Publications Office records

Record Group

Identifier: UA-8.1.2

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of brochures and other publications. There are also photographs of campus, students, staff, cheerleaders, Spartan Marching Band, football games, track, and golf.

Dates

Creation: 1963-1989, undated

Creator

Michigan State University. Publications Office (Organization)
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Historical Note

Information releases before World War II were handled by the Department of Journalism and Publications. In January 1943 the two became separate units, with Lloyd H. Geil acting as head of the Publications Office . Its name was changed to the Department of Public Relations on January 1, 1946. During this time staffing was increased to include full-time editors for extension, athletics, and general news, and coverage in Michigan newspapers tripled. After Geil resigned in 1946, he was succeeded by W. Lowell Treaster.