page_title: Herbert Putnam
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caption_attribution_description: Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam
context_page_description: George Herbert Putnam was an American librarian. He was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.
context_section_description: George Herbert Putnam (September 20, 1861 – August 14, 1955) was an American librarian. He was the eighth (and also the longest-serving) Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939.  He implemented his vision of a universal collection with strengths in many languages, especially from Europe and Latin America.
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