Herbert Putnam: A 1903 Trip to Europe

by John D. Knowlton

Born in New York City just as the Civil War was starting, Herbert Putnam was a Harvard graduate and a lawyer who had held two highly responsible top library posts, first at the Minneapolis Public Library and then at the Boston Public Library before he was selected by President McKinley in 1899 as Librarian of Congress. Putnam was the first librarian with prior library experience to hold this position. During his tenure, Putnam introduced what would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810851725
• ISBN13: 9780810851726
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"