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INVENTORY
Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences
Inventory for Archival material stored Row 3 Shelf 1
BOX 1
1. Davenport Gazette Centennial Supplement (July 4, 1876)
2. Davenport Gazette (Oct. 3 & 4 1877)
3. Der Tagliche Democrat (Oct. 4, 1877)
4. Subscriptions to the Building Fund of Davenport Acad. (Oct. 4, 1877)
5. Assorted Catalogs, Speeches, Advertising Materials, etc. from 1870s
BOX 2
1. Constitution, By-Laws 1867
2. Minutes Book (Dec. 1867-Feb. 1870)
3. Minutes Book (Jan. 1889-Jun. 1928)
4. Corresponding Secretary (Jan. 1899-1910)
5. Historical Section Records (Apr. 1876-May 1880)
6. Recording Secretary Notes (Jan. 1893-Jan. 1897)
7. Biological Section Records (Apr. 1876-Apr. 1878)
BOX 3
1. Distribution List of Foreign Institutions
2. Distribution List of U. S. Institutions
3. Distribution Exchange List (April 1914)
4. Publication Accounts (1876-1880)
5. Account Journal (1876-1880)
6. Publication Accounts (1881)
7. Treasurer Accounts (1882-1898)
8. Publication Accounts (1914-1932)
BOX 4
1. Corresponding Secretary Records (1876 – 1879)
2. Corresponding Secretary Records (1882 v- 1883)
3. Corresponding Secretary Records (1883 – 1886)
4. Corresponding Secretary Records (1886 – 1890)
BOX 5
Original Files for Proceedings Volumes (1868 – 1886)
BOX 6
1. Index of Am. Archaeology (Undated)
2. General Index
3. Bibliography of Am. Archaeology (Undated)
4. Index Rerun (Aug. 1876)
5. Mound Publication Fund (Aug. 1876)
6. Treasurer’s Book (1875 – 1881)
7. List of Donors (1917 – 1931)
8. Treasurer’s Book (1897 – 1902)
9. Accounts (1888 – 1901)
10. Membership List (1885)
11. Subscription Acct. Book (1887 – 1885)
12. Treasurer’s Acct. Book (1896 – 1905)
13. Time Book (1881 – 1882)
14. Account Pad (1885)
15. Receipt Books (1876 – 1909)
16. Time Books (1949 -1968)
17. Mary L. D. Putnam Memo Books (1876, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1666, 1902)
18. Treasurer Acct. Book (1894 – 1902)
BOX 7 Vouchers and Accounting Receipts (1879 – 1905)
BOX 8 Account Vouchers, Correspondence, Meeting Notes (1868 – 1879)
BOX 9 Account Vouchers, Correspondence, Meeting Notes, Miscellaneous (1879 – 1884)
BOX 10 Account Vouchers, Correspondence, Meeting Notes, Miscellaneous (1885 – 1890)
BOX 11 Account Vouchers, Correspondence, Meeting Notes, Miscellaneous (1891-1910)
BOX 12 Account Vouchers, Correspondence, Meeting Notices, Miscellaneous (1911 – 1926)
DANS/Davenport Pubic Museum Archives for years following 1926 are in filing drawers.
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The Davenport, Iowa City and Western Transaction Company
Accession Number: Unknown
Donor: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1912
Scope Notes: Collection of ledgers and documents from the Davenport, Iowa City and Western Transaction Company.
Inventory
Stock certificate ledger 1919
Stock certificate ledger 1912
Book of meeting notes and by-laws, 1912
Book of meeting notes, correspondence and documents
Cancelled stock certificates
Packet of documents and paperwork
INVENTORY
DeLarue Wildflower Cards
LIB-ARCH-R3-Cab1B
Scope: One records center carton containing original art on handmade greeting and note cards and books related to wildflowers.
Inventory
“Prairie Swell and Swail” by Torkel Korling, c. 1958
“Flowers that Bloom in Spring” by Illinois State Museum, Story of Illinois #4, c. 1947
Cedar County Historical Review, July 1974
“Picture”
Folder with Miscellaneous notes and articles
Rochester Cemetery flowers and plants
3 cards of spring
39 miscellaneous cards
24 cards of summer
32 cards of fall
Subject Heading Cross Reference
Arts – Applied
Nature – Flowers
Plath Manuscripts Collection
LIB—ARCH—R9—S3G
Subject Heading Cross Reference
Social Life & Customs – Misc.
INVENTORY
Des Moines & Fort Dodge Railroad Company Collection 1962-33
Inclusive Dates: 1876-1880
Scope Notes: This collection contains 225 business letters dating 1874 to 1880. See card-level inventory for detailed description of collection. Topics discussed include land purchases, financing, construction of railroad spurs in Iowa, weather and its affect on track conditions, crops and prices, land prices, legal matters including suit with a telegraph company, coal fields, and arrangements for use of bridge and connections with other railroad companies.
Folder 1 – 44 items Letters
Folder 2 – 99 items Letters
Folder 3 – 44 items Letters
Folder 4 – 47 items Letters
One hand-drawn street map
(letter, August 16, 1875 to Charles E. Whitehead removed to unknown location)
Item level list
1 Tissue Book, Jan. 31, 1874 – April 14, 1874
Subject Heading Cross Reference
Business & Industry–Real Estates & Surveying
Communication–Telegraph
Railroads–Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroads–Chicago & Northwestern
Railroads–Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad–Illinois Central
Railroads–Misc.
People
–Andrews, Chase (Washington, D. C.)
–Baring, Henry A. (Keokuk & Des Moines Railroad)
–Bicknell, H. E. (Rutland, IA)
–Buswell, George W. (Blue Earth City, MN)
–Clarke, Albert E. (Humboldt, IA)
–Coffin, L. S. (Ft. Dodge)
–Coffen, T. G. (Wacousta)
–Cook, B. C. (Chicago & Northwestern Railroad)
–Douglas, John M. (Illinois Central Railroad)
–Duncombe, J. F. (Ft. Dodge)
–Fyffe, John (Keokuk)
–Gilmore, C. N. (Des Moines)
–Goughnour, E. (Adel, IA)
–Grant, James (Davenport)
–Hager, Wm. H. (Marshalltown, Antietom)
–Hargreaves, James (England)
–Huber, B. F. (Chicago)
–Johnson, Amos (Jefferson, IA)
–Johnson, I. Augustus (New York)
–King, M. P. (Keokuk)
–McFarland, A. W. (Dakota City, IA; Humboldt, IA)
–Meeker, A. B.
–Merrill, Sam (Des Moines)
–Miller, E. (New York)
–Morgan, E. G. (Ft. Dodge)
–Nourse, C. C. (Des Moines)
–Ogilvie, George W. (Des Moines)
–Ormsby, E. S. (Emmetsburg, IA)
–Pomeroy, Chas. (Washington, D. C.)
–Redfield, J. B. (New Haven)
–Sand, F.
–Scott, Wm. L. (Erie, PA)
–Smythe, George B. (Keokuk)
–Soper, E. B. (Estherville, IA)
–Strong, A. M. (Glen Falls, NY)
–Taft, S. H. (Boston, Humboldt, IA)
–Thompson, William (Dakota City, IA)
–Way, Charles L.
–West, A. M. (Vice President of New Orleans, St. Louis & Chicago Railroad)
–Whitehead Charles E. (New York)
–Williams, George (Keokuk)
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Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway Collection 1995-62
Date: 1898 – 1932 1951
Scope Notes: Archival materials related to DRI Line, Davenport, Rock Island, and North Western Railway Company (Iowa corporation; Davenport, Rock Island, and Northwestern Railway Company – an Illinois corporation). Company incorporated in Iowa on January 20, 1884 as the Davenport and Rock Island Railway Bridge Company. Constructed railway between Davenport and Clinton between 1898 and 1900, beginning at LeClaire and Clinton and opening on January 8, 1900. The Rock Island and Eastern Illinois Railway company was incorporated on May 8, 1896 and change name to Davenport, Rock Island, and Northwestern Railway company (Illinois corporation) on July 30, 1900 and constructed tracks in Rock Island and Moline but operated under the name of the Iowa corporation.
Box 1
• Payroll ledger, April 1900 to December 1990
• Payroll ledger, January to December 1901
• Book containing ordinances related to railway right of way for Clinton, Camanche, Princeton, LeClaire, and Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois, 1898 to 1902
Folder 1
• Booklet “Davenport, Rock island and North Western Railway company corporate history as of Date June 30, 1918”
• Affidavits from F. S. Weisbrook indicating dates DRI Line tracks were constructed, September 2, 1920
• Correspondence and affidavits related to ownership of tracks used by John Deere, 1921
• Copy of ordinance related to operating in Clinton, July 31, 1899
• Copy of ordinance related to operating in Moline, November 1900
• Copy of easement for trackage with C. Lamb & Sons, Clinton, May 21 1900 (6 copies)
• Copy of land sale agreement with August L. and Jennie Johnson, October 27, 1900 (3 copies)
• Copy of land sale agreement with Emma Silvis, Richard S. and Myra Silver, Henrietta and William H. White, Daisy Silvis, Louisa and Ralph M. Babcock, Richard S., Sr., and Sarah L. Silvis, November 13, 1900 (3 copies)
• Council Proceedings for City of Davenport, June 1, 1955
• Copies of ordinance for occupying tracks between main and Perry in Davenport, June 1, 1955
• Correspondence with Lane and Waterman, lawyers, related to June 1, 1955 ordnance.
Folder 2
Corporate History Chart of Davenport, Rock Island, and North Western Railway Company, showing succession of companies from 1989 to 1901.
Box 2 – ledgers
Payroll, October, November and December 1931 (contains October only?)
Roadway completion report 1-191 inclusive, dates 1923-1929
Roadway completion report 1-191 inclusive, dates 1922-1929
Roadway completion report 191-265 inclusive, dates 1930-1932
Equipment completion report, 1918 to 1930; listing when equipment was retired (back cover detached)
Subject Cross Reference
Railroads—Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern
Railroads—Construction & Maintenance
Railroads—Employees
Railroads—Misc.
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DUNCAN-PUTNAM FAMILY COLLECTION CROSS-REFERENCES
The following list of cross-references is by no means exhaustive, but should prove useful in utilizing the Duncan-Putnam Family Collection.
Entries in bold type are for topics, institutions, or places, while entries in normal type are for individuals.
“D.F.” indicates Duncan Family papers; “P.F.” indicates Putnam Family papers. Entries not designated “D.F.” or “P.F.” are from collections other than the Duncan-Putnam Family Collection located at the Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science.
Other finding aids for the Duncan-Putnam Family Collection are the “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Biographical Notes” and “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Inventory.”
ALLEN, DR. RICHARD L.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“P.F.: Volumes” Volume 39
BAKER, AMY (?) F.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg)” letter to Edward
Sandberg Putnam encloses postcard from Amy (?) Baker to Hilma Putnam
BARRIS, PROFESSOR W.H.
“P.F.: Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences” article
BERDAN, JAMES
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
“D.F.: James Berdan Papers”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan):
Writings and Speeches”
BLACK HAWK WARS
In the rare book room is History of the War Between the United States and the Sac and Fox Nations of Indians, and Parts of Other Disaffected Tribes of Indians in the Years Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven, Thirty-One, and Thirty-Two by John A. Wakefield, Esq., printed in Jacksonville, Illinois by Calvin Goudy in 1834. This volume from the library of William Clement Putnam was bequeathed to the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences.
BLAKEMAN, SARAH F.V.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
BLAKEMAN, WILLIAM N.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
BOTANICAL SPECIMENS
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg)” 10-19-1926,
11-13-1930, 4-30-1931
BOTTS
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General
Correspondence” 7-9-1926 letter from Paul Angle encloses 4-27-1834
letter from B. Botts to John Botts- early history of Jacksonville,
Illinois
BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES M.
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
BROWN, GEORGE ISRAEL
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
BROWN, MARY DAVIDSON
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
BROWN, WILLIAM
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes
and Writings: Wm. Brown…”
BROWNING, O.H.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
BULL, EDWARD C.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” 5-15-1826, 1-13- 1867
BULL, MARY ELIZABETH (PUTNAM)
“P.F.: Genealogy: Morgan, Bull: Notes and Correspondence”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” 5-20-1846
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Family Letters: Other”
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 8, 107
BURNHAM, MRS. A.M. (HICKS)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
CALDWELL GENEALOGY
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Putnam Family Notes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical
Research and Writing: Notes”
CALDWELL, DAVID
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“D.F.:Genealogy: Caldwell: Notes”
CALDWELL, EDWARD
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
CALDWELL, ELIAS BOUDINOT
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Notes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
CALDWELL, JOHN E.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell)” August 1867 includes letter to Anna Hamilton from John E. Caldwell
CALDWELL, JOHN F.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
CASSEL, SUSAN
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
CLARKE, MATTHEW ST. CLAIR
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
COX, BELLE (LINN)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“D.F.: Organizations and Institutions”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan):
Societies and Organizations”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Societies”
DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES/DAVENPORT PUBLIC MUSEUM
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Davenport Public Museum Notes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: DavenportAcademy of Natural Sciences”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement: Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg): Davenport Public Museum Memorial Statement”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Personal Mementoes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Joseph Duncan: General Correspondence”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Joseph Duncan: Personal Mementoes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, George Rockwell: General Correspondence” 2-18-1895 from McGee
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: General Correspondence” 4-1-1887 from W.B. Scott regarding authenticity of pipes
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates” 1-20-1923, 4-10-1929, 4-16-1929, 9-25-1929, 10-9-1929, 10-20-1929, 10-25-1929, 11-20-1929, 11-28-1929, 1-15-1930, 1-18-1930, 1-19-1930, 2-1930, 2-7-1930 and others
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 76, 86, 87, 108, 109, 110
In the rare book room is History of the War between the United States and the Sac and Fox Nations of Indians, and Parts of Other Disaffected Tribes of Indians in the Years Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven, Thirty-One, and Thirty-Two by John A. Wakefield, Esq., printed in Jacksonville, Illinois by Calvin Goudy in 1834. This volume from the library of William Clement Putnam was bequeathed to the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences.
