Public Information Photograph Collection, 1926-1968
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The Office of Public Information was responsible for handling the public relations aspects of Texas Tech University. This department has been called several names over the years, including Photographic Services, Public Information, and University News and Publications. The office maintained subject files for research purposes, assisted in ascertaining accuracy of facts regarding the university, and provided editorial and technical work for production of various campus publications. It also tracked articles on the university and its faculty, staff and facilities that appear in newspapers and magazines. The office also coordinated interviews and press conferences and aided in the creation of media plans for major campus events. Currently, this office now goes by the name of the Office of Communications and Marketing.
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Contact information:
Randy Vance
Reference Services,
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Box 41041
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas 79409-1041
Phone (806) 742-9070
Visit The Southwest Collection's Reference Services website for more information on collections at the archive.
The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these digital files in any form, an attribution of "Courtesy of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library" must accompany the image.
Recent Submissions
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[Horticulture Queen, 1962]
(Digitized by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library., 1962) -
[Aerial view of Carpenter, Wells, Thompson and Gaston Halls, undated]
(Digitized by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library., 2020) -
[Toreador staff at work, 1954-1955]
(Digitized by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library., 1954)
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