Herbert Putnam
American librarian and 8th Librarian of Congress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Herbert Putnam (September 20, 1861 – August 14, 1955)[1] was an American librarian. He was the eighth (and also the longest-serving) Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939.[2] He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.[3]
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Herbert Putnam | |
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Librarian Emeritus of Congress | |
In office 1939–1954 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
President of the American Library Association | |
In office 1903–1904 | |
Preceded by | James Kendall Hosmer |
Succeeded by | Ernest Cushing Richardson |
In office January 1898 – August 1898 | |
Preceded by | Rutherford P. Hayes |
Succeeded by | William Coolidge Lane |
8th Librarian of Congress | |
In office 1899–1939 | |
President | William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John Young |
Succeeded by | Archibald MacLeish |
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Born | George Herbert Putnam (1861-09-20)September 20, 1861 New York City, US |
Died | August 14, 1955(1955-08-14) (aged 93) Woods Hole, Massachusetts, US |
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Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe
(m. 1886) |
Children | 2, including Brenda |
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