Newspaper clipping in Scrapbook VI, Accession Number 1964-206 (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
DUNCAN BURIALS, DIAMOND GROVE CEMETERY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: General
Correspondence” 8-5-1926
DUNCAN GENEALOGY
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Duncan Family Tree”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence” 5-2-1908
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: General Correspondence” 6-11-1887, 10-10-1932
DUNCAN, ELIZABETH CALDWELL (SMITH)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Personal Mementoes” invitations
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records” estate
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings”
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Jacksonville, Illinois Plat, Elm Grove Addition”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Correspondence, Elizabeth Duncan’s Letters and Diary”
DUNCAN, GEORGE R.
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
DUNCAN, HANNAH CALDWELL
“D.F.: Family Letters: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan)” no date includes letter from Hannah Duncan
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” essay on “Home”
DUNCAN, HARRIET (STEVENS)
“D.F.: Volumes” Volume 3
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
DUNCAN, HENRY ST. CLAIR
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” cholera treatment
DUNCAN, JAMES
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical
Research and Writing: Notes”
DUNCAN, JAMES M.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
DUNCAN, JOHN L.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
DUNCAN, JOSEPH (I)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records” 1815 division of estate
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
DUNCAN, JOSEPH (II)
“D.F.: Illinois College”
“D.F.: Organizations and Institutions” from U.S. Daughters 1812
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (III): General Correspondence” 11-21-1879, 2-28-1885, 4-20-1888, 6-4-1889, 7-11-1889, 3-7-1893, 5-26-1896, 10-22-1898
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): General Correspondence”1844
“D.F.: Volumes” Volume 1
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Rob Roy Handbills”
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Illinois School Land Grant”
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Joseph Duncan Note to H.B. Brown”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Edward Kirby” 3-31-1896 to Joseph Duncan (III) about papers of Joseph Duncan (II)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence” 5-1-1905 about Joseph Duncan’s portrait
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Correspondence, Joseph Duncan’s Life and Services” especially 4-16-1919, 5-23-1919, 7-8-1919, 2-16-1920, 2-24-1920, 7-31-1920, 8-7-1920, 12-8-1920, 1-7-1921, 2-2-1921, 3-9-1927, 3-13-1927, 5-3-1927, 7-17-1927
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Societies”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, George Rockwell” about sword
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence” 9-12-1898, 10-5-1898, 1-27-1903 about Joseph Duncan’s portrait
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan):
Writings and Speeches” autobiographical piece
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Household Accounts and Family
Properties: Correspondence, Bills and Receipts” 10-20-1920
Published letter from Ninian Edwards about Governor Joseph Duncan in Politics File, Illinois, 1828 (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
DUNCAN, JOSEPH (III)
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
“D.F.: Volumes” Volume 2
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Household Accounts and Family Properties: Correspondence, Bills and Receipts” c. 1905
DUNCAN, MARIE L.
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Marie L. Duncan Pencil Sketch”
DUNCAN, MATTHEW
“D.F.: Financial and Business Records”
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Matthew Duncan Land Grant”
DUNCAN, SMITH
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” booklet by Henry Halsey sent to Smith Duncan by Julia (Halsey) (1st marriage Smith) Zabriskie
DUNCAN, THOMAS A.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): General Correspondence” 4-12-1823 about William Moreland
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: Correspondence”
DUNCAN, MAJ. THOMAS S.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
DUNLAP, BOUTWELL
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
DYSON GENEALOGY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Edward Kirby” 1896 letters from Europe
DYSON, DR. D.S.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
EDGAR, GEN. JOHN
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Societies and Organizations” paper by James H. Roberts about Gen. John Edgar
EDWARDS, NINIAN
published letter from Ninian Edwards about Governor Joseph Duncan in Politics File, Illinois, 1828 (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
ENKIN (?), NELLIE (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
FINLEY, ESTHER
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
FINLEY, MARGARET
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings”
FORSSMAN, (I? J? F?)
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
FORSSMAN, NILS
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
FORT ARMSTRONG
“P.F.: Miscellaneous: Documents” 4-13-1899 typescript of letter from
G.W. Platt to sister about views of Fort Armstrong
FRENCH, ALICE
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: General Correspondence”
Alice French documents in the Manuscript Collection include letters to Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
GLOVER, REV. L.M. AND MARCIEE A.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith):
Diary: Original” 8-11-1876 letter to Edward P. Kirby from L.M. and Marciee A. Glover about bequest left them by Elizabeth Duncan pasted in back of diary
GRAVES, MARY H.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
HALL, CAPT. W.P.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General
Correspondence” undated draft of letter to Jacksonville Female Academy
about Hall’s pots
HALSEY, HENRY
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” booklet by Henry Halsey sent to Smith Duncan by Julia (Halsey) (first marriage Smith) Zabriskie
HAMILTON, ANNA MARIA (CALDWELL)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan)” 6-29-[no year]
includes letter from Anna Hamilton
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General
Correspondence” 1-22-1871
HAMILTON, RICHARD I.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): General
Correspondence” 8-15-1831 about State Bank
HARRISON, BETTY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Personal Mementoes: Invitations, Writings, Misc.”
HILL, NANNIE
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
ILLINOIS COLLEGE, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (III): General Correspondence”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Edward Payson”
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records” 3-29-1853; after 1854
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Wm. Brown…”
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings”
“D.F.: Organizations and Institutions”
“D.F.: Oversized Items: The Illinoian, Jacksonville, Illinois”
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Jacksonville, Illinois Plat, Elm Grove Addition”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence” 7-9-1926 letter from Paul Angle encloses 4-27-1834 letter from B. Botts to John Botts- early history of Jacksonville, Illinois
JACKSONVILLE [ILLINOIS] FEMALE ACADEMY
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings”
“D.F.: Financial and Business Records” 1830; 3-6-1846
“D.F.: Organizations and Institutions”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Writings and Speeches”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence” undated letter about Capt. Hall’s pots
JACKSONVILLE [ILLINOIS] LADIES SEWING SOCIETY
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings”
KIRBY GENEALOGY
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Putnam Family Notes”
KIRBY, EDWARD PAYSON
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith):
Diary: Original” 8-11-1876 letter to Edward P. Kirby from L.M. and Marciee A. Glover about bequest left them by Elizabeth Duncan pasted in back of diary
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Julia (Duncan) Kirby, Biographical Sketch: Notes and Correspondence” letter to Edward Kirby from C.M. Eams November 29 c. 1884
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (III): Personal Mementoes” invitation to Edward Kirby’s second wedding (to Miss Gallagher)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Personal Mementoes” invitation to Edward Kirby’s second wedding (to Miss Gallagher)
KIRBY, JULIA SMITH (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Julia (Duncan) Kirby, Biographical Sketch”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Reminiscences recorded by Julia (Duncan) Kirby”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” seal of James R. Smith collected by Julia Kirby
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (III): General Correspondence” 4-20-1888, 6-4-1889, 7-11-1889
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records” estate
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell): Journal and Writings” c. 1866 journal was also used later by Julia Kirby
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Jacksonville, Illinois Plat, Elm Grove Addition”
LAMBERT, DR. CHARLES E.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, Nils” 11-30-1927 encloses letter to Dr. Lambert
LAWRENCE-DANA, SUSAN
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
LAWTON, SARAH
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
LIND, JENNY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma Sandberg: General Correspondence” c. 5-10-1915 encloses letter of Jenny Lind
LINN, E.A.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
LINN, POLLY ANN (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Polly Ann (Duncan) Linn, Anonymous Life”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members” letter written by William Linn for Polly Ann Linn
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph II: Biographical Notes
and Writings: Wm. Brown…” has Polly Ann Linn poems in back of notebook
LINN, WILLIAM
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
LYNN, JAMES
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): General Correspondence” 11-24-1830
MATHER, EDITH HERBERT
“P.F.: Genealogy: Morgan, Bull: Notes and Correspondence”
McKINLEY, HANNAH S.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
McKINLEY, W.B.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
McLAUGHLIN, ISABELLA
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
McNAUGHT GENEALOGY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Edward Kirby” 1896 letters from Europe
MOODIE, MARY ANN SCOTT [“Scott” maiden name?]
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
MOORE, ANNE (ANNA?) (MacLAUGHLIN; first marriage DUNCAN)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
MOORE, BENJAMIN
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
MOORE, M.R.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
MORELAND, WILLIAM
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): General Correspondence” 4-12-1923, 2-3-1830
MUIR, JOHN
“P.F.: Collections: Autographs” 6-18-1884
MULLIGAN, CAROLYN DOREMUSS (?) (first marriage PARK)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
OGDEN GENEALOGY
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence” 1-21-1895, 4-11-1898
PARRY, DR. C.C.
“P.F.: Collections: Autographs” 6-18-1884 letter from John Muir
PAYNE, SARAH (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
PLATT, G.W.
“P.F.: Miscellaneous: Documents” 4-13-1899 typescript of letter from
G.W. Platt to sister about views of Fort Armstrong
PUTNAM ESTATES
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Edward Kirby” 8-9-1929, 10-9-1930,12-24-1931
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Benjamin Risley” 1-19-1929, 2-28-1929, 6-26-1929, 8-17-1929, 11-16-1930,11-29-1930, 12-26-1930, 7-4-1931, 9-27-1931, 12-7-1931, 3-7-1932, 9-9-1938, 10-3-1938, 12-6-1938
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, George Rockwell” 6-28-1929, 9-8-1929, 10- 5-1929, 8-12-1930
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Household Accounts and Family Properties” 7-8-1930 and 5-25-1943 may refer to the Brady St. property of the W.C. Putnam trust
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 52, 54
newspaper clipping titled “Putnam Block Associated with History of City Since 1839” in Scrapbook VI, Accession Number 1964-206 (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
PUTNAM FAMILY (OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK)
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 20, 107
PUTNAM FAMILY (CHARLES EDWIN AND MARY LOUISA [DUNCAN])
Household Accounts:
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 47, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90, 91, 92 , 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98
Household Accounts:
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Putnam Family Household Accounts Book”
Law Practice:
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 41,42, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
Newspaper Clippings, Legal Topics: “P.F.: Volumes” Volume 48
Library: “P.F.: Volumes” Volume 44
PUTNAM GENEALOGY
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Joseph Duncan” 4-12-1871
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members” 2-5-1879
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Family Trees”
PUTNAM, REV. ALFRED PORTER
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
PUTNAM, B.R.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, BENJAMIN RISLEY (father of Charles Edwin Putnam)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, BENJAMIN RISLEY (son of Charles Edwin Putnam)
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates”
PUTNAM, BRENDA
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, CHARLES EDWIN
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence” 7-26-1887 death resolution about Charles Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): General Correspondence” December 1892 letters from William L. Stone about Charles Putnam
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 1, 48, 49, 87
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Davenport Building Registration”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Der Demokrat, Davenport, Iowa”
PUTNAM, CHARLES M. [Morgan?]
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: John R. Putnam and Charles M. Putnam Trusts”
PUTNAM, CHARLES MORGAN
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Family Trees, Notes, Newspaper Clips” index to History of the Putnam Family by Eben Putnam
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 18, 44
PUTNAM, DOANDA RISLEY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” engraving
PUTNAM, DOROTHY
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, EBEN
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Family Trees, Notes, Newspaper Clips”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Printed Material: Putnam Leaflets”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Printed Material: Various Printed Materials”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, EDWARD KIRBY
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Putnam Family Notes”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Smith, McNaught, Dyson”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Notes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Smith (Caldwell): Biographical Notes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Notes, Putnam Family Members”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: Notes re. Political Career: Edward Kirby Putnam”
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records: Putnam Family Notes”
“D.F.: Illinois College”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Family Trees, Notes, Newspaper Clips”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Sandberg: Todd School and Camp Tosebo” contains correspondence of Edward Kirby Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg): Financial and Legal Records” contains correspondence of Edward Kirby Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg): Health Care” contains correspondence of Edward Kirby Putnam
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Letters” 10-31-1930 from Thorington Putnam enclosed photograph (now stored with photographs) of Edward Kirby Putnam and Edward Sandberg Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Henry St. Clair: Correspondence about Henry S. Putnam”
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates” 11-16-1921, 11-11- 1937
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Benjamin Risley”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: Biographical Notes, News Clips, Death Resolutions”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): Art Collection” contains correspondence of Edward Kirby Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information, Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Correspondence, Joseph Duncan’s Life and Services” 2-6-1919
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 1, 9, 10, 11, 44, 51, 52, 54
“P.F.: Oversized Items: United States Passports: Edward Kirby Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Membership Certificates: Edward Kirby Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Sunday School Weekly for the Blind” [?]
