Box 1
Container
Contains 11 Collections and/or Records:
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
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