Box 1
Container
Contains 28 Collections and/or Records:
Publishing Books, 1937 - 1954
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
1937 - 1954
Last Will and Testament of George Palmer Putnam, June 8, 1945
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 1
Scope and Contents
(carbon copy, four pages)
Dates:
June 8, 1945
No. 2540: Order Settling First and Final Account, and for Distribution under Will, November 23, 1953
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 2
Scope and Contents
(Carbon copy, four pages, signed by John P. McMurray, Judge of Superior Court of Inyo County, California.)
Dates:
November 23, 1953
No. 2540: Order Settling First and Final Account, and for Distribution under Will, November 23, 1953
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 3
Scope and Contents
(carbon copy, four pages, unsigned)
Dates:
November 23, 1953
Four carbon copies of typed letters, dated early 1954, related to bringing the royalty accounts to date for the published works of George Palmer Putnam, deceased, 1954
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
1954
Two photostat copies of an agreement between George Palmer Putnam and Harcourt, Brace and Company, for a biography of Amelia Earhart, to be entitled, "Last Flight," dated October 7, 1937 and May 31, 1938, respectively, each with revisions, each three pages, 1937 - 1938
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
1937 - 1938
A photostat copy of an agreement between George Palmer Putnam (as co-author with L.F.V. Drake) and Doubleday, Doran and Company for a book to be entitled, "Vertical Warfare," dated , March 2, 1943
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 6
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
(Three pages, along with a letter of acknowledgement from the publisher, and an accounting of royalties.)
Dates:
March 2, 1943
Eight newspaper clippings related to publishing projects of George Palmer Putnam, circa 1943 - 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 7
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1943 - 1950
Five photocopies of material related to publishing projects of George Palmer Putnam, circa 1942 - 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 8
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1942 - 1950
Ten pages of magazine clippings related to publishing projects of George Palmer Putnam, circa 1930 - 1949
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 9
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1930 - 1949
Correspondence, Vera Eikel, on Blue Network Company letterhead, June 18, 1942
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 10
Identifier: MSP 20, File 1, Item 10
Scope and Contents
(Requesting permission to use biographical material in producing a radio show recounting the achievements of George Palmer Putnam and Amelia Earhart, two pages.)
Dates:
June 18, 1942
"G.P.P. History and Obit", circa 1945 - 1999
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1945 - 1999
Lengthy obituary for George Palmer Putnam from the Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
January 5, 1950
Cover and obituary for Putnam from Fortnight: The Newsmagazine of California, January 30, 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
January 30, 1950
Eight clippings reporting the death of or detailing the life of Putnam, circa 1945 - 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 3
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1945 - 1950
Fourteen photocopies of articles reporting the death of or detailing the life of Putnam, 1945 - 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 4
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
1945 - 1950
Six copies related to the death and disposition of the remains of Putnam, 1955 - 1966
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 5
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
1955 - 1966
Five photocopies of articles related to the life of Putnam, circa 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 6
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1950
"Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time partner of Putnam, Summer 1988
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 7
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 7
Scope and Contents
(Original computer printout, seven pages, one original typescript, and two photocopies.)
Dates:
Summer 1988
"Chapter Two: George P. Putnam, computer print-out, 15 pages, a "first draft copy" of a chapter from the book, Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved, co-written by Elgen and Marie Long, a handwritten inscription on the first page, reads: "To Sally Putnam Chapman // This is a First draft copy of the / chapter on your grandfather. / It is not included in the present / format presented to the Smithsonian / but might be recycled back in. / Please share with your uncle / George and your family, but I / may use it still and ask it / for family use only. / [signed] Elgen Long", circa 1999
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 8
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The George Palmer Putnam papers are comprised of material from the original files provided by Sally Putnam Chapman, Putnam's granddaughter. Much of the material is correspondence, news clippings, and articles related to the life of Putnam, and various publishing projects. Also included are his will and various obituaries.Some of the unique items feature, "Reminiscences of GPP," by Robert Edwin Lee, playwright, close friend and one time business partner of Putnam; a first draft copy...
Dates:
circa 1999
Correspondence from Laurence M. Gould, President, Carlton College, Northfield, MN, addressed to "Mrs. Putnam," on Carleton College letterhead, dated , January 5, 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 9
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 9
Scope and Contents
(24 lines. Gould was second in command of Richard Byrd's first expedition to Antarctica, and a widely respected scientist. In this letter he expresses his sympathy and condolences to GPP's wife, and his gratefulness for GPP's hand in "getting me started in exploration and on the First Byrd Expedition," includes original and two photocopies.)
Dates:
January 5, 1950
Correspondence from George Agnew Chamberlain, author and screenwriter, addressed to 'Peg Putnam,' on personal letterhead, dated , January 28, 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 10
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 10
Scope and Contents
(24 lines. Remembering his relationship with GPP and expressing condolences and sympathy, reading in part: "He fought a good fight against odds to the end and you have the lasting knowledge that your love and companionship brightened the last years of his troubled life," includes original and one photocopy.)
Dates:
January 28, 1950
Correspondence from, Robert W. Sawyer, journalist, politician and conservationist, addressed to "Peg," on personal letterhead, dated, May 3, 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 11
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 11
Scope and Contents
(four lines, with an enclosure of a typed memorial to GPP, 14 lines.)
Dates:
May 3, 1950
Correspondence, Robert W. Sawyer, journalist, politician and conservationist, addressed to "Peg," on personal letterhead, dated, December 19, 1958
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 12
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 12
Scope and Contents
(Eight lines, expressing holiday wishes.)
Dates:
December 19, 1958
Correspondence, Rockwell Kent, to Margaret, dated, January 31, 1950
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 13
Identifier: MSP 20, File 2, Item 13
Scope and Contents
(30 lines. Writing in sympathy at the time of Putnam's death, in part: "I have never forgotten the ardent period when we lived together, nor been forgetful of the great friendship and belief in me that prompted him, over the disapproval of the older Putnams, to undertake the publishing of the first book, "Wilderness," and subsequently of "Voyaging," and "N by E."
Dates:
January 31, 1950