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Oct. 18, 1887 United Typothetae of America is organized in Chicago. (The United Typothetae of America would eventually become Printing Industries of America.)

Its purpose is “to develop a community of interests and a fraternal spirit among the master printers of the United States and Dominion of Canada and for the purpose of exchanging information and assisting each other when necessary.”

Oct. 24, 1887 The Master Printer’s Club of Boston votes to join the United Typothetae of America.
1900 Master Printer’s Club of Boston establishes the School of Printing Apprentices at North End High School.
1902 After 12 years with no permanent headquarters, national headquarters for United Typothetae of America is established in New York City
Oct. 24, 1900 Master Printer’s Club of Boston reorganized as the Boston Typothetae
December 1900 Employing Printers Association merges with Boston Typothetae
1908 United Typothetae of America national headquarters moves to Philadelphia
1900-1910 The eight-hour workday for the printing trade becomes the norm
Jan. 13, 1911 The Boston Typothetae, the Board of Trade, Electrotypers, Photoengravers, Cloth and Pamphlet Binders and Paper Jobbers was formed under the name Boston Typothetae Board of Trade.
1911 Boards of Trade across the country come under scrutiny of Federal Trade Commission
1912 United Typothetae of America national headquarters moves to Chicago
1924 Lithographic Technical Foundation, forerunner of Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, is founded.
1929 United Typothetae of America national headquarters moves to Washington, D.C.
1932 Boston Typothetae renamed Boston Typothetae, Inc.
1939 Boston Typothetae, Inc. changes name to Graphic Arts Institute of Massachusetts, Inc.
1947 Name changed to Graphic Arts Institute of New England, Inc., begins doing business as Printing Industries of New England.
1975 Organization moves from Boston to Auburndale in Newton, Mass.
1986 Organization purchases and moves into its own building in Natick, Mass.
1998 PINE purchases land and moves into newly built headquarters in Southborough, Mass.
1999 Boards of Directors of Printing Industries of America and Graphics Arts Technical Foundation vote to merge organizations into one
2003 PIA/GATF boards vote to locate combined organization at site of GATF research facility in Sewickley, PA near Pittsburgh. PIA/GATF merges two governing boards into one
Fall 2004 PIA moves headquarters to GATF facility
2008 The PIA/GATF Board of Directors voted to change the association's name to Printing Industries of America.