“P.F.: Oversized Items: World War I Certificate of Gratitude to Edward Kirby Putnam”
PUTNAM, EDWARD SANDBERG
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, Alec” 12-14-1937 about draft for Edward Sandberg Putnam from estate of Nils Sandberg
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Letters” 10-31-1930 from Thorington Putnam enclosed photograph (now stored with photographs) of Edward Kirby Putnam and Edward Sandberg Putnam
PUTNAM, EDWARD W.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, ELIZABETH DUNCAN
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Putnam Family Notes”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Ogden, Swaine, Sayres”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Notes”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Smith, McNaught, Dyson”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Boudinot”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Caldwell, Hannah”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Caldwell, James”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Published Diary”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Biographical Notes: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Diary” typescripts
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam, Life and Services”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: U.S. Congressional” (Elizabeth Putnam had these copies made)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: Illinois Gubernatorial” (Elizabeth Putnam had these copies made)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: Contemporary Newspaper Accounts” (Elizabeth Putnam had these copies made)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: Notes re. Political Career: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings” notebook has some notes by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” notes
“D.F.: Family Letters: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Typescripts” (Elizabeth Putnam had these typescripts made)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Extracts” (Elizabeth Putnam had these typescripts made)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Duncan, Joseph (III)” (Elizabeth Putnam had typescripts made)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell): Typescripts” (Elizabeth Putnam had these typescripts made)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Typescripts” (Elizabeth Putnam had these typescripts made)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Extracts” (Elizabeth Putnam collected these extracts)
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records: Putnam Family Notes”
“D.F.: Organizations and Institutions” letter from U.S. Daughters 1812
“D.F.: Illinois College”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Family Trees, Notes, Newspaper Clips”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Morgan, Bull: Notes and Correspondence”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: Biographical Notes…”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Biographical Notes…” memoir
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): Biographical Notes…” memoir
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby” 3-10-1924 from University of Illinois Art Extension Committee is also to Elizabeth Putnam
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Typescripts” (Elizabeth Putnam had these typescripts made)
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan)” 5-21-1893, 9-22-1893, [no month]-28-1901 are also from Elizabeth Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence” 10-7-1898 is also to Elizabeth Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence” 5-6-1918 about World War I work
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates”
“P.F.: Collections: Charles Aldrich” notes by Elizabeth Putnam throughout
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 1, 19, 40, 44, 53, 54, 55, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 87
“P.F.: Oversized Items: School Diplomas: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam Davenport Turner Fair Certificate”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: United States Passports: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam”
Alice French documents in the Manuscript Collection include letters to Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
PUTNAM, ELIZABETH WHITNEY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, EMILY ZAINES (?)
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, FRED W.
“P.F.: Collections: Charles Aldrich: Autographs, Letters, Notes”
PUTNAM, GID (?)
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, GEO. HAVEN
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Printed Material: Various Printed Material”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, GEORGE ROCKWELL
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Joseph Duncan: Personal Mementoes”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Publications: Articles” July 15, 1894
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence” 7-9-1895 about George Putnam’s paper on the Yuma
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): Art Collection”
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates”
“P.F.: Collections: Charles Aldrich: Autographs, Letters, Notes”
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 10, 17, 44, 54
newspaper clipping titled “Urges Cleanup of River” in Scrapbook VI, Accession Number 1964-206, page 27 (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
PUTNAM, HENRY ST. CLAIR
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, George Rockwell” 2-17-1924 about Henry S. Putnam
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 44, 54
“P.F.: Oversized Items: United States Passports: Henry St. Clair Putnam”
PUTNAM, HERBERT
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, HILMA (SANDBERG)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Personal Mementoes: Invitations, Writings…” 6-17-1906 wedding invitation of Edward K. and Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg)” letter to Edward Sandberg Putnam encloses postcard from Amy (?) Baker to Hilma Putnam
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, C. Peter” 9-20-1927 about Hilma Putnam’s financial affairs
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members” 5-25-1930 from Dorothy Putnam about Hilma Sandberg’s health
PUTNAM, GEN. ISRAEL
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence” 5-8-1922 about location of remains of Israel Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, JAMES O.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, JOHN CALDWELL
“P.F.: Volumes” Volume 44
PUTNAM, JOHN R. [Risley?]
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: John R. Putnam and Charles M. Putnam Trusts”
PUTNAM, JOHN RISLEY (brother of Charles Edwin Putnam)
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, JOHN RISLEY
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Personal Mementoes: Invitations, Writings…” wedding invitation c. 1926
PUTNAM, JOSEPH DUNCAN
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: General Correspondence” 2-12-1877 from Thomas McAllister is about Joseph Duncan Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Joseph Duncan: General Correspondence” is all related to scientific interests and the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences except 10-23-1876 (E.T. Aesson or Cresson [?]), 4-9-1877 (Ellen Hardin Walworth), 4-28-1877 (S. Tenney [?]), 3-5-1879 and 3-8-1879 (Hettie or Lettie [?] McMaster), 6-18-1879 (Teddy Mead)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): General Correspondence” about Joseph Duncan Putnam 6-2-1875, 7-5-1875, 9-17-1875, 10-19-1875, 12-27-1875, 3-3-1877, 3-11-1877, 4-3-1877, 6-9-1877, 5-10-1880, 10-13-1880, 6-25-1882, 2-5-1883, 8-13-1883, 12-26-1883, 7-7-1884, 8-10-1884, 2-28-1885, 2-25-1886
“P.F.: Family Mementoes: Locks of Hair”
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 1, 12, 13, 14, 17, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 68, 83, 88
“P.F.: Oversized Items: School Diplomas: Joseph Duncan Putnam…”
PUTNAM, KATE E.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, MARTA (MOLLER)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, George Rockwell: Personal Mementoes” 9-11-1913 wedding invitation
PUTNAM, MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Putnam Family Notes”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Notes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Biographical Notes: Mary L.D. Putnam et al.”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Diary” (Mary Putnam copied pages of journal)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Notes, Putnam Family Members”
“D.F.: Family Letters: Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell)” 4-27-1861 includes letter from Mary Putnam
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Jacksonville, Illinois Plat, Elm Grove Addition”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Family Trees…”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: Personal Mementoes: Writings…” poem to Mary (Duncan) Putnam
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates”
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 21, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 110
“P.F.: Oversized Items: United States Passports: Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Membership Certificates: Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Obituary of Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Death Resolutions: Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam”
Alice French documents in the Manuscript Collection include letters to Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
PUTNAM, READ H.
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Printed Material: Various Printed Materials”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, RUFUS
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, THORINGTON
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Letters” 10-31-1930 from Thorington Putnam enclosed photograph (now stored with photographs) of Edward Kirby Putnam and Edward Sandberg Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
PUTNAM, W.A.
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
PUTNAM, WILLELA (THORINGTON)
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Benjamin Risley” 12-13-1938 is also from Willela Putnam
PUTNAM, WILLIAM CLEMENT (I)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Putnam Family Notes”
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Notes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Caldwell, James”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Notes, Putnam Family Members”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Family Trees…”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Putnam Estates” (including will)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: General Correspondence” 1907 about bookplates for William Clement Putnam’s books bequeathed to Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 1, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 54, 84, 85
“P.F.: Oversized Items: A.J. Fuller Ship Blueprints”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Membership Certificates: William Clement Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Death Resolutions: William Clement Putnam”
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Posters for Exhibit of William Clement Putnam’s Etchings”
In the rare book room is History of the War Between the United States and the Sac and Fox Nations of Indians, and Parts of Other Disaffected Tribes of Indians in the Years Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven, Thirty-One, and Thirty-Two by John A. Wakefield, Esq., printed in Jacksonville, Illinois by Calvin Goudy in 1834. This volume from the library of William Clement Putnam was bequeathed to the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences.
Newspaper clipping titled “Putnam Block Associated with History of City Since 1839” in Scrapbook VI, Accession Number 1964-206 (not part of Duncan-Putnam Family Collection)
ROB ROY
“D.F.: Financial and Business Records” c. 1831, 12-28-1831, 2-22-1834
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Rob Roy Handbills”
ROBERTS, JAMES H.
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Societies and Organizations” paper by James H. Roberts about Gen. John Edgar
ROBERTSON, NOEL
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
ROGERS, HANNAH (CALDWELL; first marriage SMITH)
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
ROGERS, M.R.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
SALMON, DR.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, Nils” 6-14-1927 encloses letter to Dr. Salmon
SANDBERG, ALEC
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg): Financial and Legal Records” contains correspondence of Alec Sandberg
SANDBERG, C. PETER
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg): Financial and Legal Records” contains correspondence of C. Peter Sandberg
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, Alec” is also from C. Peter Sandberg
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, C. Peter” 2-3-1929 enclosed photograph postcard (now stored with photographs)
SANDBERG, NILS
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg): Financial and Legal Records” contains correspondence of Nils Sandberg
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, Nils” 1-5-1922 postcard author is not definitely Nils Sandberg
“P.F.: Family Letters: Sandberg, Alec” 12-14-1937 about draft for Edward Sandberg Putnam from estate of Nils Sandberg
SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement: Historical and Political Notes and Writings”
SIGLER, ELAINE (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
SIMS, J. MARION
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
SMITH GENEALOGY
“P.F.: Family Letters: Putnam, Edward Kirby” 1896 letters from Europe
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Historical Research and Writing: Notes”
SMITH, CHRISTINE (BRUYLEY- ?)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
SMITH, DIXIE (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
SMITH, DUDLEY C.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
SMITH, JAMES C.R.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
SMITH, JAMES R.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
SMITH, KATE (DUNCAN)
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
“D.F.: Organizations and Institutions”
SPETH, EUNICE MORGAN (PUTNAM)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
STEPPE (?), ROMAINE (?)
photograph
STEVENS, RICHARD W.
“P.F.: Genealogy: Putnam: Correspondence”
STOTHART, R.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
TAYLOR, JAMES
“D.F.: Oversized Items: Morgan County, Illinois Land Patent”
TAYLOR, VIRGINIA
“P.F.: Genealogy: Morgan, Bull: Notes and Correspondence”
THOMAS, MRS. C.
“D.F.: Mrs. C. Thomas Papers”
THOMAS, WILLIAM
“D.F.: William Thomas Papers”
TOLLEMACHE (?), LIONEL A.
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
TURNER, J.B.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: J.B. Turner…”
U.S. v. LINN ET AL.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Political: Contemporary Newspaper Accounts” 4-15-1842, 6-3-1842
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): General Correspondence” September 1845
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
VanALSTYNE, L.
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
VanPELT, REV. R.H.
“D.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
VIELE, CHARLES
“P.F.: Volumes” Volumes 99, 100, 101, 102
VOLUMES
“D.F.: Volumes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Diary: Original”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith): Diary: Published Diary”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Wm. Brown…” a soft-covered notebook
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Julia Duncan Kirby, Biographical Sketch: Hardbound”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Julia Duncan Kirby, Biographical Sketch: Softbound”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Elizabeth Duncan Putnam, Life and Services: Softbound”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell): Journal”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell): Journal and Writings” journals and notebooks
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Historical Notes and Writings” notebooks
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Personal Mementoes” schoolwork
“P.F.: Volumes”
“P.F.: Genealogy: Morgan, Bull: The Family of Morgan”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Bull, Mary Elizabeth (Putnam)” history notebook
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: Personal Mementoes: Civilization Society Record Book”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Charles Edwin: Personal Mementoes: Scrapbook, Legal Cases’ News Clips”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: World War I” ledger of the American Committee for War-Devastated France
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Publications: Articles”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Art and Literature Notes” notebooks
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: World War I” notebook
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan: Personal Mementoes” autograph book
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, George Rockwell: Financial Records” account book
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, George Rockwell: Published Articles”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Henry St. Clair: Published Articles”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Joseph Duncan: Published Articles”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Joseph Duncan: Personal Mementoes” autograph book
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Diary: Original”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan): Biographical Notes, Writings, Memorials, News Clips” memoir by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): Historical and Political notes and Writings”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): Biographical Notes, Writings, Memoir, News Clips” memoir by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (II)” published works
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” James O. Putnam memorial; Stanford College art magazine
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: Household Accounts and Family Properties: Account Book”
“P.F.: Financial and Legal Records: John R. Putnam and Charles M. Putnam Trusts”
“P.F.: Family Mementoes: Woodlawn Printing” amateur newspapers
“P.F.: Oversized Items: Putnam Family Household Accounts Book”
In the rare book room is History of the War Between the United States and the Sac and Fox Nations of Indians, and Parts of Other Disaffected Tribes of Indians in the Years Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven, Thirty-One, and Thirty-Two by John A. Wakefield, Esq., printed in Jacksonville, Illinois by Calvin Goudy in 1834. This volume from the library of William Clement Putnam was bequeathed to the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences.
WALLING, ROSALIND ENGLISH
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
WARD TRIAL
“D.F.; Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): General Correspondence”
WARING, MALVINA
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
WHEELER, DOANDA RISLEY (PUTNAM)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
WHITFIELD, ELLA GILLAM
“D.F.: Genealogy: Caldwell: Correspondence”
WHITLEY, EDNA T.
“D.F.: Genealogy: Duncan: Correspondence and Crests”
WILKINSON, JOHN
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan): Personal Mementoes”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Duncan, Joseph (II): Biographical Notes and Writings: Wm Brown…”
WILSON, EDITH (KIRBY)
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Kirby: Personal Mementoes” invitation to Edith (Kirby) Wilson’s wedding
WILSON, THOMAS
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
WILSON, WILLIAM T.
“D.F.: Properties and Legal Records”
WOODLAWN PRINTING
“P.F.: Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences” items printed at Woodlawn
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, John Caldwell”
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement: Historical and Political Notes and Writings”
“P.F.: Volumes” Volume 44
WOODMANSEE, JESSIE (THORINGTON)
“P.F.: Biographical Information: Putnam, Edward Sandberg: Financial and Legal Records” September 1930 and October 14 and 15, 1932 about Jessie Woodmansee’s funeral
WRIGHT, HALLIE L.
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” biographical sketch of Elias B. Caldwell
“P.F.: Family Letters: Other Family Members”
ZABRISKIE, JULIA M. (HALSEY; first marriage SMITH)
“D.F.: Biographical Information: Other Family Members” booklet by Henry Halsey sent to Smith Duncan by Julia (Halsey) (first marriage Smith) Zabriskie
INVENTORY
DUNCAN-PUTNAM FAMILY COLLECTION INVENTORY
The Duncan-Putnam Family Collection includes eleven linear feet of personal papers, over 100 volumes (scrapbooks, ledgers, journals, published materials, etc.), photographs, and oversized materials such as certificates and family trees. The Collection is organized as presented in the following outline, which serves as an inventory of the collection and a guide to the location of various types of documents and materials. Note that the collection is separated into two main sub-series, the Duncan Family and the Putnam Family.
