A curious item from the online archive of the Psychiatric Services Collection of Museums Victoria in Australia: Hand-written student nurse’s notebook written during nursing training at a mental health hospital, Mayday Hills, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1955. Read more: Nurse’s Notebook – Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Beechworth, circa 1955
The Tumblr site Things Organized Neatly is often a good place to spot notebooks. When people lay out the stuff that’s in their bag or on their desk, a notebook is often included, though usually they are recognizably Moleskines without any distinguishing wear and tear. This entry does seem to feature a Moleskine (upper right … Continue reading An Unusual-Looking Notebook
Here’s an addict I found while just surfing around the internet. Wonderrrgirl is a student from Singapore. She loves notebooks, and she takes beautiful notes in them! Wonderrrgirl says: This post is about notebooks. It’s half of the collection of all the notebooks that I’ve kept in my life (I’m really too lazy to drag … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: WONDERRRGIRL
Here’s a few questions that have come in lately– I need help from all you other notebook lovers! From Zack: I really like taking notes when learning. It helps me map out math in my head a lot better than just thinking about it. I’ve been looking for a good large-sized notebook to write in, … Continue reading Questions from Readers
The blogger at Slow Boat is using these notebooks to study Chinese: The cover of notebook #1 states that “This is the most comfortable notebook you have ever run into.” Notebook #2 goes even further: Our finest quality paper ensure the smooth surface that is a pleasure to write on. This is the most comfortable … Continue reading Slow Boat’s Chinese Notebooks
Here’s an oldie but goodie, which I used during my freshman year of college: It was made by the Vernon McMillan company, based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The “Memo Book” typography is pretty cool… and check out that snazzy, wave-like VM logo! I love the mottled orange cover– I don’t know if there’s a name … Continue reading Mid-1980s Vernon McMillan Notebook
I’m glad this is big news for the Wesleyan Student Assembly: Firke Christens New Notebook: On Wednesday evening at approximately 9:07 p.m. (EST), Ben Firke ‘12 was sighted writing in a brand new black-and-white patterned notebook. This new notebook is surely only the first of many more to come, as Firke is known for his … Continue reading A Wesleyan Student’s New Notebook