Bowling Green State University, School of Journalism records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0095

Collection Overview

Abstract

Records from the Bowling Green State University School of Journalism (later Department of Journalism). Subject files cover the 1950s-1970s and faculty meeting minutes cover the late 1980s and the 1990s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1948-1981, 1986-2000

Extent

1.33 Cubic Feet (2 legal size and 1 letter size archive box)

Scope and Contents

Subject files, correspondence and meeting minutes are the bulk of this collection. Some of the records document activities of the student organizations and student publications within the School - such as those of Delta Sigma (the men's journalism honorary) which petitioned to become a chapter of Sigma Delta Chi (now the Society of Professional Journalists) in 1963. Of particular interest within those materials are the alumni surveys which provide information on the types of professional work obtained by alumni of the School. Also of interest in the collection are the materials related to the operation of the BG News (the student newspaper on campus) during the 1960s mainly, including annual and weekly reports describing its operations.

Biographical / Historical

What was originally the School of Journalism at Bowling Green State University is now known as the Department of Journalism and Public Relations within the School of Media and Communications.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

It is assumed that these materials (particularly the meeting minutes) came to the University Archives from the School/Department of Journalism. It appears that the materials were sent to the University Archives in two or more groups.

Title
Guide to the Bowling Green State University, School of Journalism records
Author
Cindy Radford
Date
January 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English