Paul C. Richards papers, 1892-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Richards, Paul C.
Title
Paul C. Richards papers
Dates
1892-1997 (inclusive)
Quantity
10 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1461
Summary
The Paul C. Richards papers (1892-1997) contain alphabetized office files covering people, programs, and media issues at Brigham Young University circa 1975-1992 while Richards was the Director of Public Communications. The collection also consists of correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings, many of which Richards is quoted in.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Paul C. Richards (b. 1936) was the Director of Public Communications for Brigham Young University from 1978 to 1992. Richards served as university spokesman for three university presidents: Dallin Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland and Rex E. Lee. After his early retirement, he pursued his interest in aviation. In 1994 he was named as the managing editor for the Provo Daily Herald.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Paul C. Richards papers contain alphabetized office files covering people, programs, and media issues at BYU circa 1975-1992. The collection also consists of correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings, many of which Paul Richards is quoted in. Included are files on Cold Fusion and the Jerusalem Center.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Files are arranged by subject. The file names and organization that Richards kept have been preserved.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Paul C. Richards (1 folder) in 1995

Donated by Paul C. Richards (boxes 1-21) in 2000

Processing Note

Processed by Jane Chesley in 1995.

Addendum processed by Charlotte Hansen in 2009.

Separated Materials

Photographs (P0834) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subject Files: A-ZReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
"Academic Freedom at BYU: An Administrator's Perspective"
This paper is an edited version of remarks delivered by Richards on 16 September 1993 at a B. H. Roberts Society forum in Salt Lake City.
1993
1 2
Abortion
1989-1991
1 3
Academic Freedom
1991
1 4
Academy Square
1984-1994
1 5
Accreditation
1985-1986
1 6
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
1986-1990
1 7
Admissions
1984-1991
1 8
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Fine
1974
1 9
Affirmative Action
1990-1991
1 10
AIDS
1985-1990
1 11
Air Pollution (Utah Valley/BYU)
1980-1991
1 12
Alaska Problem
1978-1979
1 13
Amnesty International
1982-1988
2 1
Ladell Andersen
1988-1989
2 2
Animal Experimentation
1974-1991
2 3
Anthrax Research
1985-1988
2 4
Archibald
1989
2 5
Art Collection
1972-1992
2 6
Art Department Models - Karen Smith Complaints
1989
2 7
Aryan Nations
1987-1988
2 8
ASBYU, New Form of Government
1985-1989
2 9
Aspen Grove Shigeliosis
1991
2 10
Association for Free Afghanistan
1985
2 11
Athletes, Drug Posession Charges
1991
2 12
Athletics, Prescription Charges
1986-1988
2 13
Athletes, Sex and Theft Charges
1987-1994
2 14
Athletes, Swedish Ban, Western Athletic Conference
1986-1987
3 1
Athletic Training Program Accreditation
1985-1986
3 2
Atkinson
1987
3 3
Auto burglaries
1987
3 4
Balloons, Hot Air
1988-1990
3 5
Baptist Opposition to BYU Films
1982
3 6
Peter Bart
1981-1983