Other finding aids for the Duncan-Putnam Family Collection are the “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Biographical Notes” and “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Cross-References.”
DUNCAN FAMILY
BOX 1
I. COLLECTION NOTES
A. 1998 INVENTORY
1. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
2. INVENTORY
3. CROSS-REFERENCES
B. PREVIOUS INVENTORIES
II. GENEALOGY
A. DUNCAN
1. CORRESPONDENCE AND CRESTS (1895-1927)
2. PUTNAM FAMILY NOTES (n.d./ c. 1920s?)
includes notes made by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, William Clement Putnam, Edward Kirby Putnam, and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
B. OGDEN, SWAINE, SAYRES (c. 1920s)
includes notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam and notes of an unidentified individual
C. SMITH, McNAUGHT, DYSON (c. 1890s-1920s)
includes notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam and Edward Kirby Putnam
D. CALDWELL
1. CORRESPONDENCE (1807-1920)
2. NOTES (c. 1920s)
includes notes made by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, William Clement Putnam and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
3. PRINTED MATERIALS
a. VARIOUS PRINTED MATERIALS (1885-1914)
b. THE CALDWELL CHRONICLE (1899)
E. BOUDINOT (c. 1920s)
notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
III. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
A. CALDWELL, HANNAH (OGDEN) (c. 1920s?)
paper by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam read before the Daughters of the American Revolution
B. CALDWELL, JAMES (1774 [copies]-1920s)
includes two printed sketches, newspaper clip, copies of letters from and about James Caldwell, and notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam and William Clement Putnam
C. DUNCAN, ANNA ELIZABETH (1849-1851)
includes correspondence, schoolwork, notes from diary
D. DUNCAN, ELIZABETH CALDWELL (SMITH)
1. DIARY
a. ORIGINAL (1824-1848; 1876)
b. REMINISCENCES RECORDED BY JULIA (DUNCAN) KIRBY (1875)
c. PUBLISHED DIARY (1928)
edited by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
2. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
a. BY MARY L.D. PUTNAM ET AL. (n.d./c. 1902)
b. BY ELIZABETH D. PUTNAM (c. 1920s)
3. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1829-1872)
4. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (n.d./1825-1860)
E. DUNCAN, JOSEPH (II)
1. DIARY (c. 1829-1834)
includes a few original leaves of journal as well as entries copied by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam and extracts typed by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
2. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES & WRITINGS
a. POLLY ANN (DUNCAN) LINN, ANONYMOUS LIFE (1840)
b. DEATH EULOGIES (1844)
c. WM. BROWN, ILLINOIS COLLEGE HOME COURSE LECTURE (1866)
d. J. B. TURNER CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITING (1870-85)
e. JULIA (DUNCAN) KIRBY, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
i. NOTES & CORRESPONDENCE (c. 1884-88)
ii. HARDBOUND (1888)
iii. SOFTBOUND (1888)
f. ELIZABETH DUNCAN PUTNAM, LIFE AND SERVICES
i. DRAFTS AND NOTES
ii. MANUSCRIPT (c. 1920)
iii. SOFTBOUND (1921)
g. NOTES, PUTNAM FAMILY MEMBERS (c. 1920s)
includes notes made by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, William Clement Putnam and Edward Kirby Putnam
BOX 2
3. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (n.d./1823-1831)
4. MILITARY RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE (n.d./1812-1837; later encyclopedia account of 1896)
5. POLITICAL
a. CORRESPONDENCE (1824-1841)
b. U.S. CONGRESSIONAL (1824-1834)
includes copies of Congressional Directories, Senate Journal, and Congressional Debates (presumably Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these copies made while researching the Life and Services)
c. ILLINOIS GUBERNATORIAL (1834-1837)
includes copies of the Journal of the Senate (presumably Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these copies made while researching the Life and Services)
d. CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS (1840-1842)
typescripts of newspaper accounts (Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these made while researching the Life and Services)
e. NOTES RE. POLITICAL CAREER
i. ELIZABETH DUNCAN PUTNAM (c. 1920s)
ii. EDWARD KIRBY PUTNAM (c. 1920s?)
6. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS (1871-1885)
historical newspaper articles about Joseph Duncan written 27 to 41 years after his death
7. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (n.d./1827-1842)
includes calling cards, invitations, images
F. DUNCAN, JOSEPH (III)
1. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (n.d./1879-1899)
2. FINANCIAL RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE (n.d./1871-1900)
3. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (n.d./1878-1898)
G. HAMILTON, ANNA MARIA (CALDWELL)
1. JOURNAL (1853)
2. JOURNAL AND WRITINGS
a. (n.d./c. 1866)
b. (1868-1869)
3. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, CORRESPONDENCE, ACCOUNTS, PERSONAL MEMENTOES (n.d./c. 1845-1871)
H. KIRBY, EDWARD PAYSON (n.d./1870-1896)
includes correspondence and personal mementoes
I. KIRBY, JULIA SMITH (DUNCAN)
1. JOURNAL (1852)
2. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1855-1892)
3. HISTORICAL NOTES AND WRITINGS
a. (after 1848)
b. (c. 1870s-1880s)
4. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (n.d./1868-1896)
includes schoolwork, newspaper clips, a list of personal possessions taken by family members after her death, etc.
J. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (n.d./1791-1924)
includes newspaper clippings, obituaries, personal mementoes, etc.
IV. FAMILY LETTERS (filed by author of the letter)
A. CLARKE, ANNA R. (SMITH) (1838-1849)
B. CLARKE, JEANET (SMITH) (1835-1847)
C. DUNCAN, ANNA ELIZABETH (1851)
D. DUNCAN, ELIZABETH CALDWELL (SMITH)
1. ORIGINAL LETTERS (1846-1876)
2. TYPESCRIPTS (1846-1875)
Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these made while preparing the letters for publication
3. EXTRACTS (1851-1875)
Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these made while preparing the letters for publication
E. DUNCAN, JOSEPH (II) (1828-1843)
F. DUNCAN, JOSEPH (III) (1854)
includes original letters and typescript
G. DUNCAN, MARY C. (1885-1892)
H. DUNCAN, MATTHEW (1812-1815)
I. DUNCAN, THOMAS A. (1807-1829)
J. DUNCAN, THOMAS S. (1852-1885)
K. DYSON, DUNBAR S. (1882-1892)
BOX 3
L. FINLEY, JAMES C. (1833-1841)
M. FRANKLIN, ANNA L. (1849-1897)
N. HAMILTON, ANNA MARIA (CALDWELL)
1. ORIGINAL LETTERS (1837-1870)
2. TYPESCRIPTS (1857-1866)
Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these made while preparing the letters of Elizabeth Duncan for publication
O. KIRBY, EDWARD PAYSON (1881-1885)
P. KIRBY, JULIA SMITH (DUNCAN)
1. ORIGINAL LETTERS
a. (n.d.)
b. (1838-1866)
c. (1867-1880)
d. (1881-1888)
e. (1889-1896)
2. TYPESCRIPTS (1861-1871)
Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these made while preparing the letters of Elizabeth Duncan for publication
Q. LINN, POLLY ANN (DUNCAN) (1825-1849)
R. WILSON, EDITH (KIRBY) (1884-1938)
S. ZABRISKIE, JULIA M. (HALSEY; first marriage SMITH) (1830-1871)
T. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (1818-1909)
U. EXTRACTS (c. 1851-1875)
various authors; Elizabeth Duncan Putnam made these while preparing the letters of Elizabeth Duncan for publication
V. FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS RECORDS
includes receipts, accounts, bills of lading, notes, livestock records, records related to mills owned by Joseph Duncan (II) and Matthew Duncan
A. (1809-1815)
B. (1816-1829)
C. (1830-1863)
VI. PROPERTIES AND LEGAL RECORDS
includes records related to the estates of various individuals, family properties, mortgages, and burial plots; slavery documents; notes and receipts between two or more family members; correspondence among family members about legal and business matters of mutual concern; and records of court cases involving the family
A. (1813-1829)
B. (1830-1859)
C. (1860-1879)
D. (1880-1899)
E. PUTNAM FAMILY NOTES (c. 1920s)
notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam and Edward Kirby Putnam regarding U.S. v. Linn et al.
VII. ILLINOIS COLLEGE (1839-1919)
includes various documents from Illinois College; several pertain to a tablet erected in honor of Joseph Duncan (II) and others
VIII. ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS (1890-1924)
includes documents related to various organizations and institutions patronized by the Duncan family, including the Jacksonville [Illinois] Female Academy, Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters 1812, Sorosis, Columbian Club
IX. JAMES BERDAN PAPERS (1824-1884)
includes correspondence and mementoes of James Berdan; these papers have no discernible direct connection to the Duncan Family
X. WILLIAM THOMAS PAPERS
includes correspondence, legal records, invitations of William Thomas; these papers have no discernible direct connection to the Duncan family
A. (1832-1865)
B. (1866-1878)
XI. MRS. C. THOMAS PAPERS (1838-1839)
includes journals and spiritual reflections; no discernible direct connection to the Duncan family
XII. SLAVERY DOCUMENTS (1823-1830)
these documents have no discernible direct connection to the Duncan family
XIII. AUTOGRAPHS (1827-1880)
includes letters and cut autographs of various individuals
XIV. MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS (1839-1925)
includes correspondence, invitations, and mementoes not identified as belonging to a specific individual or category
XV. MISCELLANEOUS NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS (1840-1922)
includes obituaries, historical articles, poems not identified as collected by or pertaining to any particular individual or category; all clips are photocopied and all photocopies are filed first, and all original clips filed behind them
XVI. MISCELLANEOUS SMALL VOLUMES (before 1832-1889)
five small paper volumes not identified as belonging to a specific individual or category
BOX 12
XVII. VOLUMES
Listed below are volumes in Box 12. Volumes which fit conveniently into the paper files were filed under the appropriate individual or topic rather than in Box 12; the volumes in the paper files are listed in the “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Cross-References” (located in file “D.F.: Collection Notes: 1998 Inventory: Cross-References”).
VOLUME 1 (1818-c. 1842): journal and newspaper scrapbook of Joseph Duncan (II)
VOLUME 2 (c. 1876-c. 1896): Joseph Duncan (III)’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings and personal mementoes; labeled “J. Duncan Misc.” on spine and “No. 1 / J. Duncan / Chicago, Ills” inside
VOLUME 3 (1875-1900): Harriet Newell Corliss (Stevens) Duncan’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings; labeled “Scrap Book / Harriet N.C. Duncan / 1875 to 1900” on cover
R8-OS-CAB2-D9
XVIII. OVERSIZED ITEMS
Listed below are items too large to fit in the regular paper files. They are stored in R8-OS-CAB2-D9.
A. MATTHEW DUNCAN LAND GRANT (1822)
dated August 2, 1822; regarding 80 acres in Bourbon County, Kentucky
B. ROB ROY HANDBILLS (1833-1841)
advertisements for stud services of Rob Roy, an Arabian horse owned by Joseph Duncan (II); these are mounted in conservation matting
1. APRIL 1, 1833
2. APRIL 25, 1833
3. APRIL 1837
4. APRIL 1841
C. MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAND PATENT (1833)
for James Taylor; dated May 30, 1833; connection to the Duncan family is not clear
C. ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAND GRANT (1835)
Cook County, Illinois; signed by Joseph Duncan (II)
E. THE ILLINOIAN, JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS (1840)
copy of weekly newspaper; dated March 28, 1840
F. JOSEPH DUNCAN NOTE TO H.B. BROWN (1840)
dated August 1, 1840, for $1,180
G. MAP OF TEXAS, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA TERRITORIES (1846)
shows emigrant route from Missouri to Oregon
H. MARIE L. DUNCAN PENCIL SKETCH (1848)
appears to be signed “Marie L. Duncan / 7 Jan. 1848” but could possibly be “Mary L. Duncan…”
I. JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PLAT, ELM GROVE ADDITION (c. 1855-1861?)
shows plots owned by Mrs. [Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith)] Duncan, Mrs. [Mary Louisa (Duncan)] Putnam, and Miss Julia Duncan [later Kirby]; James Dunlop, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and others
J. DUNCAN FAMILY TREE (n.d.; c. 1890s?)
apparently made by a member of the (Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa [Duncan]) Putnam family as it includes this family and is similar in appearance and design to Putnam family trees made by Charles Morgan Putnam
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
XIX. PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs of the Duncan Family are in the photograph collection with Putnam Family photographs, Collection Number XXVIII. Included are prints, negatives, and glass negatives.
