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Porte Publishing Company photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0182

Scope and Contents

Roy T. Porte, (1876-1936), was a printer and publisher who founded the Porte Publishing Company in 1924. Porte and his wife made numerous tours abroad from 1925 to 1936, speaking to groups on the art of publishing. The photographs in his collection were taken on those trips to the South Pacific, The Far East, and the Middle East.

Dates

  • 1925-1936

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English .

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 Note

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 Boxes

Abstract

The Porte Publishing Company photograph collection contains photographs documenting travel to Europe, East Asia, Mexico, and various islands in the Pacific.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Porte Publishing Company records (MS 0182).
Title
Guide to the Porte Publishing Company photograph collection 1925-1936
Author
Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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