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Porte Publishing Company photograph collection, 1925-1936
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Porte Publishing Company photograph collection
- Dates
- 1925-1936 (inclusive)19251936
- Quantity
- 2 boxes
- Collection Number
- P0182
- Summary
- The Porte Publishing Company photograph collection contains photographs documenting travel to Europe, East Asia, Mexico, and various islands in the Pacific.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1-2 | Aboard Ship
|
| 1 | 3 | Ceylon
|
| 1 | 4 | Egypt
|
| 1 | 5 | Far East
|
| 1 | 6 | Greece
|
| 1 | 7 | India
|
| 1 | 8 | Mexico
|
| 1 | 9-13 | Pacific Islands
|
| 1 | 14 | Miscellaneous
|
| 1 | 15 | Panama and Panama Canal |
| 1 | 16 | Edam Cheesemaking - North Holland Farm |
| 1 | 17 | Hawaii - Hilo, Honolulu, Kauai |
| 2 | 1 | Japan |
| 2 | 2 | Korea - Seoul |
| 2 | 3 | China - Peking, Great Wall |
| 2 | 4 | Hong Kong |
| 2 | 5 | Philippines - Manila |
| 2 | 6 | Philippines - Zamboanga |
| 2 | 7 | New Guinea - Port Moresby |
| 2 | 8 | Tasmania - Hobart |
| 2 | 9 | Australia - Sydney, Melbourne |
| 2 | 10 | Java, Batavia, Buitenzorg |
| 2 | 11 | Mazatlan, Cartagena, Guatemala, San Salvador |
| 2 | 12 | Singapore |
| 2 | 13 | Ceylon and Colombia |
| 2 | 14 | India - Benares, Bombay |
| 2 | 15 | India - Delhi |
| 2 | 16 | Miscellaneous |
| 3 | 1 | Oversize: Porte with Pacific Island Residents |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Porte, R. T.(Roy Trewin), 1876---Photographs
Geographical Names
- East Asia--Photographs
- Europe--Photographs
- Islands of the Pacific--Photographs
- Mexico--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--1920-1950
