Who's Who in Public Relations

Name/Title

Who's Who in Public Relations

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.16

Description

A public relations reference textbook that documents key industry professionals like Edelman and Weber Shandwick.

Context

Robert L. Barbour was the founder and President of the PR Publishing Company, which publishes directories and the weekly PR Reporter, a newsletter for the public relations industry. In this fifth edition, “Who’s Who in Public Relations” highlights how the field evolved in the late 1970s, noting that the industry was beginning to take on broader responsibilities and expand into more areas of management than most people had realized.

Category

Public Relations

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Source (if not Accessioned)

Matthew Marcial

Notes

Donated in November 2025

Publication Details

Author

Robert Barbour

Editor

Adrian A. Paradis

Edition

Edition 5

Publisher

PR Publishing Company, INC.

Date Published

1976

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

58

Date

February 18, 2026

Copyright

Copyright Holder

PR Publishing Company, INC.

Copyright Date

1976

Created By

jade@prmuseum.org

Create Date

February 18, 2026

Updated By

jade@prmuseum.org

Update Date

February 19, 2026