PUTNAM FAMILY
BOX 4
I. COLLECTION NOTES, 1998 INVENTORY
A. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
B. INVENTORY
C. CROSS-REFERENCES
II. GENEALOGY
A. PUTNAM
1. FAMILY TREES, NOTES, NEWSPAPER CLIPS (n.d.)
includes notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam and Edward Kirby Putnam
2. CORRESPONDENCE (1881-1989)
3. PRINTED MATERIAL
a. PUTNAM LEAFLETS (1895-1897)
b. VARIOUS PRINTED MATERIALS
i. (1891-1919)
ii. (1920-1982)
B. MORGAN, BULL
1. NOTES, CORRESPONDENCE (n.d./1894)
2. THE FAMILY OF MORGAN (n.d.)
III. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
A. BULL, MARY ELIZABETH (PUTNAM) (1841)
history notebook
B. PUTNAM, BENJAMIN RISLEY (1876-1907)
includes biographical notes by Edward Kirby Putnam, newspaper clips, personal mementoes
C. PUTNAM, CHARLES EDWIN
1. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, NEWS CLIPS, DEATH RESOLUTIONS
(n.d./1887-1901)
2. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1855-1887)
3. BUSINESS RECORDS (1879-1887)
includes records pertaining to the Davenport Savings Bank and the gas and lights company; does not include records related to law practice, which are filed instead as “P.F.: Law Practice” (Roman numeral V)
4. PERSONAL MEMENTOES
a. CIVILIZATION SOCIETY RECORD BOOK (1849-1850)
b. WRITINGS, CARDS, INVITATIONS (c. 1854-1880)
c. SCRAPBOOK, “LEGAL CASES” NEWS CLIPS (1855)
d. “FINANCIAL” SCRAPBOOKS (c. 1880s-1887)
includes loose items from volumes labeled “Chas. E. Putnam / Financial” and “Chas. E. Putnam /Financial No. 2”
D. PUTNAM, CHARLES MORGAN (n.d./1919)
includes newspaper clip, personal memento
E. PUTNAM, EDWARD KIRBY
1. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, NEWS CLIPS (n.d./1890s-1939)
includes a biographical sketch by Edward Kirby Putnam written in third person
2. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
a. (n.d./1896-1927)
b. (1928-1932)
c. (1933-1938)
3. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RECORDS (1896-1938)
includes accounts, notes, correspondence, retail and broker licenses from City of Davenport
4. PUBLICATIONS
a. ARTICLES (1892-1931)
originals of newspaper articles are filed at the back of the folder
b. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS (1900-1931)
c. CORRESPONDENCE RE. MUSEUMS ACTIVE AND PASSIVE (1925-1927)
BOX 5
5. SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
includes correspondence, membership certificates etc. for various organizations including Davenport Historical Society, Davenport Outing Club, Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Academy of Science, Iowa Anthropological Association, American Folklore Society, American Anthropological Association, Archaeological Institute of America, American Ethnological Society, American Geographic Society, American Folk Dance Society, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Poetry Society, Isaak Walton League Quetico-Superior Council
a. (n.d./1906-1928)
b. (1929-1936)
6. FORT ARMSTRONG CENTENNIAL (1915-1917)
correspondence and notes
7. WORLD WAR I (1918-1920)
includes certificates from 4 Minute Men, City of Davenport, American Red Cross and papers related to the American Committee for War-Devastated France
8. DAVENPORT PUBLIC MUSEUM NOTES
a. GENERAL NOTES (c. 1920s-1930s)
b. ARTIFACTS, EXHIBITS, EXCAVATIONS (c. 1920s-1930s)
c. FINANCIAL (c. 1920s-1930s)
d. NEWSLETTER DRAFTS (1925)
9. DAVENPORT BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (1921-1936)
includes papers related to the Rotary Club, Contemporary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Investment Company, and Davenport Chapter of the American Red Cross
10. CIVIC PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS (1922-1931)
includes materials related to the American Civic Association, National Conference on City Planning, and National Municipal League
11. REAL ESTATE BOARDS (1928-1931)
includes documents related to the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Iowa Association of Real Estate Boards
12. HISTORICAL RESEARCH NOTES (n.d./1933-1938)
includes notes on land speculation in Chicago in the 1830s, Mormons in Illinois, Antoine LeClaire, and an interview with Adam Littig
13. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES (n.d./1930-1932)
includes notes and scribblings of a not particularly identifiable nature
14. PERSONAL MEMENTOES
a. INVITATIONS, WRITINGS, MISCELLANEOUS
i. (1883-1906)
ii. (1907-1939)
b. CALLING CARD (c. 1911-1928)
includes plate
F. PUTNAM, EDWARD SANDBERG
1. LEGAL AND FINANCIAL RECORDS (1926-1935)
2. TODD SCHOOL AND CAMP TOSEBO
includes correspondence, accounts, catalogs
a. (n.d./1927)
b. (1928-1929)
c. (1930-1936)
3. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (1926-1934)
G. PUTNAM, ELIZABETH DUNCAN
1. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
a. (n.d./1889-1901)
b. (1902-1904)
c. (1905-1908)
d. (1909-1927)
2. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RECORDS (1898-1926)
3. ART AND LITERATURE NOTES
a. (n.d.)
b. (1888)
BOX 6
c. (1889)
4. SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (1893-1927)
includes certificates and papers (but does not include correspondence; see General Correspondence) related to Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, Illinois Historical Society, Chicago Historical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association
5. HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND WRITING
a. NOTES (n.d./1896-1926)
b. CORRESPONDENCE, ELIZABETH DUNCAN LETTERS AND DIARY (1910-1928)
includes correspondence about the publication by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam of Elizabeth Duncan’s letters and diary
c. CORRESPONDENCE, JOSEPH DUNCAN’S LIFE AND SERVICES
i. (1919-1921)
ii. (1922-1927)
6. WORLD WAR I (1918-1920)
includes newspaper clippings, writings by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam, and other papers related to her work during the war
7. DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (c. 1920s?)
notes made by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam; for correspondence see General Correspondence
8. PERSONAL MEMENTOES
includes schoolwork, childhood writings and drawings, invitations, autograph book
a. (n.d./1873-1900)
b. (1901-1928)
H. PUTNAM, GEORGE ROCKWELL
1. NEWS CLIPS (1901-1953)
newspaper articles about George R. Putnam; photocopies are filed at the front of the folder, original clippings at back
2. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1890-1923)
3. FINANCIAL RECORDS (1906)
4. PUBLISHED ARTICLES
a. (1891-1895)
b. (1896-1931)
5. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (1891-1913)
I. PUTNAM, HENRY ST. CLAIR
1. NEWS CLIPS (1910-1924)
newspaper articles about Henry S. Putnam; photocopies are filed at the front of the folder, original clippings at back
2. PUBLISHED ARTICLES (1903-1917)
3. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING HENRY ST. CLAIR PUTNAM (1924)
includes correspondence between family members and various agencies publishing biographical information
4. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (n.d./1879-1883)
J. PUTNAM, HILMA (SANDBERG)
1. NEWS CLIPS (1906-1958)
newspaper articles about Hilma Putnam; photocopies are filed at the front of the folder, original clippings at back
2. DAVENPORT PUBLIC MUSEUM MEMORIAL STATEMENT (1958)
3. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1911-1943)
4. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RECORDS
a. (1921-1926)
b. (1927-1929)
c. (1930-1938)
5. HEALTH CARE RECORDS
includes correspondence, accounts, newspaper clippings about doctor
a. (1926-1927)
b. (1928-1932)
6. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (1907-1938)
K. PUTNAM, JAMES BERTHOUD (n.d.)
undated card containing biographical information
L. PUTNAM, JOHN CALDWELL (1871-1878)
includes drawings, technical school enrollment
BOX 7
M. PUTNAM, JOSEPH DUNCAN
1. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND ENGRAVINGS (n.d./1895)
2. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING J. DUNCAN PUTNAM (1872-1887)
3. MEMORIALS (c. 1881- c. 1882)
4. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
as Joseph Duncan Putnam’s life was so involved with the Davenport Academy of Sciences and with his entomological work, nearly all of his correspondence in this collection is related to these interests
a. (n.d./1867-1875)
b. (1876)
c. (January-July 1877)
d. (August-December 1877)
e. (January-July 1878)
f. (August-December 1878)
g. (1879-1880)
h. (188)
5. RECEIPTS, BILLS, PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES (1875-1879)
6. SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (1872-1881)
7. PUBLISHED ARTICLES (1876-1880)
8. ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES AND NEWS CLIPS (1877-1884)
includes some items, dated after his death, found loose in a scrapbook (“P.F.: Volumes” Volume 14)
9. PERSONAL MEMENTOES
a. DRAWINGS, SCHOOLWORK, CARDS (1862-1884)
includes some items, dated after his death, found loose in a scrapbook
b. ADDRESS BOOK (1875)
N. PUTNAM, MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN)
1. DIARY
a. FRAGMENTS AND TYPESCRIPT (c. 1850-1880)
b. ORIGINAL (1851-1852)
2. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, WRITINGS, MEMORIALS, NEWS CLIPS (n.d./c. 1875-1929)
includes Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s memoir of Mary L. Putnam and William Clement Putnam (I)
3. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
as Mary L. Putnam’s life was so involved with the Davenport Academy of Sciences, much of her correspondence in this collection is related to the DANS
a. (n.d./1847-1877)
b. (1878-1882)
c. (1883-1884)
d. (1885-1887)
e. (1888-1894)
BOX 8
f. (1895-1903)
4. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RECORDS (1875-1900)
includes will and receipts
5. SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (1858-1927)
includes certificates and membership information (but does not include correspondence; see General Correspondence) related to Ladies Soldiers’ Aid Society (Civil War), Davenport Ladies Education Society, Agassiz Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters 1812, Missionary Society of First Presbyterian Church, Women’s Board of Foreign Missions of the Northwest, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, and the Women’s Centennial Association
6. WRITINGS AND SPEECHES (1872-1892)
includes autobiographical piece about childhood, 1876 speech to Jacksonville Female Academy Class of 1851, 1889 speech to Women’s Christian Temperance Union
7. DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (c. 1880s-c. 1903)
does not include correspondence; see General Correspondence
8. PERSONAL MEMENTOES
includes cards, newspaper clippings, drawings, tickets
a. (n.d./1850-1859)
b. (1860-1902)
O. PUTNAM, WILLIAM CLEMENT (I)
1. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, WRITINGS, MEMOIR, NEWS CLIPS (n.d./1901-1907)
includes memoir by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
2. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE (1884-1906)
3. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RECORDS (1898-1905)
4. DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (1876- c. 1907)
includes 1876 meeting notes and the bookplate designed after his death for books bequeathed to the DANS
5. HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL NOTES AND WRITINGS (1877-1905)
6. LAW SCHOOL AND LEGAL CAREER (1882-1893)
includes exams and records of an Iowa Supreme Court case; does not include materials related to the firm of Putnam & Putnam or the later practice of W.C. Putnam as these items are filed with “P.F.: Law Practice” (Roman numeral V)
7. LIBRARY COLLECTION (1889-1905)
includes correspondence, orders, receipts
8. ART COLLECTION
includes correspondence, certificates, receipts
a. (1889-1902)
b. (1903-1941)
9. AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION (1892-1901)
autographs are filed at the front of the folder, other papers are filed after them; for additional autographs see “Collections: Autographs” and “Charles Aldrich: Autographs, Letters, Notes”
10. PERSONAL MEMENTOES (1871-1905)
includes schoolwork, cards
P. PUTNAM, WILLIAM CLEMENT (II) (n.d./1933-1964)
includes biographical notes, published articles
Q. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (1802-1963)
includes notes, newspaper clippings, obituaries, mementoes etc. of other members of the Putnam family
IV. FAMILY LETTERS (filed by author of the letter)
A. CESARI, MAGDALENA (SANDBERG) [?] (1926-1930)
letters to Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam and Edward Kirby Putnam signed only “Mala” are presumed to be from Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam’s sister, Magdalena (Sandberg) Cesari
B. FORSSMAN, HEDDA (SANDBERG) (1926-1931)
C. PUTNAM, BENJAMIN RISLEY (1899-1939)
D. PUTNAM, CHARLES EDWIN
1. (n.d./1854-1880)
2. (1881-1887)
E. PUTNAM, CHARLES MORGAN (1874-1887)
F. PUTNAM, EDWARD KIRBY
1. (1879-1929)
2. (1930-1932)
G. PUTNAM, EDWARD SANDBERG (c. 1927- 1930)
BOX 9
H. PUTNAM, ELIZABETH DUNCAN
1. (n.d./1884-1925)
2. (1926-1928)
I. PUTNAM, FRED W. (1883-1914)
J. PUTNAM, GEORGE ROCKWELL (1892-1930)
K. PUTNAM, HENRY ST. CLAIR (1889)
L. PUTNAM, HILMA (SANDBERG)
1. (n.d./1924-1925)
2. (January-September 1926)
3. (October-December 1926)
4. (January-March 1927)
5. (April-June 1927)
6. (July-October 1927)
7. (November- December 1927)
8. (1928)
9. (1929)
10. (January- September 1930)
11. (October-December 1930)
12. (January-March 1931)
13. (April-July 1931)
14. (August-December 1931)
M. PUTNAM, JOHN CALDWELL (1873-1877)
N. PUTNAM, JOSEPH DUNCAN (1865-1880)
O. PUTNAM, MARTA (MOLLER) (1926-1930)
P. PUTNAM, MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN)
1. ORIGINAL LETTERS
a. (n.d.)