3 7
Garn Baum
1980
3 8
Baylor, Action Against Phillip Johnson
1984-1990
3 9
Beach Boys
1982
3 10
Beauty Pageants
1987
3 11
Beckham, Raymond E.
1982
3 12
Lee Bernards
1987
3 13
Bicycle Regulations
1991
3 14
Birch Society
1988
3 15
Bissell, Harold J.
1989
3 16
Blacks
1969-1985
3 17
Black Student Association, Gary Thompson
1988-1990
3 18
Blanco, Alberto M. - False Identity Case
1985
3 19
Bomb
1991
3 20
Broadcast Media Matters
1981-1987
3 21
Broadcasting Religious Programming re:1974 Petition
1989
3 22
Brock A. Boutelle - Accident
1985
3 23
Boy George
1984-1985
3 24
Betty Brown Case
1976
3 25
Sheril Burton
1991
3 26
BYU Administration
1989
3 27
"BYU Blight"
1975-1981
3 28
BYU-Hawaii
1987-1991
3 29
"BYU Today"
1980-1983
4 1
"BYU Today"
1984-1991
4 2
"BYU Today" - Subscriptions, Surveys, Paperwork
1982/1991
4 3
Calendar, Academic
1987-1989
4 4
Cancer Research
1985-1990
4 5
Joseph Cannon
1991
4 6
Captive Column, Lawrence Bosch
1983
4 7
Censorship
1979-1990
4 8
Cheating
1987
4 9
Child Abuse, Jay and Linda Hill
1991
4 10
Church and State Separation
1991
4 11
Church P.C.
1989-1991
4 12-13
Church Miscellaneous
These folders contain notes, articles, and clippings dealing with general Church issues in the media.
1978-1989
5 1
Church Miscellaneous
This folder contains notes, articles, and clippings dealing with general Church issues in the media.
1990-1993
5 2
CIA
1980-1984
5 3
Cityline
1987
5 4
Civil Rights Legislation
1979-1988
5 5
Class Materials
1984-1992
5 6
Cockroaches
1985
5 7
Coed Joke Book
1984
6 1
Cold Fusion: Notes and Correspondence
1989-1996
6 2
Cold Fusion: Steven E. Jones - Clips and Info
1985-1989
6 3
Cold Fusion: Val Giddings
1989
6 4
Cold Fusion: Kent B. Harrison, "Scientific Comments"
1988-1989
6 5
Cold Fusion: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
1988-1989
6 6
Cold Fusion: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Physics
1985
6 7
Cold Fusion: "Nature" Journal
1986-1989
6 8
Cold Fusion: Patent Application Summary, Sweden 1926
1989
6 9
Cold Fusion: Piezonuclear Rusion at BYU - Summary of Activities
1989
6 10
Cold Fusion: Popular Science
This file includes the Cold Fusion Award.
1987-1989
6 11
Cold Fusion: Scientific American
1987-1989
6 12
Cold Fusion: Society of Professional Journalists - Concerns
1989
6 13
Cold Fusion: Time Period Needed for Process
1989
6 14
Cold Fusion: Magazines and Journals: A-I
1989-1990
6 15
Cold Fusion: Magazines and Journals: M-U
1987-1991
6 16
Cold Fusion: Clippings, The Daily Herald
1989-1990
6 17
Cold Fusion: Cartoons
1989
6 18
Cold Fusion: Radio/TV Clippings
1989-1990
7 1-2
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, Deseret News
1989-1991
7 3
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, New York Times
1989-1991
7 4
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, Ogden Standard Examiner
1989-1990
7 5
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, Salt Lake Tribune
1989-1997
7 6
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, Wall Street Journal
1989-1991
7 7
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, Local Clippings, Miscellaneous
1989-1991
7 8
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, National Clippings, Miscellaneous
1989-1991
7 9
Cold Fusion: Newspaper Clippings, International Clippings
1989-1991
8 1
Communications Department
1987-1991
8 2
Computer Donations
1989
8 3
Computer Hackers
