University of Miami University Communications collection

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Title

University of Miami University Communications collection

Date(s)

  • circa 1980s-2000s (Creation)

Extent

146 Boxes

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Administrative history

University Communications provides communications, marketing, and public relations services that advance the University of Miami’s mission as well as its reputation and identity as a leading academic and research institution. Through its communications to the media and the print and electronic materials it produces, it disseminates information about the programs, research, and activities of the University to external and internal audiences. The division also handles online social networking as well as video and new technology projects.

University Communications provides communications, marketing, and public relations services that advance the University of Miami’s mission as well as its reputation and identity as a leading academic and research institution. Through its communications to the media and the print and electronic materials it produces, it disseminates information about the programs, research, and activities of the University to external and internal audiences. The division also handles online social networking as well as video and new technology projects.

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Scope and content

This collection contains photographs, video recordings, university publications, and press clippings of University of Miami's schools, departments, programs, and events, created by the University Communications during the 1980s through the 2000s.

System of arrangement

Series I: Photographs (84 boxes)

Series II: DVDs and VHS Tapes (23 boxes)

Series III: Publications (21 boxes)

Series IV: Press Clippings [In The News] (4 boxes)

Series V: Miscellaneous (4 boxes)

Series VI: Oversize (2 boxes)

Series VII: Unprocessed materials (8 boxes)

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Conditions governing access

This collection is open for research.

Physical access

This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.

Languages of the material

  • English

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Immediate source of acquisition

Materials were sent in 75 boxes by Scott Fricker, Director of Creative Services, Communications and Marketing, University Communications of the University of Miami on September 11, 2013.

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Select materials from the collection have been digitized and are available on the University of Miami Libraries Digital collections site.

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Archivist's note

Processed by Archives Technician, Marcia Heath; finding aid edited by Processing Archivist, Yvette Yurubi, 01-11-23.

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