14 Facts About RR Donnelley

Richard Robert RR Donnelley established his company in downtown Chicago, which in 1870 became the Lakeside Printing and Publishing Company.

RR Donnelley aimed to produce books and periodicals with impressive modern design and mass printed commercial and reference materials.

RR Donnelley designed and printed official tickets, postcards, posters, brochures, and magazines which displayed the company's distinctive modernist design.

RR Donnelley's handling of the closing generated a lawsuit, which went all the way to the US Supreme Court, concerning alleged discrimination against black employees.

RR Donnelley was determined to open a program modeled on the apprentice training program at the Chaix Printing Company in Paris, France, which combined instruction and practical experience.

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RR Donnelley launched a "Four American Books" campaign in 1926 which culminated with their publication in 1930.

RR Donnelley purchased a number of other companies outright, steadily increasing in size.

RR Donnelley went on to purchase OfficeTiger, a major publishing and financial outsourcing company, as well as printing company Banta Corporation in 2007.

RR Donnelley acquired book and educational materials printer Von Hoffmann from Visant Corporation.

RR Donnelley was named as an interested party in an attempt to purchase Quebecor World.

RR Donnelley announced it would close its Bloomsburg printing plant where Penguin Classics and paperbacks in the best-selling Twilight and Idiot's Guide series were printed.

RR Donnelley announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Chatham Asset Management for $7.

RR Donnelley Company produced fine-quality books as well as mail order catalogs, telephone directories, encyclopedias, and advertising.

RR Donnelley did not sell the books to the public, but gave each of the company employees a copy at Christmas, making the series valued collectors items.