Research Staff Contacts

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NATURAL SCIENCE MATERIAL

Plants, Animals, Rocks and Fossils

Christine Chandler 
Curator of Natural Science
Email: CChandler@putnam.org
563-324-1054 ext. 226 or 563-336-7287 (direct line)

HISTORIC ARTIFACTS

Archaeology, Ethnology or Regional History Artifacts

Christina Kastell 
Curator of History and Anthropology
Email: CKastell@putnam.org
563-324-1054 ext. 227 or 563-336-7293 (direct line)

PHOTOGRAPHIC OR ARCHIVAL MATERIALS:

Christina Kastell or Christine Chandler

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