Small address book made by Herman Wallace: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A handmade paper address book created by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The tiny book has a manila-colored outer cover and lined interior pages with handwritten names, addresses, and phone numbers for Wallace's contacts.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1972
• Created by: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
• Subject of: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
• Type: address books
• Type: make-dos
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 13/16 × 2 1/2 × 3/8 in. (7.1 × 6.3 × 1 cm)
• Place used: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Prisons
• Object number: A2018.36.1.4.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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