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University Relations – Broadcast Services Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0083

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, reports, budgets, grants, daily operation scheduling, program scheduling and other material dealing with the university's radio station WSSR/WSSU (name changed in 1989). Also included is material dealing with the Advisory Committee for Public Broadcasting, (ACPB), Board of Regents, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Illinois Public Broadcasting (IPB), Springfield Area Council for Public Broadcasting (SACPB) and the West Central Illinois Education Telecommunications Corporation (WCIETC).

Dates

  • 1972-1982

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois- Springfield (UIS)

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS.

History

The department of University Relations was a part of the initial founding of the University when it was Sangamon State University (SSU). This department dealt not only with contact between the staff, faculty, and students but also with the outside community. They issued press releases, news, media relations, and alumni relations. Currently at the University of Illinois – Springfield (UIS), these are handled by a variety of different departments.

Currently media bout UIS is handled by the Office of Media Strategy which is part of the department of Strategic Communication. Video services are handled by the Office of Electronic Media.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Transferred to the Archives between 1973 and 1991 by University Relations and Broadcast Services.

Property Rights

UIS owns the property rights to this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed in March 2025. The order was kept as close to the original as possible.

Title
Finding Aid to the University Relations – Broadcast Services Records
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520