b. (1848-1879)
c. (1880-1885)
BOX 10
d. (1886-1887)
e. (1888-1891)
f. (1892-1894)
g. (1895-1896)
h. (1897-1900)
i. (1901-1903)
2. TYPESCRIPTS (1850-1886)
Elizabeth Duncan Putnam had these made while preparing the letters of Elizabeth Duncan for publication
Q. PUTNAM, RUTH (n.d./c. 1923)
R. PUTNAM, WILLELA (THORINGTON) (1930-1938)
S. PUTNAM, WILLIAM CLEMENT (I) (1878-1901)
T. SANDBERG (BROTHERS) (1925-1934)
telegrams from one or more of Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam’s brothers in England and Sweden, signed only “Sandberg”
U. SANDBERG, ALEC (1926-1938)
V. SANDBERG, C. PETER (1924-1930)
W. SANDBERG, NILS (1922-1931)
X. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS (c. 1854-1931)
V. LAW PRACTICE
A. “1850s-1860s COURT CASES – DECISIONS” SCRAPBOOK (1855- c. 1859)
loose items from scrapbook; creator of scrapbook not identified
B. PUTNAM & ROGERS, PUTNAM & PUTNAM, W.C. PUTNAM FIRMS (1872-c. 1905)
includes correspondence, notes, accounts from law practices of
Charles Edwin Putnam and William Clement Putnam (I)
C. BRABROOK CASE (1896)
includes records related to a legal case involving S.G. Brabrook; the connection of this case to the Putnam family has not been identified
VI. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL RECORDS
A. HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS AND FAMILY PROPERTIES
1. ACCOUNT BOOK (1864-1873)
2. CORRESPONDENCE, BILLS, AND RECEIPTS
a. (n.d./1871-1889)
unless otherwise noted, items in this folder were loose in a volume labeled inside the front cover “Household Accounts / Woodlawn / Davenport / Iowa / Family of Chas. E. Putnam / Mary L.D. Putnam / Kept by J. Duncan Putnam / April 1st 1876…”
b. (1890-1920)
B. PUTNAM ESTATES
includes records related to the estates of Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, William Clement Putnam (I), and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam; the East Second Street Company founded by the trustees of the estates (namely Edward K. Putnam, George R. Putnam, and Benjamin R. Putnam) to develop the trusts; the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, renamed the Davenport Public Museum in 1927, as a beneficiary of the estates
1. EDWARD KIRBY PUTNAM’S NOTES (n.d.)
includes only undated notes; dated notes are filed chronologically with “Records and Correspondence” (see below)
2. RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE
a. (n.d./1906-1928)
b. (January-September 1929)
c. (October-December 1929)
BOX 11
d. (1930-1931)
e. (1932-1938)
C. JOHN R. PUTNAM AND CHARLES M. PUTNAM TRUSTS (1906-1907)
VII. DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
A. PROGRAMS, TICKETS, SOUVENIRS (1972-c. 1904)
B. LOOSE SCRAPBOOK ITEMS (c. 1876-1890)
newspaper clippings loose in volume labeled “P508.1” on spine and “Vol. XIII” inside
VIII. CORRESPONDENCE, INVITATIONS, CARDS (RECIPIENT OR SENDER UNKNOWN) (n.d./1896-1932)
IX. OAKDALE CEMETERY BURIALS (1965)
letter about Putnam family members buried at Oakdale Cemetery
X. COLLECTIONS
A. CHARLES ALDRICH
the Putnam Family Collection contains portraits and autographs collected by Charles Aldrich; how these items came to be in the collection is not known, although some items have notes written on them by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
1. PORTRAITS (n.d.)
2. AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, NOTES (n.d./1856-1894)
B. AUTOGRAPHS (n.d./1884-1896)
includes letters and cut and uncut autographs; collector unknown;
for additional autographs see “Biographical Information: Putnam, William Clement (I): Autograph Collection” and “Collections: Charles Aldrich: Autographs, Letters, Notes”
C. BOOKPLATES
1. BOOKPLATES AND CORRESPONDENCE (n.d./1907-1910)
2. CATALOGS AND PAMPHLETS (n.d./c. 1908-1909)
XI. FAMILY MEMENTOES
A. BOTANICAL SPECIMENS (c. 1861- c. 1890)
includes botanical specimens found pressed in various volumes in the collection
B. LOCKS OF HAIR (n.d./1881)
includes a lock of Joseph Duncan Putnam’s hair and two unidentified locks
C. WOODLAWN PRINTING
includes newspapers, calling cards, programs, and other items printed by the amateur press of the children of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, as well as related correspondence and amateur newspapers exchanged for Woodlawn newspapers
1. (n.d./January 1873)
2. (April and July 1873)
3. (October 1873)
4. (1883-1886)
D. WOODLAWN MEMENTOES (c. 1870s-1887)
includes “Historical Journal of Woodlawn…” created by the children of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam and an 1887 newspaper clipping about the burning of the family home
XII. DAVENPORT DIRECTORIES AND SOUVENIRS (1895-1941)
includes city school directories and transportation schedules, program from dedication of New City Hall, and a list of Rotaryannes
XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
A. DOCUMENTS (n.d./1858-1932)
includes a variety of documents not identified as associated with a specific family member or category
B. NEWS CLIPS (n.d./1915-1927)
includes a variety of newspaper clippings not identified as associated with a specific family member or category; photocopies are filed at the front of the folder, original clippings filed in back
C. ADVERTISEMENTS (n.d./1929-1935)
BOX 12
XIV. VOLUMES
Included below are volumes in Boxes 12-19. Volumes which fit conveniently into the paper files were filed under the appropriate individual or topic rather than in Boxes 12-19; volumes in the paper files are listed in the “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Cross-References (located in file “P.F.: Collection Notes, 1998 Inventory: Cross-References”). Volumes in boxes 12-19 have been arranged primarily by how they fit into the boxes, although efforts were made to keep volumes by or about a given individual or topic together.
VOLUME 1 (1907): bound volume including the Joseph Duncan Putnam memorial volume of the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences (1883), Charles Edwin Putnam, A Memoir by William Clement Putnam (1898), memoir of Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam and William Clement Putnam by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam (1907), and the Last Will and Testament of William Clement Putnam (printed in 1906); the book is addressed to “Edward and Hilma Putnam with love from Elizabeth D. Putnam / Davenport Iowa / June 5 – 1907”
VOLUME 2 (1884): scrapbook mostly of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; kept by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; labeled “Acad 1884 Misc” on spine and “1884” on the front cover
VOLUME 3 (1879- c. 1887): scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mostly about deaths of family members and friends; apparently kept by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; labeled “Mrs. Putnam Memorial 1879-188 [label broken]” on spine and “Memorial” on cover
VOLUME 4 (1884-1885): scrapbook mostly of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; kept by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; labeled “#6 1884” on spine and “1884 1885” on cover
VOLUME 5 (c. 1869- c. 1878): scrapbook mostly of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; kept by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; labeled “1869 to 1876 / 1871-2 / Scrapbook #3 / 1878” on cover
VOLUME 6 (c. 1865- c. 1877): scrapbook mostly of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; kept by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; labeled “1865-1877 / 1873 / # Scrapbook” on cover
(no VOLUME 7)
VOLUME 8 (c. 1881- c. 1888): scrapbook mostly of newspaper clips about deaths of family members; labeled “Mrs. Bull Memorial” on spine; not clear if this scrapbook was kept by or for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Putnam) Bull
BOX 13
VOLUME 9 (c. 1890s?): Edward Kirby Putnam’s notebook labeled “Havelok. Transcription and Collation / Bodleian MS / Laud 108” inside front cover
VOLUME 10 (1878-1896): binder containing mostly Edward Kirby Putnam’s childhood drawings and a printed article by George Rockwell Putnam
VOLUME 11 (1895-1896): scrapbook of newspaper clippings, mostly (or all) written by Edward Kirby Putnam; labeled “Edward Kirby Putnam / Chicago, November 1895 / Writer for The Press” inside front cover
VOLUME 12 (1873-1875): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about entomology, the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, and other topics
VOLUME 13 (c. 1874- c. 1876): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about entomology, the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, and other topics; labeled “1874” on spine and “1874 Newspaper Cuttings” on cover
VOLUME 14 (1880-1884): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about entomology; apparently commenced by Joseph Duncan Putnam and continued by another family member(s) after his death
VOLUME 15 (1876-1877): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “Vol. II 1876-1877” on cover
VOLUME 16 (1881-1883): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “Vol. XIII P. 508.1” inside cover and “P508.1 DANS” on spine
VOLUME 17 (1876): bound volume of the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences Vol I.: 1867-1876; addressed “to George R. Putnam from his brother Duncan / Christmas 1876”
VOLUME 18 (1886): bound volume of the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences Vol IV.: 1882-187684; addressed “to Charles M. Putnam from his Mother / July 4th /86 / Woodlawn”
VOLUME 19 (c. 1919-1923): scrapbook of news clips about World War I and other topics; kept by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
BOX 14
VOLUME 20 (c. 1818- c. 1840s): evidently an old (c. 1818- c. 1825) Putnam family (Saratoga Springs, NY) account book later used as a newspaper scrapbook; newspaper clips are mostly undated but some are c. 1840s; specific individuals involved in creating the volume are not identified; this volume is extremely fragile and should only be handled if absolutely necessary and with the utmost care
VOLUME 21 (1887- c. 1903): family cash accounts, including estate of Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; kept by William Clement Putnam; stamped “Cash” on cover and labeled “Wm. Clement Putnam / July, 1887” inside
VOLUME 22 (1887-1894): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / Vol. II / July 19, 1887 – July 19, 1894” on cover
VOLUME 23 (1894-1897): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “III” on spine and “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / July 19, 1894 – July 19, 1897 / Vol. III” on cover
VOLUME 24 (1897-1899): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “IV” on spine and “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / July 19, 1897 – July 19, 1899 / Vol. IV” on cover
VOLUME 25 (1899-1900): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “V” on spine and “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / July 19, 1899 – December 1, 1900 / Vol. V” on cover
VOLUME 26 (1900-1902): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “VI” on spine and “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / December 1st, 1900 – November 1st, 1902 / Vol. VI” on cover
VOLUME 27 (1902-1904): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “VII” on spine and “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / November 1st, 1902 – November 1st, 1904 / Vol. VII” on cover
VOLUME 28 (1904-1906): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “VIII” on spine and “W.C. Putnam / Personal Account / November 1st 1904 – January 1st 1906 / Vol. VIII” on cover
VOLUME 29 (1887-1888): family household accounts; kept by Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
VOLUME 30 (May-September 1873): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s journal of expedition to northwest Wyoming Territory under Capt. W.A. Jones
VOLUME 31 (March-June 1874): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s journal, accounts, addresses, correspondence lists
VOLUME 32 (July-September 1874): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s journal and expense account
VOLUME 33 (1875): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s journal and address book
VOLUME 34 (1875): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s collection record, Utah Territory expedition
VOLUME 35 (January-February 1876): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s journal, entomological notes, lists of papers read at Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 1868-1875 and other DANS notes
VOLUME 36 (October-November 1875): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s journal and entomological and Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences notes
VOLUME 37 (February-December 1876): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s notes regarding entomology, meetings of various scientific organizations, and the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences
VOLUME 38 (1877): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s entomological notes, library record, expenses, Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences notes
VOLUME 39 (c. 1850s): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Dr. Richard L. Allen; creator of scrapbook not identified
VOLUME 40 (1897-1901): autograph book of Elizabeth Duncan Putnam
BOX 15
VOLUME 41 (1890-1905): office account book of William Clement Putnam; labeled “Office Account / Jan. 1 1890 – Jan. 1 1905”
VOLUME 42 (1895 to 1905): office ledger of William Clement Putnam; labeled “Ledger / W. C. Putnam / Office Accounts for Years 1895 to 1905” on spine
VOLUME 43 (1871-1880): William Clement Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about historical topics; labeled “Historical / Vol. I / WCP / 1871 – 1880” on spine
VOLUME 44 (c. 1872 -c. 1883): scrapbook kept at Woodlawn by the children of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam; includes items printed by the children’s amateur press; labeled “…Putnam Bros…” inside front cover
(no VOLUME 45)
VOLUME 46 (1876-1885): household accounts book; labeled “Household Accounts / Woodlawn / Davenport Ia. / Family of Chas. E. Putnam / Mary L.D. Putnam / Kept by J. Duncan Putnam / April 1st 1876…” inside front cover
VOLUME 47 (1895-1905): family personal accounts; kept by William Clement Putnam; labeled “Ledger / W.C. Putnam / Personal Accounts / 1895 to 1905”
VOLUME 48 (c. 1886-1887): Charles Edwin Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about financial and business topics; labeled “Chas. E. Putnam / Financial No. 2” on cover
BOX 16
VOLUME 49 (1881-1883): Charles Edwin Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about legal topics; labeled “1882-3 / No. II / Chas. E. Putnam / Legal Matters” on cover
VOLUME 50 (c. 1871-1885): Charles Edwin Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about financial and business topics; labeled “Chas. E. Putnam / Financial” on cover
VOLUME 51 (1895-1896): scrapbook of newspaper clippings presumably kept by Edward Kirby Putnam as he wrote most of the articles; labeled “Putnam 1896” on spine
VOLUME 52 (c. 1910-1912): Edward Kirby Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Putnam Estates and other topics; addressed “Edward Kirby Putnam / from his loving sister / EDP / Davenport July 23 1912”
VOLUME 53 (1910-1912): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings; labeled “1910-1912” on spine
VOLUME 54 (c. 1896-1908): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other items related to the Putnam Estates, George Rockwell Putnam, Henry St. Clair Putnam, William Clement Putnam, and other topics; labeled “Putnam Vol. II” on spine
BOX 17
VOLUME 55 (c. 1915): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about World War I; labeled “Vol. XIV” inside
VOLUME 56 (before 1854): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s bound volume of Sheet music; labeled “Music” on spine and “Mary Louisa Duncan” on cover
VOLUME 57 (1878-1881): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings; labeled “#4 / 1878-1880” on front cover
VOLUME 58 (1873-1903): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s scrapbook; labeled “Putnam Vol I” on spine and “Mary L.D. Putnam / Woodlawn / March 11 /85” inside
VOLUME 59 (1880-1881): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings; labeled “January 3 1880 / December 31 1881” on spine and “Volume II / Mary L.D. Putnam / Feb. 19 1800 / my husband’s birthday” inside
VOLUME 60 (1881-1882): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; labeled “1882” on cover
VOLUME 61 (1886): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “1886” on spine
BOX 18
VOLUME 62 (1878): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “1878” on spine and cover
VOLUME 63 (1907): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “Jan. 1907” on spine and “Vol. VIII” inside cover
VOLUME 64 (1849-1894): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “1849 1894” on spine and “# Scrapbook 1849 to 1894” in pencil on cover
VOLUME 65 (1867-1885): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “1867-1885” on spine
VOLUME 66 (1887-1900): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “Jan. 1887 / Dec. 1900” on spine
VOLUME 67 (1901-1906): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “Jan. 1901-Dec. 1906” on spine
VOLUME 109 and VOLUME 110, located in Box 18, are listed sequentially below.
