Re: History of the term "Green Book"?
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? The Green book goes way back to when the clubs ¡®official¡¯ color was green.? Green was the Washington Evergreen State color and we are a Washington club.? Therefore, we had green QSL cards, green shirts and green club jackets made. I have one of the few remaining jackets. ? The 1982 original printed club roster was sized to about 3.5¡± x 6¡± when we had fewer than 100 or so members and the cover of the directory was printed on green paper.? After 1982, the size was slightly reduced to 2.5¡± x 5.5¡± to fit shirt pockets. ? Now that we have nearly 400 members, a pocket sized directory isn¡¯t practical, so we¡¯ve gone digital. The pocket sized directory ended in 2011. ?You¡¯ll notice that the title and border of the PDF document still maintains a green color out of tradition and we¡¯ve kept the name Green book which is the club roster. ? Good question. I hope this answers it. ? Wayne, AI9Q Green book editor ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike - KK7LNF via groups.io
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2025 10:59 AM
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Subject: [W7AIA] History of the term "Green Book"? ? I've just gone with the flow for the past few years, but why is the member directory referred to as the "green book"?
In my googling I've found that the Green Book was a travel/business guide for black americans by Hugo Green, which explains how the word "green" came to be used in the title.
I also found that the New York City calls their employee directory "The Green Book" after the color of the cover back when it was published. Given that the club's "green book" isn't a business guide nor a service directory, why is that name used? Why isn't it just the "club directory"? Any insight would be appreciated.
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