The UH News Releases include official university news releases, advertisements, correspondence, and administrative records, dating from 1947-1954. This collection is arranged into series based primarily on how it was originally received.

The News Release series is the largest in the collection, containing 56 folders. Materials date from May 1950 to August 1954 and are divided by month of the release. These releases cover almost every aspect of the University including announcements of events, articles published by faculty, building openings, Frontier Fiesta, workshops, classes, and many additional topics. Files have been arranged chronologically.

The Advertisement series contains 3 folders of advertisements issued by the University, relating to a variety of topics that include registration, course offerings, child care, and many others. The materials include tear-sheets, working drafts of advertisements, and a few final drafts run in local newspapers.

The Correspondence series contains 8 folders of material that date between 1947 and 1954. This series is arranged chronologically. The correspondence primarily relates to issues that concern the athletic program including its membership in the Missouri Valley Conference, football schedules, information used in brochures, and a tentative copy of the constitution of the Missouri Valley Press Association. There is also a large variety of other correspondence found in this series including material related to Frontier Fiesta, educational conferences, and career days held at the university.

The Administrative Record series is arranged alphabetically and contains 47 folders. This series contains a wide range of materials relating to the administration of the department. Materials include monthly reports, cartoons, and negative lists.

For preservation and access reasons the collection has been re-boxed and re-foldered. New folder titles conform, as closely as possible, to original folder titles, except when the original was obviously incomplete, incorrect, or confusing. Original folder and item order has been maintained whenever possible. Exceptions were made when folders were obviously misfiled or when no order was apparent.