BOX 19
VOLUME 68 (1880-1881): Joseph Duncan Putnam’s daily journal and cash account
VOLUME 69 (c. 1895-1902) Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s notebook; includes Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and personal notes
VOLUME 70 (1880-1886): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s journal and notebook; includes Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and personal notes
VOLUME 71 (1861-1863): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s journal
VOLUME 72 (1887): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s journal and cash account
VOLUME 73 (1890): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s diary
VOLUME 74 (1884 and later): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s address book
VOLUME 75 (1892-1893): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s missionary work notebook
VOLUME 76 (1879-1880): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s journal and notebook; includes notes from Barnum’s Baby Show
VOLUME 77 (1884-1887): Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s journal and accounts
VOLUME 78 (1897): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s diary and cash account
VOLUME 79 (1895): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s diary
VOLUME 80 (1877): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s diary
VOLUME 81 (1882): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s diary
VOLUME 82 (1903): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s journal
VOLUME 83 (n.d.; c. 1860s?): George Rockwell Putnam’s Appleton’s Second Reader
VOLUME 84 (1880-1887): William Clement Putnam’s personal accounts; includes other family members
VOLUME 85 (1903): William Clement Putnam’s personal accounts; includes other family members
VOLUME 86 (c. 1885): family household accounts and Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences notes; kept by Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam
VOLUME 87 (1897-1902): Elizabeth Duncan Putnam’s 1902 journal; Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam’s address book and Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences notes
VOLUME 88 (1857 and later): inventory of library kept by Charles Edwin Putnam (pp. 1-44) and Joseph Duncan Putnam (p. 45 ff.)
VOLUME 89 (1863-1866): family household accounts
VOLUME 90 (1864-1868): family household accounts
VOLUME 91 (1902): family household check stubs
VOLUME 92 (1902-1903): family household check stubs
VOLUME 93 (1881-1883): family household check stubs
VOLUME 94 (1896-1898): family household check stubs
VOLUME 95 (1898-1899): family household check stubs
VOLUME 96 (1899): family household check stubs
VOLUME 97 (1899-1900): family household check stubs
VOLUME 98 (1877-1880): family household check stubs
BOX 20
VOLUME 99 (1880-1895): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book for estate of Charles Viele; not labeled
VOLUME 100 (1873-1879): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book for estate of Charles Viele; labeled “Charles Viele 1873” on cover
VOLUME 101 (1881-1885): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book for estate of Charles Viele; not labeled
VOLUME 102 (1878-1894): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book apparently for estate of Charles Viele; not labeled
VOLUME 103 (1877-1887): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book; labeled “Ledger B” on spine
VOLUME 104 (1868-1879): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book; labeled “P. & R. Day Book No. 2” on cover adn “Putnam & Rogers Jan’y 8 – 1868” inside cover
VOLUME 105 (1875-1877) Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book; unlabeled
VOLUME 106 (1879-1888): Putnam & Rogers law firm accounts book; labeled “P. & R. Day Book No. 3” on cover and “No. 3” on spine; on page 2 is entry for Antoine LeClaire estate
VOLUME 107 (c. 1853?): apparently a Putnam family (of Saratoga Springs, New York) accounts book later used as a newspaper scrapbook; “Miss Mary Putnam / Saratoga Springs, NY” is written inside front cover; one of the newspaper clippings is dated 1853
VOLUME 108 (1868-1885): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “1868 / 1885” on spine
BOX 18
VOLUME 109 (1907-1910): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; apparently kept by several members of the family; labeled “1907 / 1910” on spine
VOLUME 110 (c. 1886-1889): scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and other topics; a Davenport Charities 1887 membership ticket for Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam is pasted inside back cover; only “88” is legible on torn label on spine
R8-OS-CAB2-D9
XV. OVERSIZED ITEMS
Listed below are items too large to fit in the regular paper files. They are stored in R8-OS-CAB2-D9.
A. DAVENPORT BUILDING REGISTRATION (1859)
signed by Charles E. Putnam August 1, 1859
B. ADVERTISEMENT FOR CASHMERE SHAWL GOATS(1867)
full page 5-column news page
C. A.J. FULLER SHIP BLUEPRINTS (n.d.; c. 1870s-1890s?)
three general detail blueprints; labeled “W.C. Putnam”
D. SCHOOL DIPLOMAS (1870-1892)
1. JOSEPH DUNCAN PUTNAM, DAVENPORT SCHOOLS
completion of studies; dated July 2, 1870
2. ELIZABETH DUNCAN PUTNAM, DAVENPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL
dated June 22, 1882
E. PUTNAM FAMILY HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS BOOK (1871-1876)
labeled “Chas. E. Putnam / March 4 1864” inside front cover
F. ELIZABETH DUNCAN PUTNAM DAVENPORT TURNER FAIR CERTIFICATE (1876)
for best embroidered sofa rug; dated December 8, 1876
G. DER DEMOKRAT, DAVENPORT, IOWA (1886)
a few pages of a German-language newspaper dated November 25, 1886; found loose in a volume labeled “Chas. E. Putnam / Financial No. 2” on cover
H. UNITED STATES PASSPORTS (1887-1906)
1. HENRY ST. CLAIR PUTNAM
dated May 2, 1887
2. MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN) PUTNAM
dated September 16, 1889
3. ELIZABETH DUNCAN PUTNAM
dated September 23, 1889
4. EDWARD KIRBY PUTNAM
dated June 24, 1896
5. ELIZABETH DUNCAN PUTNAM
dated April 19, 1906
I. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SAMPLE BALLOT (1892)
Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison, presidential contenders
J. MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES (1892-1907)
1. MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN) PUTNAM, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
dated January 13, 1892
2. WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM, IOWA SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
two copies; dated October 21, 1892
3. WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM, IOWA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
dated June 10, 1903
4. EDWARD KIRBY PUTNAM, IOWA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
dated April 3, 1907
K. FAMILY TREES (n.d./1893-1908)
1. PUTNAM FAMILY TREE
undated; similar in design to other trees by Charles Morgan Putnam, c. 1890s, with numerical references (to Eben Putnam’s History of the Putnam Family ?)
2. PUTNAM FAMILY TREE BY CHARLES MORGAN PUTNAM
large (35″ x 35″) tree with numerical references (to Eben Putnam’s History of the Putnam Family ?); dated October 1, 1893
3. PUTNAM FAMILY TREE
a printed tree covering years 1086-1900; dated 1908
L. SUNDAY SCHOOL WEEKLY FOR THE BLIND (1895)
has raised text (not Braille) of Bible passages; may be related to Edward Kirby Putnam’s newspaper article on education for the blind; dated December 8, 1895
M. OBITUARY OF MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN) PUTNAM (1903)
laminated Davenport Democrat article dated February 20, 1903
N. DEATH RESOLUTIONS (1903-1906)
1. MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN) PUTNAM BY THE DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
dated February 27, 1903
2. WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM BY THE SCOTT COUNTY [IOWA] BAR ASSOCIATION
dated January 20, 1906
3. WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM BY THE OAKDALE CEMETERY
dated February 2, 1906
4. WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM BY THE IRRIWADI CANOE CLUB
dated April 2, 1906
O. POSTERS FOR EXHIBIT OF WILLIAM CLEMENT PUTNAM’S ETCHINGS (n.d.; after 1906)
three copies of poster advertising exhibits of etchings collected by the late William Clement Putnam
P. WORLD WAR I CERTIFICATE OF GRATITUDE TO EDWARD KIRBY PUTNAM (1919)
from the city of Davenport; dated April 28, 1919
Q. STOCK EXCHANGE POSTER (1932)
shows comparisons of New York Stock Exchange for depression years; by Nelson Brothers, Chicago
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
XVI. PHOTOGRAPHS
Putnam Family photographs are in the Photograph Collection, Collection Number XXVIII. Included are prints, negatives, and glass negatives.
RARE BOOK ROOM
XVII. HISTORY OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE SAC AND FOX NATIONS OF INDIANS, AND PARTS OF OTHER DISAFFECTED TRIBES OF INDIANS IN THE YEARS EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN, THIRTY-ONE, AND THIRTY-TWO BY JOHN A. WAKEFIELD, ESQ. (1834)
This volume from the library of William Clement Putnam was bequeathed to the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences and is kept in the Rare Book Room. It was printed in Jacksonville, Illinois in 1834.
INVENTORY
DUNCAN-PUTNAM FAMILY COLLECTION
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
The Putnam Museum of History and Natural Sciences has in its holdings papers and other materials of the Joseph and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan family and the Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam family. The Duncan-Putnam Family Collection includes 11 linear feet of personal papers, over 100 volumes (scrapbooks, ledgers, journals, published materials, etc.), photographs, and oversized materials such as certificates and family trees.
Joseph Duncan was an Illinois Congressperson and the state’s fifth governor; he moved to Jacksonville, Illinois around 1830 and lived there until his death in 1844. His daughter, Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, moved with her husband, Charles Edwin Putnam, to Davenport, Iowa after their marriage in 1854. The Putnam family was influential in several aspects of community life: Charles Edwin Putnam was a lawyer, banker, and businessperson; his son William Clement Putnam joined him in practicing law and continued to do so after his father’s death; and several members of the family were significantly involved in the development of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, later the Davenport Public Museum and still later the Putnam Museum of History and Natural Sciences. In particular, Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, Joseph Duncan Putnam, William Clement Putnam, Edward Kirby Putnam, and Elizabeth Duncan Putnam played vital roles in the institution’s development.
The following notes may be of assistance in identifying many of the family members represented in the Duncan-Putnam Family Collection. Those who are more extensively represented are listed in bold type. Other finding aids for the Duncan-Putnam Family Collection are the “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Inventory” and “Duncan-Putnam Family Collection Cross-References.”
ALLEN, AURELIA (PUTNAM)
Daughter of a Benjamin Risley Putnam of Saratoga Springs, New York. Possibly a sister of Charles Edwin Putnam.
ALLEN, RICHARD L.
Husband of Aurelia (Putnam), the daughter of a Benjamin Risley Putnam of Saratoga Springs. There is a scrapbook (c. 1850s) of newspaper clippings about Richard L. Allen in the collection.
AYER, LOUISA (CALDWELL)
Daughter of John Edward Caldwell.
BULL, EDWARD C.
Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Putnam), a sister of Charles Edwin Putnam.
BULL, MARY ELIZABETH (PUTNAM)
Died 4-1-1895. Daughter of Benjamin Risley Putnam and Eunice Morgan Putnam of Saratoga Springs, New York. Sister of Charles Edwin Putnam of Davenport, Iowa.
CALDWELL, ANNA MARIA
See “Hamilton, Anna Maria (Caldwell).”
CALDWELL, ELIAS BOUDINOT
Born 4-3-1876, died May (30 or 31) 1825. Orphaned son (the eighth child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. First marriage to Elizabeth Boyd, second marriage to Ann Lingan. Father of Anna Maria Caldwell (Hamilton).
CALDWELL, ESTHER FLYNT
See “Finley, Esther Flynt (Caldwell).”
CALDWELL, HANNAH (OGDEN)
Died 1-25-1780. Daughter of John and Hannah (Sayres) Ogden. Married Rev. James Caldwell 3-14-1763.
CALDWELL, HANNAH RAY
See “Rodgers, Hannah Ray (Caldwell; first marriage Smith).”
CALDWELL, JAMES
Born April 1734, died 11-24-1781. Son of John and Margaret (Phillips) Caldwell. Married Hannah (Ogden) 3-14-1763.
CALDWELL, JAMES BAXTER
Born 1-3-1771, died 2-12-1826. Married Henrietta (Gill).
CALDWELL, JOHN DICKSON
Born 6-29-1765, died 5-11-1766. Son (second child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell.
CALDWELL, JOHN EDWARD
Born 2-2-1769, died 3-9-1819. Orphaned son (fourth child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. First marriage to Louisa ?, second marriage to a Mrs. VanWyck. Father of Louisa (Caldwell) Ayer.
CALDWELL, JOSIAH FLYNT
Born 8-23-1774. Orphaned son (seventh child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. Married Maria Magruder (?).
CALDWELL, LOUISA
See “Ayer, Louisa (Caldwell).”
CALDWELL, MARGARET
See “Canfield, Margaret “Peggy” (Caldwell),”
CALDWELL, MARIA
See “Robertson, Maria (Caldwell).”
CANFIELD, MARGARET “PEGGY” (CALDWELL)
Born 1-23-1764, died 1-3-1831. Orphaned daughter (first child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. Married Isaac Canfield. Mother of Robert Canfield.
CALDWELL, SARAH
See “Vredenburg, Sarah (Caldwell).”
CESARI, MAGDALENA (SANDBERG)
Presumably known to her family as “Mala.” Sister of Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam.
CLARKE, ANNA LOUISA
See “Franklin, Anna Louisa (Clarke).”
CLARKE, ANNA RAY (or RHEA) (SMITH)
Died 1849 (?). Daughter (second child) of James and Hannah (Caldwell) Smith. Sister of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan. Married Matthew St. Clair Clarke (the brother of John X. Clarke, who married Anna’s sister Jeanet) 1816. Mother of Anna Louisa (Clarke) Franklin, Marion (Clarke) Smith, Henry St. Clair Smith, and another child.
CLARKE, JEANET (SMITH)
Daughter (first child) of James and Hannah (Caldwell) Smith. Sister of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan. Married John X. Clarke (the brother of Matthew St. Clair Clarke, who married Jeanet’s sister Anna). Mother of George Augustus Clarke.
