Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...MEMOIRS OF CASANOVA, VOL. II: PARIS AND PRISON (714 pp.)-Translated by Arthur Machen-Putnam...
...Putnam, Conn...
...GODSTONE AND THE BLACKYMOR (225 pp.) - T. H. White - Putnam...
...next segment of the building was added in 1889 and extended the Museum to within sixty feet of the Geological Museum in Agassiz's complex of scientific collections. Yet Putnam was still pressed for space. In his report to the University in 1898, he complained, "The present halls and cases are overcrowded and many interesting collections have to be kept in drawers or stored in the basement awaiting the completion of the building." It was through his determined efforts that money was raised to build a third part to Peabody, to close the gap and join it with the rest...
...space resulted in a haphazard and cramped arrangement of the collection. The dingy Victorian galleries were poorly lit, and old-fashioned labelling hampered proper study of the exhibits. Especially confusing was its incomplete and inaccurate catalogue of objects in storage. These major problems were not tackled by Director Putnam despite his awareness of the problems. The collection was not yet readily accessible, even to the scholar...