Putnam, Frederic W., Peabody Museum director records, Frederic W. Putnam : A Finding Aid 1839-1915 (1839-1915), 1870-1923

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Putnam, Frederic W., Peabody Museum director records, Frederic W. Putnam : A Finding Aid 1839-1915 (1839-1915), 1870-1923

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The Putnam Director Records contain a mixture of curatorial, administrative and professional papers and reflect the wide scope of both the museum collections and Putnam's individual activities .

4 linear feet (9 boxes); c. 12 oversize rolled maps and plans

Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University

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Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915

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Frederic Ward Putnam (1839-1915) was one of the earliest anthropologists in the United States. He founded anthropology programs, and worked to establish museum collections in anthropology. He directed some of the first field expeditions in the Americas, including sites in Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey, and California. Putnam was born April 16, 1839 in Salem, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Putnam III. In 1864, Putnam married Adelaide Martha Edmands; they h...

American anthropological association

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