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George Herbert Putnam (September 20, 1861 – August 14, 1955)〔"(George) Herbert Putnam." ''Dictionary of American Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. ''Biography In Context''. Web. 7 Oct. 2013.〕 was an American librarian. He was the eighth (and also the longest-serving) Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939.〔Jane Rosenberg, ''The Nation's Great Library: Herbert Putnam and the Library of Congress, 1899–1939'' (1993)〕 He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in every language, especially from Europe and Latin America.〔John Young Cole, "The library of congress becomes a world library, 1815-2005." ''Libraries & culture'' (2005) 40#3: 385-398. (in Project MUSE )〕 ==Biography== George Herbert Putnam was born in New York City at 107 East Seventeenth Street,〔Lewis, 1939, p. 3〕 the sixth son and tenth child of Victorine and George Palmer Putnam. The father, one-time collector of internal revenue in New York by appointment of Abraham Lincoln, was the founder of a well known publishing house,〔Lewis, 1939, p. 4〕 known previously as the Putnam Publishing house, but now known as G. P. Putnam's Sons.〔Rosenberg, 1993, p. 25〕 In 1886, Herbert Putnam married Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and together they had two daughters, Shirley and Brenda Putnam.〔Previous Librarians of Congress, 2008〕 Brenda Putnam grew up to become a celebrated sculptor in the early 20th century, highly known for her “children, cherubs, and garden ornaments.” 〔Bronze Gallery, 1998 - 2010〕 Throughout Herbert Putnam’s career, he was described by his colleagues as maintaining “an impenetrable dignity…formal manner, invariable gracious and cordial, covered shyness and a deep reserve. He had few intimates, even among his closest colleagues, but he was fond of good company and good conversation” 〔Rosenberg, 1993, pp. 25, 26〕 as well being “painfully modest, a family man who had an unreciprocated view of his staff as family.” 〔Knowlton, 2005, p. xx〕 He died at his home in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on August 14, 1955.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herbert Putnam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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