Clipboard

A clipboard was a simple writing tool whose use dated back to the 20th century. It consisted of a thin board with a clip at the top (sometimes with a cover) used to hold sheets of paper in a stationary position.
In 1930, a clipboard was visible on a desk in the back room of the where a cordrazine-overdosed Leonard McCoy was recovering. ()
Clipboards were used through the mid-23rd century where they were for delivering reports on board Federation starships. These clipboards had a lid customized with the Earth-Federation logo and starship's name. () These clipboards were used until at least 2265. ()
Science officer Dimitri Valtane held an electronic clipboard with a report regarding the completed mission of the in 2293. (, )
In 2372, the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent character Honey Bare held a clipboard. ()
File:Clipboard with closed cover.jpg|Clipboard cover
File:Clipboard 1, 2254.jpg|Clipboard lid opening
File:Clipboard 2, 2254.jpg|Opened clipboard
File:Electronic clipboard, 2293.jpg|An electronic clipboard
== Appendices ==
=== Background information ===
In the case of Dr. Elizabeth Dehner from "Where No Man Has Gone Before", this form of "space clipboard" was given to actress Sally Kellerman because she felt embarrassed that her tight Starfleet uniform costume was particularly close-fitting at her crotch area, a problem that director James Goldstone intended to cover up (and successfully did so) by instructing the propman to provide her with such a prop. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, p. 84)
The final draft script of referred to a "Feinburg clipboard", referencing Irving A. Feinberg.
===See also===
*Personal Access Display Device
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