Putnam, Edward K. (Edward Kirby), 1868-1939

Edward K. Putnam was an instructor in the Department of English at Stanford from 1901 to 1906.

From the description of Edward K. Putnam papers, 1902-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703381510

Kirby received his A.M. from Harvard in 1900.

From the description of Student notes and papers, 1898-1900. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074222

Edward Kirby Putnam, born in Davenport, Iowa, November 17, 1868, received his A.B. degree from Illinois College in 1891. After engaging for a time in newspaper work, he entered the University of Chicago in 1894 as a graduate student in English and Social Science. He remained at Chicago two years before transferring to Harvard, where he took his M.A. degree in 1899; then in 1901 he joined the faculty of Stanford University. In 1906, he left Stanford to become Director of the Davenport Academy of Sciences (now the Davenport Public Museum). He died on May 22, 1939.

From the guide to the Putnam, Edward Kirby. Papers, 1894-1896, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)

American Red Cross relief worker in France, 1918-1919.

From the description of Edward Kirby Putnam correspondence, 1918-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866912

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Edward K. Putnam was an Instructor in the Department of English at Stanford from 1901 to 1906.

From the guide to the Edward K. Putnam papers, 1902-1905, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)

Biographical/Historical Note

American Red Cross relief worker in France, 1918-1919.

From the guide to the Edward Kirby Putnam correspondence, 1918-1919, (Hoover Institution Archives)