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Creator:
Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930
Title:
George Haven Putnam Papers
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3484zg98h
Dates:
1853-1929
Size:
11 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-11
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of business and personal papers of George Haven Putnam (1844-1930), an American publisher and author. Included are fully-indexed letterbooks (1879-1910), typescripts of Putnam's writings (ca. 1905-1929), scrapbooks of letters received and press clippings (1878-1917), and other clippings and printed material (1853-1928).

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of business and personal papers of Putnam. Included are fully-indexed letterbooks (1879-1910); typescripts of Putnam's writings (ca. 1905-1929); scrapbooks of letters received and press clippings (1878-1917); and other clippings and printed material (1891-1917). The collection also contains a letterbook dealing with the estate of Putnam's mother, Victorine Haven Putnam (1891-1908); a 1923 memoir of Theodore Roosevelt, who was Putnam's partner in the 1880s; and a pencil portrait of Putnam by Henry Van der Weyde, drawn while both Union soldiers were imprisoned in Danville, a Confederate prison, during the Civil War.

Collection Creator Biography:

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

George Haven Putnam (1844-1930) was an American publisher and author, and the eldest son of the co-founder of Wiley & Putnam, George Palmer Putnam, and Victorine Haven Putnam. Putnam served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was captured following the Battle of Cedar Creek and held prisoner at Libby Prison and Danville before being returned to the Union Army as part of a prisoner exchange in 1865. After his father's death in 1872, he and two of his brothers, John Bishop Putnam and Irving Putnam, took over the publishing company, renaming it "G. P. Putnam's Sons." In 1887, Putnam was involved in establishing the American Publishers' Copyright League.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Purchased from Joseph J. Felcone in 2009 (AM2010-27).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Regine Heberlein in September 2010. Finding aid written by Regine Heberlein in September 2010.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

George Haven Putnam Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3484zg98h
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-11