Public Relations Society of America Records, 1938-2014

Summary Information

Title: Public Relations Society of America Records
Inclusive Dates: 1938-2014

Creator:
  • Public Relations Society of America
Call Number: U.S. Mss 64AF; Audio 308A; Audio 385A; Audio 389A; Audio 440A; Audio 495A; Audio 749A; Audio 1525A; Audio 1554A; Audio 1576A; Disc 149A; PH 3756; AB 729-AB 730; CA 504; CA 509-CA 510; DC 566-DC 567; DC 569-DC 573; DC 575; DC 962-DC 967; FE 255; VBA 908-920; VBC 134-VBC 188; VHA 989-VHA 999; VHB 001-VHB 272; VHB 501-VHB 515; M87-158

Quantity: 308.2 cubic feet (264 records center cartons, 87 archives boxes, and 25 flat boxes), 101 compact discs (audio), 56 tape recordings, 4 disc recordings, 22 audio recordings, 0.1 cubic feet of photographs, 23 films, and 366 videorecordings; plus additions of 3 tape recordings and 6 disc recordings

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Records of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), a professional organization established in 1948, which included the American Council on Public Relations, the National Association of Public Relations Councils, and the American Public Relations Association. The collection consists primarily of recordings of conferences and seminars and prize-winning entries in the organization's Silver Anvil competition. Competition exhibits, 1954-2014, document the noteworthy public relations activities of many corporations, trade associations, public welfare organizations, educational institutions, communities, and government agencies. Among the most prominent are Bendix Corporation, Boy Scouts of America, Bulova Watch Company, General Electric Company, General Motors Corporation, Kiwanis International, Life, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Look, NBC, National Dairy Council, National Safety Council, National Urban League, Parker Pen Company, Schlitz Brewing Company, Standard Oil of Ohio, 3M Company, Time, and Whirlpool Corporation. Also includes administrative records, financial documents, scrapbooks with clippings and newsletters (1949-1960), a film about publications sponsored by United Press International, and various publications including monographs. Seminars and conventions included addresses by Cleveland Amory, Karl A. Menninger, and Edward R. Murrow, which are present in recorded form, as is a presentation to the United States Department of Defense on the importance of a well-informed public.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0064af