Porte Publishing Company records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0182
Scope and Contents
The Porte Publishing Company records (1916-1969) reflect the life of Roy Trewin Porte (1876-1936) and his intense interest in the field of printing and publishing. Included are business records, reports, and accounts of the company, as well as correspondence, speeches, articles, brochures, and publications.
Dates
- 1916-1969
Creator
- Porte Publishing Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical Sketch
Roy Trewin Porte was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, on 8 May 1876. His love of press work came to him as a child when he prepared small printing jobs on a hand press in his mother's home. He moved to North Dakota and became a printer and editor of various papers. In 1916, he moved his family to Salt Lake City, Utah, to assume the position of secretary of the Ben Franklin Club. He published the first edition of the Price List which became well-known as The Franklin Printing Catalog. In 1924, Porte established the Porte Publishing Company to continue publishing the catalog. Porte traveled widely speaking before printing organizations and aiding in humanitarian efforts. Roy Porte died 21 July 1936.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Porte Publishing Company records (1916-1969) reflect the life of Roy Trewin Porte (1876-1936) and his intense interest in the field of printing and publishing.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Roy Trewin Porte, 1976.
Gift of Judy Jarrow (box 4, folder 11) in 2005.
Gift of Judy Jarrow (box 4, folder 11) in 2005.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0182).
Processing Information
Processed by Ruth Yeaman in 1980.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.
Creator
- Porte Publishing Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Porte Publishing Company records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ruth Yeaman.
- Date
- 1980 (last modified: 2013 and 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2013: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Betsey Welland.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu