Dayton History announced at its annual meeting that Taylor Communications, which bought Standard Register two years ago, had gifted Standard’s corporate archive to it.
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The archive chronicles over a century of business, including machines that date back to the company’s early days, samples of their printed products, and elements of the company’s history in the form of photographs, negatives, patent documents, company newsletters, and sales tutorials.
“We are so pleased that Taylor Communications decided to safeguard this story of Dayton industry by making this gift,” Dayton History President and CEO Brady Kress said in a statement. “The Standard Register chapter is integral to Dayton’s legacy — it’s a big story we knew had to be shared, but until now we had a gap in our collections at Carillon Historical Park and in Dayton History’s Archive.”
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Mark O’Leary, Taylor Communications president said in a statement, “Standard Register provided a rich foundation of giving back to the community, fundamental and exemplary business ethics, as well as a history of success. We will continue that tradition as we move forward as Taylor Communications and always remember our roots when looking for inspiration.”
In 1909, Theodore Schirmer obtained a patent that significantly enhanced autographic registers, granting him rights to punch holes in business form margins while incorporating a pinwheel device in autographic registers.
Standard Register Company was incorporated on May 11, 1912. When Taylor Communications bought the company in 2015, it had been in business 103 years.
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“With the Standard Register gift, Dayton History will be greatly aided in its mission to bring the region’s past to life to understand the present and inspire the future,” Dayton History said in a statement.
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