Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1814-02-07
Death 1872-12-20
Birth 1814
Death 1972

Biographical notes:

Publisher of Putnam's Magazine and founder of G. P. Putnam & Son[s].

From the description of George Palmer Putnam letters [manuscript], 1858-1870. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647998826

George Palmer Putnam (1814-1872) was a book and magazine publisher.

From the description of George Palmer Putnam correspondence, 1843-1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122607941

From the guide to the George Palmer Putnam correspondence, 1843-1871, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Publisher.

From the description of George Palmer Putnam papers, 1858-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983582

American publisher.

From the description of Papers of George Palmer Putnam [manuscript], 1814-1872. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647828214

From the description of Autograph note signed : New York, to [Harper & Bros.], 1857 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615860

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to his daughter Mary (here called "Minnie"), 1864 Feb. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872132

George Palmer Putnam was an innovative American publisher. He distinguished himself as a teen-aged apprentice, and was made partner in several firms before founding his own house, G.P. Putnam's. Among his many contributions to American letters, he published and promoted works by Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, Poe, and many others; opened a London branch, becoming the first American publisher to do so; and published Putnam's Monthly Magazine, which set a new standard for American literary journalism. He also played a leading part in establishing the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

From the description of George Palmer Putnam letter to W. Hepworth Dixon, 6 Mar. 1869. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56194009

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Subjects:

  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Novelists, American
  • Authors and publishers
  • Autographs
  • Book industries and trade
  • Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
  • Copyright, International
  • Patriotism
  • Patriotism
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Patriotism

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  • Publisher

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  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • England--London (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
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  • New York (State) (as recorded)
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