Putnam, Herbert
Herbert Putnam (b. Sept. 20, 1861, New York City–d. Aug. 14, 1955, Woods Hole, MA) was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. Putnam was born in New York City to parents Victorine and George Palmer Putnam; his father owned publishing house, G. P. Putnam's Sons. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe and had two daughters, Shirley and Brenda Putnam.
Putnam graduated from Harvard University in 1883. He served as librarian at Minneapolis Athenaeum, later Minneapolis Public Library, and was elected city librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library while simultaneously being admitted to the Minnesota bar of Law. While in Minneapolis, he developed the Putnam Classification System. In 1891, Putnam returned to Boston and practiced law until his appointed Librarian of the Boston Public Library in 1895. During his time at the BPL, Putnam implemented dramatic changes including opening a room for juvenile books, possibly the first. He was also involved in the American Library Association and served as President.
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