Reporter's notebook owned by Jim Vance
date: label: Date
content: 2011, used September 2012
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Esselte, Swedish, founded 1913
label: Owned by
content: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: 2012 Democratic National Convention, American, 2012 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
notes: label: Description
content: A spiral bound reporter’s bound notebook owned by Jim Vance. The notebooks has a white cover with black text. At the top of the cover is “REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK / CARNET DE JOURNALISTE.” Additional text on the front regards maker and manufacturing details. Thirty-one pages of handwritten notes in black and blue ink are on the inside of the notebook. One of the pages is torn out of the spiral binding and is loose inside the notebook.The handwritten text on the inside of the notebook are about events leading up to and the beginning of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Topics included in the notebook are how many delegates are arriving and on which days, where protests are happening and why, interview questions, national polling information, and events leading up to First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech. Printed on the back cover of the notebook is “Earthwise / AMPAD.”
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.107.3
objectType: label: Type
content: notebooks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restriction
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 3 15/16 × 9/16 in. (21 × 10 × 1.5 cm)