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Printing Industries of New England is the regional affiliate of:
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| Historic timeline of Printing Industries
of New England and national trade associations PIA/GATF
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| April 20, 1887 | 47 officers representing 33 Boston area printing companies approve a charter to create The Master Printer’s Club of Boston |
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| Oct. 18, 1887 | United Typothetae of America
is organized at a convention in Chicago attended by 68 delegates representing
18 master printer’s associations and 22 cities. (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.” |
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| Oct. 24, 1887 | The Master Printer’s Club of Boston votes unanimously to join the United Typothetae of America, known today as Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 1889 | Master Printer’s Club of Boston sends $675 as relief to victims of Johnston, N.Y. flood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 is founded (forerunner of Graphic Arts Technical Foundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 | United Typothetae of America national headquarters moved 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 its long-time home at 10 High St., 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
