Special Olympics 20th Anniversary clipboard belonging to Eunice Shriver
date: label: date made
content: 1988
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Special Olympics 20th Anniversary clipboard belonging to Eunice Shriver is white with blue printing on the back and front. This was created for the annual conference of 1998 in Reno, Nevada.
label: Description (Brief)
content: From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Special Olympics
label: web subject
content: Disabilities
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0331.20
label: accession number
content: 2017.0331
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0331.20
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clipboard, special olympics
label: Object Name
content: clipboard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pressed cardboard (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/4 in x 9 in x 1 1/4 in; 38.735 cm x 22.86 cm x 3.175 cm