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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Notepad and Holder Used by Eleanor Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Notepad and Holder Used by Eleanor Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1990.7.11
Name Holder, Writing Equipment
Maker
Mediumleather, fabric, paper
Dimensionsoverall H 4 1/4 in x W 3 1/8 in x D 1/2 in (10.8 cm x 7.9 cm x 1.3 cm )
DescriptionA small, vertically aligned black leather notepad holder. Both the front and back covers have a gold tooled border. The front cover also has three small, gold tooled images - a crest, a fleur-de-lis, and a rampant lion - placed diagonally across the cover. The interior of the holder is lined with black grosgrain fabric.

Inside the holder is a removable pad of unused white paper.
Label TextThis notepad and holder is from the desk in Eleanor Roosevelt's bedroom of her East 74th Street apartment in New York City.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Curtis Roosevelt in 1989.
Credit LineGift of Curtis Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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