Publicity Office records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Publicity Office; dating from 1912 to June 1969; found in the Wellesley Collection Room in two groups upon arrival of the Archivist; including correspondence, press releases, reports, programs, pamphlets, lists, clippings, speeches, statistics, questionnaires, maps; arranged alphabetically by subject and sometimes chronologically within the individual folders; covering such topics as alumnae, buildings, Commencement, Honors Convocation, Float Night, Tree Day and other events and meetings held on campus, departments and faculty, students, financial aid and fundraising, Seven College cooperation; with material on the Clapp and Adams Inaugurations, M.I.T. Exchange and Wellesley Clubs.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1972
Creator
- Wellesley College. Communications & Public Affairs (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. To make an appointment to view materials, please contact the Archives staff by email at archives@wellesley.edu or by phone at (781) 283-3745.
Conditions Governing Use
The Wellesley College Archives welcomes researchers to use materials in the public domain, to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law, and to request permission to use works whose copyright is held by Wellesley College. All materials from the Archives, regardless of copyright status, should be attributed to the Wellesley College Archives, Library and Technology Services when cited, quoted, or reproduced.
Biographical / Historical
This office has undergone various name changes; in chronological order, they are the Publicity Office (circa 1920s-late 1960s), Information Services (late 1960s-late 1970s), Media Relations (late 1970s-circa 1990s), the Office for Public Affairs (circa early 2000s-early 2010s), and most recently Communications and Public Affairs (mid-2010s-present day). The earliest mention of the work of the Publicity Office in the Wellesley News is a November 25, 1926 article "Miss Johnson Explains the Functions of Press Board" (page 2). The article describes how the Press Board was housed in the Administration Building, in the Office of Publicity, and was tasked with managing distribution of college news to newspapers and making public statements, all under supervision of the Director of Publicity.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
- Title
- Wellesley College. Publicity Office. Publicity Office records, 1912-1969: a guide.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Wellesley College Archives Repository