The records comprise of press releases and press clippings, dating 1954-2006, issued by the J. Paul Getty Trust and J. Paul Getty Museum. The press releases are intended to inform the media and, by extension, the general public of Getty events and activities the Getty wishes to publicize. The press clippings document the extent to which the Getty was actually covered by various news and media outlets.

Before the 1980s, press releases were issued by the J. Paul Getty Museum. From approximately 1983 until about 1995, press releases appear to have been issued by both the Museum and the J. Paul Getty Trust. This change was probably the result of the 1983 corporate name change from the J. Paul Getty Museum to the J. Paul Getty Trust to reflect the broader scope of the organization, with the museum becoming one of the operating programs of the Trust. Following 1995 the dissemination of press releases was centralized under the Trust, first under the auspices of the Public Information [Office?], which was succeeded by the Department of Public Affairs, now known as the Communications Department.

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