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THE DAY-TIMER STORY

About Day-Timer

Life’s planned and spontaneous moments bring unparalled joy, opportunity and sometimes tension that require a continuous balancing act. Always at your side through this journey is the Day-Timer brand. For more than 70 years, we have pioneered intuitive productivity solutions that empower you to thrive.


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Dare to Dream. Plan to Succeed.

Our aim at Day-Timer is to provide you with widely-available and relevant planning and organizational tools for home, work, and travel. Our goal is to remain a trusted resource for you and build a personal relationship with you. We always strive for our products to reflect an in-depth understanding of your unique and ever-changing lifestyle. 

Our Customers Know Best

Day-Timer has attracted a strong following of loyal customers who sing the brand's praises better than we possibly could.

Day-Timer Brand History

  • 1947: Robert, William, and Richard Dorney, brothers in the small village of East Texas, Pa., start their own mail-order business in a chicken coop, printing calendars for churches. 
  • 1952: Lawyer Morris Perkin walks into Dorney Printing and orders a desk diary that he had been using to keep track of time spent on clients. The idea turns into a partnership between Perkin and the Dorneys, forming Day-Timers, Inc. “Lawyer's Day” becomes the first in a successful series of diary memo planning and time record books. 
  • 1960s: Day-Timer planners are created for other professionals, such as accountants, doctors, and executives. The business grows from a small family operation into a substantial business with 250,000 customers—almost exclusively through the medium of direct mail.
  • 1972: Day-Timers Inc. is acquired by Beatrice Foods and expands its East Texas headquarters.
  • 1988: American Brands acquires Day-Timers, which becomes a subsidiary of its office products division, ACCO World. The product was expanded into major national office supply super stores.
  • 1997: Having dropped its tobacco holdings, American Brands becomes Fortune Brands Inc. and moves its corporate headquarters to Lincolnshire, Ill.
  • 2005: The ACCO World office products unit of Fortune Brands joins together with General Binding Corporation (GBC), a manufacturer and developer of binding and laminating machines and supplies, creating ACCO Brands Corporation, an independent publicly traded company. 
  • 2012: ACCO Brands Corporation merges with MeadWestvaco’s Consumer & Office Products business, adding well-known school and office product brands including Mead®, Five Star®, Trapper Keeper®, AT-A-GLANCE®, Cambridge®, Day Runner®, Hilroy®, Tilibra® and Grafon’s™.
  • 2013: Day-Timer manufacturing, distribution and business operations are relocated to ACCO Brands facilities in Sidney, N.Y., Kettering, Ohio, and Lincolnshire, Ill., from East Texas, Pa.