988-90, and incomplete reports for 1979-80, and 1981-88. The reports include statistics on stories sent out, clippings receives, sample publications and stories. There are also minutes of meetings from 1966-1982, correspondence and subject files. The subject files contain conference programs and fliers. The records also contain programs, press releases, publications about events on campus, correspondence with individual magazines, publishers and editors, and a file of Mary E. Woolley's speeches. There are also publications and audiovisual material including films, tapes, videos, and slides.

Cite as: Office of Public Relations Records, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, South Hadley, MA.

Access Restrictions: Records restricted to use by office/department of origin for 25 years from date of record creation.