Herbert Putnam

American librarian and lawyer (1861-1955) · United States · Lawyers · Died at 93

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George Herbert Putnam was an American librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.

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Putnam's former house in Washington, D.C.

Putnam (center) at A.L.A. Camp Kearny Library

Herbert Putnam later in life

Awards

American Library Association Honorary Membership1940

Joseph W. Lippincott Award1939

Library Hall of Fame

Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Father George Palmer Putnam

Herbert Putnam

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