Series 3 - Correspondence

0.5 m of textual records

This series contains most of Putnams professional correspondence arranged by year. Earliest years contain mainly incoming correspondence but later years also include copies of Putnam’s outgoing correspondence. This series offers researchers a good overview of all aspects of Putnam’s career since letters relate to his publishing activities, his research, his administration of the Department of Geography, his friendships with geographers in other universities and government departments. There are also references for students and correspondence relating to his work with the Canadian Association of Geographers.

Filed at the end of the chronological files, are four files of correspondence with specific colleagues, which include Louis Gentilcore, Angus Hill, Donald Kerr and Bill Wonders. There is also two with family members, mainly his wife Jean Putnam and son Robert. Researchers should note that this series was artificially arranged before the Archives took custody of the records and that correspondence with the above individuals is not limited to these six files.

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