UUM_Ms0182 Inventory of the Porte Publishing Company records, 1916-1969 Porte Publishing Company records Finding aid prepared by Ruth Yeaman Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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MS 0182 Porte Publishing Company records 1916-1969 Porte Publishing Company 2 linear feet 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. Collection materials are in English. 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.

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.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Gift of Roy Trewin Porte, 1976.

Gift of Judy Jarrow (box 4, folder 11) in 2005.

Processed by Ruth Yeaman in 1980.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0182).

 Porte, R. T. (Roy Trewin), 1876- Porte Publishing Company--History--Sources Printing--Utah Publishers and Publishing Business records Reports Speeches Articles Personal and Company Materials 1 1-2 Clubs and Memberships 1 3 Emblems, Ribbons, Badges, etc. 1 4-6 Greeting Cards 1937-1942 1 7 Honors 1923-1936 1 8 Obituary and Tributes 1 9 Tributes, Correspondence 1936-1937 1 10 Tributes, Published 1936 1 11 Roy Trewin Porte, Printed Sketch by R. H. Sommer 1921 1 12 Porte Publishing Company Papers 1916-1935

Included are speeches and articles.

 2 1 Ink Sketch of Roy Trewin Porte

By Karl S. Woeneer, inscribed to Rhoda A. Porte.

 2 2 "To the Memory of Roy Trewin Porte" 1937 2 1 Scrapbook

Labeled "Press Clippings," this scrapbook also includes brochures, pamphlets, advertisements, broadsides, programs, and obituaries.

 3 1 Roy T. Porte, Printing Throughout the World 1928 3 2 Tours, India and Italy

Speeches about Porte and printing.

 3 3 Tours, Ceylon 1927

Writings on palm material.

 3 4 Tours, China and Manchuria 1932-1938

Letters.

 3 5-6 Tours, India 1927-1946

Letters.

 3 7 Letters 1935

Between Porte and Khaldaman Singh.

 3 8 Tours, Mexico and Central America 1926-1936

Passenger list, business cards, brochures, letters, and announcements

 3 9 Tours, South Seas 1929

Program, passenger lists, article, and pamphlets.

 3 10 Tours, West Indies 1931

Article.

 3 11 Tours, World 1926-1934

Logs, passenger lists, articles, and pamphlets.

 3 12 Alaska Trip 1939

Letters from various editors, publishers, and acquaintances.

 4 1 Title Pages 1921-1932

Photocopies of title pages from books published by Porte Publishing Company.

 4 2 Publications 1933-1949

Various publications on printing.

 4 3-10 Accountant and Auditor Reports 1940-1969 4 11 Advertisements and Promotional Brochures 1958 4 1 Printing Block