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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.
Desk Calendar 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.

Desk Calendar Used by Eleanor Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1992.1.17
Name Calendar
Maker (American paper manufacturer, founded 1843)
Dateca. 1955-1961
Mediumholder: wood, metal, fabric
calendar cards: paper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall (holder) H 5 1/8 in x W 7 1/8 in x D 2 1/4 in (13 cm x 18.1 cm x 5.7 cm )
DescriptionA walnut upright desk calendar holder with six double-sided calendar cards for the year 1962 (two months on each card). The cards hang on metal rings allowing them to be flipped over to the opposite side of the holder. The maker of the calendar cards is printed on the bottom of each card: “National Blank Book Co., Holyoke, Mass. / 55-915 / Made in U. S. A. [reverse side of each card]. The underside of the holder is lined with green felt.
Label TextThis holder with calendar cards was used on the desk in Eleanor Roosevelt's bedroom in her 74th Street apartment in New York City.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. in 1963. It was donated by the Estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. in 1991.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
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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