1991
8 4
Constitution Films
1988
8 5
Continuing Ecclesiastical Endorsement
1983-1990
8 6
Continuing Education Credit Limits
1990-1991
8 7
Cougar Club History
8 8
Paul Cox
1990-1991
8 9
Crime Report
1984-1990
8 10
Criminal Activity
1988
8 11
Crows
1991
8 12
Sue Curtis
1975-1989
8 13
Troy Dalbey
1988
8 14
Datamation
1987
8 15
Bob Davis
1989-1990
8 16
Debate Team
1986-1990
8 17
Demonstrations
1982-1986
8 18
Denver Post Servies on Mormons, response by Sunstone
1982-1983
8 19
Ty Detmer
1991
8 20
Detmer Football Card
1991
8 21
Development
1989
8 22
Neal Diamond
1976; 1986
8 23
DMSO
1981-1987
8 24
Dress and Grooming
1978-1989
8 25
Drug Arrests
1986
8 26
Drugs in Lab, Charles Barnes
1986-1987
8 27
Drug Testing and Policy
1984-1987
8 28
Paul H. Dunn
1991
8 29
Lyman Durfee
1987
8 30
Economic Impact Report
1987-1991
8 31
College of Education
1989-1990
8 32
LaVell Edwards, Pres. Reagan Meeting
1985
9 1
Eggs
1989
9 2
Andy Ehat
1984
9 3
El Mirador Controversy
1980-1983
9 4
Elberta Landfill
1987
9 5
Emissions Test
1988
9 6
Part-time Employment Issue
1988-1990
9 7
Encyclopedia of Mormonism
1988-1990
9 8
Enrollment
1988-1990
9 9
EPA, Provo River
1991
9 10
Equal Rights Amendment
1976-1980
9 11
David Wooley and Beatrice Cannon Evans Biography Award
1983-1987
9 12
Bill Evenson
1981
9 13
Evolution
1987-1991
9 14
Excellence in the Eighties Fundraising
1988
9 15
Faculty Salary Info
1986
9 16
FARMS Organization, Salamander Letter
1985
9 17
Federal Grants Audit
1991
9 18
Fight Song
1990-1991
9 19
First Amendment Issues
1991
9 20
Foreign Language Complex
1987-1990
9 21
Forums and Devotionals
1986-1991
9 22
Federal Trade Commission v. College Football Association
1991
9 23
Fire, Smith Fieldhouse
1987
9 24
Food for Poland
1982
9 25
Football Players, Citrus Bowl
1986
9 26
Jessica Frischknecht Lawsuit
1986-1987
9 27
Russ Fuller
1990-1991
9 28
Gender Issues
1990
9 29
General Education
1982
9 30
Georgetown University, Homosexual Ruling
1988
9 31
Avraham Gileadi
1991
9 32
Graduation rates and times
1985-1990
9 33
Bob Greene, Chicago Tribune Article
1983
9 34
Earl. L. Grossen
1985-1986
9 35
Gulf War Personnel
1991
9 36
Bruce Hafen
1989
10 1
Hand Washing Study
1987
10 2
Hare Krishna
1987
10 3
Michelle Harris Discrimination
1986
10 4
Healing Plant
1991
10 5
Gary Hendry
1989
10 6
Marv Higbee, College President Perks
1987
10 7
History Controversy
1982-1987
10 8
Hofmann Symposium
1987
10 9
Holland Appointment to the Seventy
1989
10 10
Homosexual Issues
1975-1991
10 11
Honor Code
1985-1991
10 12
J. Edgar Hoover
1990
10 13
Housing
1982-1991
10 14
Helbuth Heubener
1984
10 15
Independent Magazine, "Mammon and Mormon" article
1989
10 16
Insurance
1988-1991
10 17
Insurance, Guaranteed Student Loans
1985
10 18
IRS Summons
1979-1985
10 19
Cecil B. Jacobsen
1991-1993
11
Jerusalem Center: General Material, Correspondence
1983-1991
Folder
9
Notebook
Box Folder
12 1
Jerusalem Center: Address book
12 2
Jerusalem Center: Contacts
1974-1991
12 3
Jerusalem Center: East Coast Contacts
1944-1988
12 4
Jerusalem Center: Action, Israel Center
1985-1986
12 5
Jerusalem Center: Congress Letter
1985-1986
12 6
Jerusalem Center: Endorsement Letters
1984-1985
12 7
Jerusalem Center: Interior Committee Report, Knesset
1985
12 8
Jerusalem Center: David B. Galbraith
1986
12 9
Jerusalem Center: Media in Israel, Jeffrey R. Holland Interviews
1985-1986
12 10
