Putnam, Carleton, 1901-1998

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Carleton Putnam (December 19, 1901 – March 5, 1998) was an American businessman and writer who was an advocate for racial segregation. He graduated from Princeton University in 1924 and received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Columbia Law School in 1932. Putnam published two books, the first of which is entitled Theodore Roosevelt: The Formative Years, 1858-1886 (1958) and describes Roosevelt’s family and the first decades of his life. Putnam admired Roosevelt due to his belief that specifically the European and English settlers and immigrants are responsible for American greatness. In 1961, Putnam published Race and Reason: A Yankee View, which advocated for racial segregation after the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954, though its range covers far more than school segregation. Putnam was a white supremacist. Putnam died of pneumonia in 1998. He was married twice, first to Lucy Chapman Putnam and then to Esther Mackenzie Willcox Auchincloss Putnam.
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creatorOf Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. James J. Kilpatrick papers [manuscript], 1925-1966 (bulk 1950-1966). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933. Theodore Roosevelt Collection: ancillary archival resources, 18-- -19--. Houghton Library
referencedIn Theodore Roosevelt Collection: Books, pamphlets, periodicals, 18-- - <ongoing> Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn George, W. C. (Wesley Critz), 1888-1982. W.C. George papers, 1904-1971 (bulk 1950-1968). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Papers, 1839-2004 (inclusive), 1895-1988 (bulk) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Carleton Putnam papers on Theodore Roosevelt: The Formative Years, 1858-1886 Houghton Library
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Inventory of the John R. Anthony Papers TAMU MSS 00042., 1912-1977 Cushing Memorial Library,
referencedIn Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
referencedIn Theodore Roosevelt Collection: Books, pamphlets, periodicals, 18-- - <ongoing> Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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correspondedWith Anthony, John R. person
associatedWith Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 person
associatedWith George, W. C. (Wesley Critz), 1888-1982. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. person
correspondedWith Palache family family
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 person
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