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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.
Card Catalog File Cabinet
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Card Catalog File Cabinet

Object numberMO 2007.770
Name Cabinet, Filing
Maker (American, 1899 - 1955)
Mediumwood (poplar or birch, mahogany), metal, paper
Dimensionspart a (overall on stand) H 37 1/2 in x W 15 1/2 in x D 17 1/2 in (95.3 cm x 39.4 cm x 44.5 cm )
 part b (file) H 13 in x W 14 in x D 17 1/2 in (33 cm x 35.6 cm x 44.5 cm )
DescriptionA mahogany card catalog file cabinet. The cabinet has six drawer with metal pulls. Four of the drawers also have paper labels -- three typed and one handwritten -- that read "A to G" (upper left), "Cards for / books taken / from d… / Library" (upper right), "H to P" (center left), and "Q to Z" (lower left). A maker's label is adhered to the top center of the front: Globe Wernicke / CINCINNATI. The cabinet sits on a mahogany stand.
Label TextThis cabinet once held the catalog cards for the books stored in FDR's Study. It is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.

Additional Details
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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