Jerusalem Center: Memos and letters of Support
1985-1986
12 11
Jerusalem Center: Notes and Correspondence
1977-1986
12 12
Jerusalem Center: Press Analysis
1986
12 13
Jerusalem Center: Rabbi Kreindler
1984-1987
12 14
Jerusalem Center: Rabbi David Rosen
1988
12 15
Jerusalem Center: Read
1978-1985
12 16
Jerusalem Center: Elbert D. Thomas
1942-1986
12 17
Jerusalem Center: Yad L'Achim
1985-1986
13 1
Jerusalem Center: Miscellaneous Articles
1985-1988
13 2
Jerusalem Center: Assortment of Clipping
1979-1986
13 3
Jerusalem Center: Jewish(Israel) News
1984-1991
13 4
Jerusalem Center: Clippings, Translations, related Documents
1985-1987
13 5
Jerusalem Center: Clippings, letters from Daniel Robinson
1986
13 6
Jerusalem Center: Clippings in Hebrew
1986-1987
13 7
Jerusalem Center: International and Undated Clippings
1985-1986
13 8-9
Jerusalem Center: Local Clippings
1903-1987
14
Jerusalem Center: Clippings
1984-1988
Folder
15 1
Jordan Cultural and Educational Center
1989
15 2
Junk Food
1978
15 3
Percy Kalt
1989
15 4
KBYU-TV: Documentary on the Mormons
1987
15 5
Kidnap
1987
15 6
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1986
15 7
Kiwanis Park Sunbathers
1989
15 8
Lacrosse Team Accident
1991-1992
15 9
Lamanites
15 10
George P. Lee, Excommunication
1979-1989
15 11
Lee Scientific Suit
1987
15 12
Legislature, Utah
1987-1988
15 13
Library Science, School of
1991
15 14
Licence Plates
1987
15 15
Jim LIndahl, Million Dollar Club
1988-1989
15 16
"Looking for Mr. Goodbar" film
1978
15 17
'The Lord's University'
1991
15 18
Lytle Ranch Reserve
1986
15 19
Karl G. Maeser
1892-1989
15 20
Maeser Picture without Beard
1974-1987
15 21
John Maestas Allegations
1988-1989
15 22
Mail Services
1991
15 23
March of Dimes
1988
15 24
Mel Marin
1990
15 25
Marketing Precedes the Miracle, Calvin Grondahl Cartoons
1988-1989
15 26
Married Student Housing
1990-1991
15 27
Matheson-Wight Debate
1980
15 28
Bruce R. McConkie Devotional Address
1982
15 29
Richard Floyd McCoy
1974-1991
15 30
McKee
1987
15 31
Jim McMahon
1986-1989
15 32
Evan Mecham
1986-1991
16 1
Richard William Miller
1975-1993
16 2
Miss BYU Cancellation
1983-1988
16 3
MONEY Magazine Rankings
1990
16 4
Moonies
1982
16 5
Mooning Incident ASBYU
1982-1984
16 6
Motion Picture Studio
1990-1991
16 7
Morris Center Fire
1986
16 8
Ms. Magazine Survey
1983
16 9
MTV Controversy
1982-1985
16 10
Murchison Meteorite
1978-1984
16 11
Museums
1989-1991
16 12
Nannies
1988
16 13
National Anthem
16 14
National Merit Scholars
1990
16 15
Newsweek on Campus
1985
16 16
N.Y. Times Guide to Colleges
1989
16 17
Hugh Nibley Commencement Address
1983
16 18
1980's Decade
1989-1990
16 19
Nu Skin
1991
16 20
Lynn Packer
1981-1991
16 21
Painted Faces
1983
16 22
Robert Parker
1984
16 23
Craig Peery
1991
16 24
Kirk Pendleton
1989-1990
16 25
1: Pillow Fight
1986
16 26
Pineview Apts Dispute
1986
16 27
Plant Collection from Hungary
1991
17 1
Danny Plater
1981-1993
17 2
Playboy
1982-1991
17 3
Police
1979-1991
17 4
Police, Spying Charges
1975
17 5
Vladimir Pozner
1983-1984
17 6
Politically Correct Language
1991
17 7
Political Policies
1972-1992
17 8
Brent Pratley
1982-1987
17 9
Pregnancies, Unwed
1986-1987
17 10
President's Home
1971-1989
17 11
Problems
1973-1991
17 12
Provo
1988
17 13
Provo City Power
1991
17 14
Publish or Perish
1990
17 15
D. Michael Quinn
1981-1989
17 16
Racial Slurs, Football
1988-1989
17 17
Raffle Matters
1929-1987
17 18