CLARKE, MATTHEW ST. CLAIR
Married Anna R. (Smith) 1816, a sister of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
COX, BELLE (LINN)
In 1896 lived in Shiner, Texas.
DUNCAN, ANN (ANNA?) (MacLAUGHLIN)
See “Moore, Ann (Anna?) (MacLaughlin; first marriage Duncan).”
DUNCAN, ANNA ELIZABETH
Born 4-10-1834, died 1852. Daughter (fourth child) of Joseph and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan. Also known by nickname “Nanie.”
DUNCAN, CATHERINE CLAY
Born 11-30-1842, died 1844. Daughter (tenth child) of Joseph (II) and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
DUNCAN, DIXIE
See “Smith, Dixie (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, ELAINE
See “Sigler, Elaine (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, ELLEN MARIAN
Born 10-10-1841, died 1842. Daughter (ninth child) of Joseph (II) and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
DUNCAN, ELIZABETH CALDWELL (SMITH)
Born March (18 or 28) 1808, died May (22 or 23) 1876. Daughter (fourth child) of James and Hannah (Caldwell) Smith. Married Joseph Duncan 5-13-1828. Mother of James Caldwell Duncan, Henry St. Clair Duncan, Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, Anna Elizabeth Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Julia Smith (Duncan) Kirby, Hannah Caldwell Duncan, Smith Duncan, Ellen Marian Duncan, and Catherine Clay Duncan.
DUNCAN, HANNAH CALDWELL
Born 2-27-1840, died 1852. Daughter (seventh child) of Joseph and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
DUNCAN, HARRIET (STEVENS)
Born 6-22-1847. Married Joseph Duncan (III) 10-26-1875.
DUNCAN, HENRY ST. CLAIR
Born 5-18-1830, died 1838. Son (second child) of Joseph and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
DUNCAN, JAMES CALDWELL
Born 4-8-1829, died 1831. Son (first child) of Joseph and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
DUNCAN, JAMES
Died 1841. Son of Joseph (I) and Ann (MacLaughlin) Duncan. Married (?) Bell. Father of Jane (Duncan) Snow. Brother of Joseph Duncan (II).
DUNCAN, JOHN
Son of Joseph (I) and Ann (MacLaughlin) Duncan. Brother of Joseph Duncan (II).
DUNCAN, JOSEPH (I)
Died 1806. Son of Maria (King) and (?) Duncan. Married Ann (MacLaughlin). Father of Matthew Duncan, James Duncan, Joseph Duncan (II), Polly Ann (Duncan) Linn, Thomas Duncan, and John Duncan.
DUNCAN, JOSEPH (II)
Born February (22 or 23) 1794, died 1-15-1844. Son of Joseph (I) and Ann (MacLaughlin) Duncan. Married Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) 5-13-1828. Father of James Caldwell Duncan, Henry St. Clair Duncan, Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, Anna Elizabeth Duncan, Joseph Duncan, Julia Smith (Duncan) Kirby, Hannah Caldwell Duncan, Smith Duncan, Ellen Marian Duncan, and Catherine Clay Duncan.
DUNCAN, JOSEPH (III)
Born 10-19-1835. Son of Joseph (II) and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan. Married Harriet (Stevens) 10-26-1875.
DUNCAN, JULIA SMITH
See “Kirby, Julia Smith (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, KATE
See “Smith, Kate (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, MARY LOUISA
See “Putnam, Mary Louisa (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, MATTHEW
Died 1844. Son of Joseph (I) and Ann (MacLaughlin) Duncan. Married Susan Clayton (Slaughter). Father of (General) Thomas Duncan. Brother of Joseph Duncan (II).
DUNCAN, NELLIE
See “Enkin (?), Nellie (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, POLLY ANN
See “Linn, Polly Ann (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, SARAH
See “Payne, Sarah (Duncan).”
DUNCAN, SMITH
Born 12-11-1838, died 1845. Son (eighth child) of Joseph (II) and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
DUNCAN, THOMAS
Son of Joseph (I) and Ann (MacLaughlin) Duncan. Married Jane (Stothart). Brother of Joseph Duncan (II).
ENKIN (?), NELLIE (DUNCAN)
Married W.J. Enkin. In 1924 lived in Lancaster, Kentucky.
FINLEY, ESTHER FLYNT (CALDWELL)
Born 10-26-1872, died 1844. Orphaned daughter (sixth child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. Married Rev. Robert S. Finley 5-16-1798.
FINLEY, HANNAH CALDWELL
See “McKinley, Hannah Caldwell (Finley).”
FINLEY, JAMES C.
Son of Esther Flynt (Caldwell) and Robert S. Finley. Married Margaret (?).
FORSSMAN, HEDDA (SANDBERG)
Sister of Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam.
FRANKLIN, ANNA LOUISA (CLARKE)
Daughter of Anna (Smith) and Matthew St. Clair Clarke. Married William B. Franklin 1852.
HALSEY, HENRY
Father of Julia M. (Halsey) Zabriskie, who first married James C.R. Smith (brother of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan) and second married Chancellor Zabriskie.
HAMILTON, ANNA MARIA (CALDWELL)
Born 5-12-1805, died 1-8-1871. Daughter of Elias Boudinot Caldwell. Married Col. Samuel Hamilton 1845. Known as “Cousin” to Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan, Julia (Duncan) Kirby, Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam, and their families.
KIRBY, EDITH
See “Wilson, Edith (Kirby).”
KIRBY, EDWARD PAYSON
Born 10-28-1833. First marriage to Julia Smith (Duncan) 1861. Adoptive father of Edith (Kirby) Wilson. Second marriage to a Miss Gallagher.
KIRBY, JULIA SMITH (DUNCAN)
Born 1837, died 7-5-1876. Daughter (sixth child) of Joseph (II) and Elizabeth Caldwell Smith (Duncan). Married Edward Payson Kirby 1861. Adoptive mother of Edith (Kirby) Wilson.
LINN, BELLE
See “Cox, Belle (Linn).”
LINN, POLLY ANN (DUNCAN)
Daughter of Joseph (I) and Ann (MacLaughlin) Duncan. Married William Linn. Sister of Joseph Duncan (II).
LINN, WILLIAM
Married Polly Ann (Duncan), the sister of Joseph Duncan (II).
McKINLEY, HANNAH CALDWELL (FINLEY)
Died January 1892. Daughter of Robert S. and Esther Flynt (Caldwell) Finley. Mother of Senator William McKinley of Illinois.
McKINLEY, WILLIAM (W.B.)
Son of Hannah Caldwell (Finley) and Rev. (George or James?) McKinley.
MOORE, ANN (ANNA?) (MacLAUGHLIN; first marriage DUNCAN)
Daughter of Robert MacLaughlin. First marriage to Joseph Duncan (I), second marriage to Capt. Benjamin Moore. Mother of Joseph Duncan (II).
MOORE, BENJAMIN DUNCAN
Son of Capt. Benjamin and Anna (MacLaughlin; first marriage Duncan) Moore. Half-brother of Joseph Duncan (II).
OGDEN, HANNAH
See “Caldwell, Hannah (Ogden).”
PAYNE, SARAH (DUNCAN)
In 1912 lived in Moffet, Oklahoma.
PUTNAM, AURELIA
See “Allen, Aurelia (Putnam).”
PUTNAM, BENJAMIN RISLEY
Married Eunice (Morgan) Putnam. Father of Charles Edwin Putnam.
PUTNAM, BENJAMIN RISLEY
Born 1871. Son (tenth child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam. Married Willela (Thorington) 1907. Father of William Clement Putnam (II) and Thorington Putnam.
PUTNAM, CHARLES EDWIN
Born 2-19-1825, died 1887. Son of Benjamin Risley and Eunice (Morgan) Putnam. Married Mary Louisa (Duncan) 12-9-1854. Father of Joseph Duncan Putnam, Charles Morgan Putnam, John Caldwell Putnam, Henry St. Clair Putnam, William Clement Putnam, George Rockwell Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan Putnam, Edward Kirby Putnam, Hamilton Putnam, Benjamin Risley Putnam, and James Berthoud Putnam.
PUTNAM, CHARLES MORGAN
Born 1-6-1857, died 1919. Son (second child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam. Married.
PUTNAM, DOROTHY (van PATTEN-TORREY – ?)
Married Henry St. Clair Putnam 1918.
PUTNAM, EDWARD KIRBY
Born 11-17-1868, died 5-22-1939. Son (eighth child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam. Married Hilma (Sandberg) 1906. Adoptive father of Edward Sandberg Putnam.
PUTNAM, EDWARD SANDBERG
Born 1920 (?). Adoptive son of Edward Kirby and Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam.
PUTNAM, ELIZABETH DUNCAN
Born 1-9-1867, died 5-5-1928. Daughter (seventh child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam.
PUTNAM, GEORGE ROCKWELL
Born 5-24-1865, died July 1953. Son (sixth child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam. Married Marta (Moller). Father of Elizabeth Duncan Putnam and Kristi Putnam.
PUTNAM, HAMILTON
Born 6-20-1870, died 4-10-1872. Son (ninth child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam.
PUTNAM, HENRY ST. CLAIR
Born 7-8-1861. Son (fourth child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam. Married Dorothy van Patten-Torrey (?) 1918.
PUTNAM, HILMA (SANDBERG)
Born 1875, died 1958. Married Edward Kirby Putnam 1906. Adoptive mother of Edward Sandberg Putnam.
PUTNAM, JAMES BERTHOUD
Born 3-18-1874, died 2-11-1875. Son (eleventh child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam.
PUTNAM, JOHN CALDWELL
Born 3-19-1859, died 5-27-1879. Son (third child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam.
PUTNAM, JOHN RISLEY
Brother of Charles Edwin Putnam.
PUTNAM, JOSEPH DUNCAN
Born 10-18-1855, died 1881. Son (first child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam.
PUTNAM, MARTA (MOLLER)
Married George Rockwell Putnam.
PUTNAM, MARY ELIZABETH
See “Bull, Mary Elizabeth (Putnam).”
PUTNAM, MARY LOUISA (DUNCAN)
Born 9-23-1832, died 2-20-1903. Daughter of Joseph (II) and Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan. Married Charles Edwin Putnam 12-9-1854. Mother of Joseph Duncan Putnam, Charles Morgan Putnam, John Caldwell Putnam, Henry St. Clair Putnam, William Clement Putnam, George Rockwell Putnam, Elizabeth Duncan Putnam, Edward Kirby Putnam, Hamilton Putnam, Benjamin Risley Putnam, and James Berthoud Putnam.
PUTNAM, THORINGTON CALDWELL
Son of Benjamin Risley and Willela (Thorington) Putnam.
PUTNAM, WILLELA (THORINGTON)
Married Benjamin Risley Putnam 1907.
PUTNAM, WILLIAM CLEMENT (I)
Born 6-26-1862, died 1-13-1906. Son (fifth child) of Charles Edwin and Mary Louisa (Duncan) Putnam.
PUTNAM, WILLIAM CLEMENT (II)
Born 1909, died 1963. Son of Benjamin Risley and Willela (Thorington) Putnam.
ROBERTSON, MARIA (CALDWELL)
Born 10-29-1779. Orphaned daughter of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. Married Robert S. Robertson.
RODGERS, HANNAH RAY (CALDWELL; first marriage SMITH)
Born 9-20-1767, died 2-20-1825. Orphaned daughter (third child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell. First marriage to James R. Smith 1790, second marriage to Dr. John R.B. Rodgers. Mother of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
SANDBERG, ALEC
Brother of Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam.
SANDBERG, C. PETER
Brother of Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam.
SANDBERG, HILMA
See “Putnam, Hilma (Sandberg).”
SANDBERG, NILS
Brother of Hilma (Sandberg) Putnam.
SIGLER, ELAINE (DUNCAN)
Married W.D. Sigler. In 1923 lived in Lawton, Oklahoma.
SMITH, ANNA R.
See “Clarke, Anna R. (Smith).”
SMITH, DIXIE (DUNCAN)
Married James Coleman Smith. Lived in Smithville, Missouri.
SMITH, ELIZABETH CALDWELL
See “Duncan, Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith).”
SMITH, HANNAH RAY (CALDWELL)
See “Rodgers, Hannah Ray (Caldwell; first marriage Smith).”
SMITH, JAMES C.R.
Son (third child) of James and Hannah (Caldwell) Smith. Brother of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan. Married Julia M. (Halsey).
SMITH, JAMES R.
Born 1761, died 6-4-1817. Son of Robert and Janet (McNaught) Smith. Married Hannah Ray (Caldwell) 1790. Father of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan.
SMITH, JEANET
See “Clarke, Jeanet (Smith).”
SMITH, JULIA M. (HALSEY)
See “Zabriskie, Julia M. (Halsey; first marriage Smith).”
SMITH, KATE (DUNCAN)
Married J. Morgan Smith. In 1895-1896 lived in Birmingham, Alabama.
SMITH, MARION (CLARKE)
Daughter (first child) of Matthew St. Clair and Anna (Smith) Clarke. Married Capt. Summers Smith.
VREDENBURG, SARAH (CALDWELL)
Born 6-1-1778, died 8-25-1826. Orphaned daughter (ninth child) of James and Hannah (Ogden) Caldwell
WILSON, EDITH (KIRBY)
Born 7-14-1872. Adoptive daughter of Edward Payson and Julia (Duncan) Kirby. Married William T. Wilson c. 1896.
WILSON, WILLIAM T.
Married Edith (Kirby) Wilson c. 1896.
WOODMANSEE, JESSIE (THORINGTON)
Aunt of Willela (Thorington) Putnam.
ZABRISKIE, JULIA M. (HALSEY; first marriage SMITH)
Born 2-19-1810, died 2-10-1872. First marriage to James C.R. Smith (brother of Elizabeth Caldwell (Smith) Duncan), second marriage to Chancellor Zabriskie of New York.
