# Pee-Chee folder > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pee-Chee_folder > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pee-Chee_folder.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-Chee_folder > Source revision: 1339034502 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Pee-Chee All Season Portfolio** is an American stationery item that achieved popularity in the second half of the 20th century. It is commonly used by students for storing school sheets. The folder, which was originally produced solely in a peach-yellow tone, was first manufactured in 1943 by the Western Tablet and Stationery Company of [Kalamazoo, Michigan](/source/Kalamazoo,_Michigan). Pee-Chees were later produced by the [MeadWestvaco Corporation](/source/MeadWestvaco#History).[1] ## History These inexpensive folders are made of [card stock](/source/Card_stock) with two internal pockets for the storage of [loose leaf](/source/Loose_leaf) paper. The pockets are printed with a variety of reference information including factors for converting between English and [metric measurement units](/source/Metric_system), and a [multiplication table](/source/Multiplication_table).[1][2] The folders had fallen out of general use by the 2000s,[3] but are available from Mead as of 2014.[2] The illustrations usually depict high school-age students engaged in sports or other activities.[1] Artist Francis Golden, best known for watercolors of fishing and hunting, drew the illustrations starting in 1964.[1][4] It became popular for students to deface these figures, often with scurrilous doodles and thought balloons.[1][4] The major difference between Pee-Chees and other paper folders is the inside pockets. Pee-Chees have pockets located at the sides, not the bottom, which prevents the contents from falling out if the folder is inadvertently stored upside down.[1] Pee-Chees are named after the original [peach](/source/Peach_(color)) color upon release;[5] the folders now are made in five colors as "Color Talk Pee-Chee Folders" with an updated design, and a blue highlight replacing the original brown. The original color remains the most popular by far.[1] ## Pee-Chee today The retro Pee-Chee illustrations are now used to add a nostalgic flair to new products, such as T-shirts and [iPad](/source/IPad) cases.[6] The indie duo [She & Him](/source/She_%26_Him) (which consists of [Zooey Deschanel](/source/Zooey_Deschanel) and [M. Ward](/source/M._Ward)) produced official merchandise using classic Pee Chee designs.[7] Artist Patrick Martinez has created a number of paintings in the Pee-Chee folder style, but with scenes of [police brutality](/source/Police_brutality) and familiar events such as the [2015 Texas pool party incident](/source/2015_Texas_pool_party_incident), the [death of Sandra Bland](/source/Death_of_Sandra_Bland), the [death of Eric Garner](/source/Death_of_Eric_Garner) and others. He says he was initially inspired in 2005 by the realization that many American middle and high schools now have police patrolling hallways and classrooms.[8][9] In *[Stranger Things](/source/Stranger_Things)*, Nancy Wheeler carries her Pee Chee folder around in the first season and multiple Hawkins Middle School students are shown carrying the Pee Chee folders in the second season. It can also be seen in *[Mixed-ish](/source/Mixed-ish)*. ## See also - [Trapper Keeper](/source/Trapper_Keeper) ## References 1. Rich, Sarah C. (19 September 2012). ["The Pee-Chee Folder: Illustrated by the Most Interesting Man in the World"](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-pee-chee-folder-illustrated-by-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-43192770/?no-ist). *Smithsonian.com*. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 August 2014. 1. ["Color Talk Pee-Chee Folder"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205311/http://www.mead.com/meadstore/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=33022). Mead. Archived from [the original](http://www.mead.com/meadstore/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=33022) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014. 1. ["Heavy Metal Madness: Back to School Blues and Yellows"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081202154442/http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/21870.html). CreativePro.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/21870.html) on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 1. Klein, Gary (1993-11-25). ["As Fads Go, This One Is Pee-Chee Year After Year: School gear: The All Season Portfolio gets doodled on and defaced every day. But that’s part of its 50-year tradition."](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-25-vw-60629-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240620092142/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-25-vw-60629-story.html) 2024-06-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-18. 1. McCarthy, Erin (2024-06-04). ["The History of the Trapper Keeper"](https://www.mentalfloss.com/culture/education/history-trapper-keeper). *Mental Floss*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260129025648/https://www.mentalfloss.com/culture/education/history-trapper-keeper) 2026-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-02-18. Folders with vertical pockets, called PeeChees (as in, peachy keen), had been around since the 1940s. 1. ["Pee Chee™ Universal Case for 9 and 10" Tablets — Yellow"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170216193438/https://www.kensington.com/us/us/5798/k97332ww/pee-chee-universal-case-for-9-and-10-tablets-yellow#.U-edj97wthg). *Kensington.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.kensington.com/us/us/5798/K97332WW/pee-chee%E2%84%A2-universal-case-for-9-and-10%E2%80%9D-tablets-%E2%80%94-yellow#.U-edj97wthg) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2014. 1. ["SHE & HIM SCHOLASTIC FOLDER"](http://shop.sheandhim.com/collections/frontpage/products/she-him-peechee-folder). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927053628/http://shop.sheandhim.com/collections/frontpage/products/she-him-peechee-folder) 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 May 2019. 1. Rivas, Jorge. ["Iconic 'Pee-Chee' folders reimagined with familiar scenes of police brutality"](https://splinternews.com/iconic-pee-chee-folders-reimagined-with-familiar-scenes-1793857992). *Splinter*. Retrieved 23 May 2019. 1. Radio, Southern California Public. ["SoCal artist uses Pee-Chee style to depict police use of force"](https://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2016/08/02/50918/socal-artist-uses-pee-chee-style-to-document-exces/). *Southern California Public Radio*. Retrieved 23 May 2019. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pee-Chee folder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-Chee_folder) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-Chee_folder?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.