Rankings
1982-1991
17 19
Rape
1987-1989
17 20
Receiving and Stores Addition
1977-1985
17 21
Recycling, Waste
1989-1991
17 22
Research vs. Teaching
1989-1990
17 23
Ricks College
1988-1989
18 1
J. Bonner Ritchie, Newsweek
1981
18 2
Rolling Stone Article
1983
18 3
ROTC Cadet Injury
1987
18 4
Royal Inn
1990
18 5
Timo Saarelainen
1981
18 6
Salaries
1991
18 7
San Fransisco Earthquake Info
1989
18 8
Todd Santos
1987
18 9
Larry Brant Sargeant
1981
18 10
Scholarships
1989-1990
18 11
Tomas Schuman, Ex KGB Agent
1986-1990
18 12
San Diego State University (SDSU) - Daily Aztec Column
1990
18 13
Seventh East Press and Open Door
1981-1988
18 14
Smoke Detection Research
1988-1991
18 15
Meyer Sheetrit
1987
18 16
Aziz Shehadeh Death
1985
18 17
W. Cleon Skousen
1989
18 18
Hayes Slaughter Case
1975
18 19
Smith Institute - Joseph Smith Diaries
1986-1987
18 20
Maurice C. Smith - Sex Abuse Charges
1990-1991
18 21
Smith Memorial Building
1989-1991
18 22
Mike Smith
1988
18 23
Richard Craig Smith
1984-1987
18 24
Karl Snow
1984-1992
18 25
Snow Shoveling
1988
18 26
Soccer
1986-1990
18 27
Social Clubs
1985-1989
18 28
Soviet Utah Valley Community College (UVCC) Visit
1989
18 29
Madison Sowell
1988
18 30
Speakers Clearance
18 31
Sports Illustrated BYU Article
1985
19 1
Sportsmanship and Sports
1986-1990
19 2
Spy Ring
1967-1993
19 3
Stadium Turf
1987
19 4
Steroids
1987-1988
19 5
Jimmy Stewart
1985
19 6
Storm Drainage Fee
1991
19 7
"Storm" Suit
1983
19 8
Student Loans
1987
19 9
Student Review
1986-1990
19 10
Suicide - Shirre Russell Young
1988-1989
19 11
Sunrider
1977-1990
19 12
Sunstone
1982-1991
19 13
Supreme Court
1989
19 14
Survival Program Death
1975
19 15
Swann Family
1989-1991
19 16
Synthesis Group
1986
19 17
T&D Management
1981-1983
19 18
Taxes
1976-1991
19 19
Tax ID#
1988
19 20
Telephone Number Abuses
1986-1988
19 21
Telephone System
1988
19 22
Textbook Controversy, Boise
1988
19 23
Tickets
1985-1987
20 1
Title IX
1975-1991
20 2
Trade Account: Murdock
1989-1991
20 3
Traffic Committee
1989-1991
20 4
Travel Groups Cancelled
1986
20 5
Steve Trumbo
1982
20 6
Tuition
1979-1991
20 7
Universe
1979-1994
20 8
University Ave
1985-1986
20 9
Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
1984-1991
20 10
Utah Valley Journal
1982
20 11
Utah Valley Community College
1989-1990
20 12
Vandalism, U of U Game
1982-1988
20 13
Herman Vogt
1989
21 1
VOICE
1991-1992
21 2
Vreeken
1984
21 3
Western Athletic Conference (WAC): Fresno State Admitted
1991
21 4
Verna Wade Murder
1988
21 5
Jim Walker Model Airplane Photography
1987-1988
21 6
Wall Street Journal - Ken Wells
1983-1985
21 7
Washington Seminar
1989
21 8
Water Rates, Provo
1982-1990
21 9
The Western Scholar
1984-1985
21 10
The Why News?
1984
21 11
Jack Wignall - Use of Cougar Club Name
1986
21 12
Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries
1985
21 13
Richard Wilkins Abortion Controversy
1990
21 14
Winter Olympics
1989-1990
21 15
Women's Issues
1975-1990
21 16
Warner Woodworth - U.S. Steel
1984-1989
21 17
Bruce H. Wolley
1984
21 18
Word Cruncher
1987
21 19
David Wright
1961-1988
21 20
Wyoming Game Incident
1981-1982
21 21
Y Block
1989

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Academic freedom--Utah--Provo
  • Teaching, Freedom of--Utah--Provo

Personal Names

  • Richards, Paul C.

Corporate Names

  • Brigham Young University--Faculty

Form or Genre Terms

  • Speeches