Binford & Mort records
Scope and Contents
The Binford and Mort records consist of art and photographs used for their publications, with a significant number of photographs of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. In addition to these photographs, there is a range of correspondence, both professional and personal, along with various over-sized publicity pamphlets and flyers.
Dates
- 1911 - 1992
Creator
- Binford, Janet Walker (Person)
- Binford & Mort Publishing (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Janet Walker Binford (1911-1992) graduated from Reed College in 1936. She married Thomas Peter Binford, owner of Binford and Mort, Publisher of Northwest Books. The firm had its beginnings in 1892 under the name Metropolitan Printing with Peter and Maurice Binford, brothers, starting it in Portland, Oregon. Binford and Mort has a variant spelling of: “Binfords and Mort”.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize folio enclosure.)
Language
English
Overview
Presented by Janet Walker Binford, the Binford and Mort publishing collection comprises a library of that company's published titles, publicity flyers and lists, and some of the illustrative materials used in their books, particularly photographs illustrating books about Northwest Native Americans. Janet Walker, Reed College class of '36, married Thomas Peter Binford, heir to the Binford and Mort publishing firm started in Portland in 1892 as Metropolitan Printing.
Physical Location
Archives Main Shelving (L014), Range F Section 2.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Binford and Mort records were a gift of Janet Walker Binford.
Processing Information
Processed by Mark Kuestner and Natan Diacon-Furtado October 27, 2003; June 29, 2009.
- Author
- Mark Kuestner and Natan Diacon-Furtado
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Reed College Special Collections and Archives Repository
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland Oregon 97202-8199 United States
archives@reed.edu