[DOC] [TLE] Herbert Putnam - Wikipedia [PAR] George Herbert Putnam (September 20, 1861  August 14, 1955) was an 
American librarian. ... Putnam was elected city librarian of the Minneapolis Public 
Library at that .... Washington: United States Government. ... (1993) The Nation's 
Great Library: Herbert Putnam and the Library of Congress, 18991939 (
University of... [DOC] [TLE] Herbert Putnam - Previous Librarians of Congress | Library of ... [PAR] 8th Librarian of Congress 1899-1939. Herbert Putnam. George Herbert Putnam, 
Librarian of the Minneapolis Athenaeum (1884-87), the Minneapolis ... the U.S. 
Congress, professional librarians, and especially the American Library 
Association ... The next year he attended Columbia University Law School, but he 
was soon... [DOC] [TLE] Herbert Putnam | American librarian | Britannica.com [PAR] In the latter year he was appointed librarian of the Library of Congress, and ... 
Putnam also served as president of the American Library Association in ... the de 
facto national library of the United States and the largest library in the world .... (
183540), a perceptive analysis of the political and social system of the United 
States... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Herbert Putnam 1861 1955" - Internet Archive [PAR] His perceiving mind and eloquent pen speak for all of us at the Library. ... 12 
Herbert Putnam in 1900, a year after he became Librarian of Congress 2 9 ... 
which, although somewhat soiled, will doubtless serve your purpose" (j>). ...... 
1899-1939. ... the Librarian of Congress for the year ending June 30, 1901 : 1899
, p. 27-40. [DOC] [TLE] Librarians of Congress | American Libraries Magazine [PAR] The library he (all 13 Librarians have been men) administers is quite literally the 
library ... The Librarian of Congress reports to the Congress as the head of an 
agency in the ... Spofford not only served for 33 years (the second-longest tenure 
in the ... After Young's death, McKinley appointed Herbert Putnam, whose 40-
year... [DOC] [TLE] Many choices for Obama in replacing Billington at Library of Congress. [PAR] Jun 12, 2015 ... 1, and White House officials say the president is months away from an 
announcement. ... Herbert Putnam, who served for 40 years, from 1899 to 1939, 
was ... said Peter R. Young, the former head of the library's Asian division. [DOC] [TLE] College and Research Libraries - Ideals [PAR] just thirty years ago he was also ap- pointed Librarian of ... Herbert Putnam had 
indicated a desire to retire. ... "What is wanted in the directing head of a great 
library," Frankfurter wrote, is "imagina- ..... 40 MacLeish, "The Reorganization of 
the Library of. Congress," p. ... Congress he served also as head of the Office of 
Facts. [DOC] [TLE] The First Deinard Collection of the Library of Congress [PAR] Dec 31, 2006 ... that would serve the needs of the American scholar, for he found it appalling .... 
occupied the LC post for forty years (18991939), are best ... case could readily 
be made for Herbert Putnam being the most ... If the Library of Congress is 
desirous of having a Hebrew Depart- ment ... the Congress Library . . .40. [DOC] [TLE] Librarian of Congress | World Public Library - eBooks | Read eBooks ... [PAR] The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by 
the ... periods, such as Herbert Putnam, who served as the librarian for 40 years. [DOC] [TLE] Library of Congress facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] The Library of Congress, located in Washington, D.C., is the world's largest 
library, ... Founded in 1800 to serve the reference needs of Congress, the library 
has grown ... librarian, Herbert Putnam, whose tenure with the library spanned 40 
years. ..... Russell Young, 18971899, and Herbert Putnam, 18991939, 
continued to... [DOC] [TLE] Wholly Visionary | Yee | Library Resources & Technical Services [PAR] Herbert Putnam, in his 1901 Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, called 
the ...

Question: Herbert Putnam served as head of this U.S. library for 40 years, 1899-1939
Answer: Library of Congress