The Putnam Collection was artificially assembled by the Institute staff over
many years and contains a wide variety of material. The correspondence file contains only fragments of Putnam's correspondence including several letters to Mrs. Putnam in the 1950's. The two music manuscripts are scores composed by Dr. Putnam. Each includes individual sheets for the various band instruments with the President Worst March also containing the music sheets for marching. The President Worst March was written in honor of the NDAC's third president John H. Worst (1895-1916). The Kindred March was dedicated to the Kindred, North Dakota band.
 
The Subject Files contain various concert programs related to Putnam and his bands, two Elk and Masonic publications with mention of Putnam, a certificate awarded to him by the North Dakota Association of Future Farmer of North Dakota, and a general research document done on the Putnam name by Media Research Bureau. Other materials include a good collection newspaper clippings on Putnam, concert notices and reviews, several poems about him, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and programs on his various bands and concerts. The sheet music file contains printed copies of his compositions Yellow and Green and the North Dakota Hymn along with newspaper clippings on the songs, as well as a list of some of his other compositions. The final file is a handwritten, 16-page speech on Growth given by Putnam to the Epsworth League State Convention at Lisbon, North Dakota on June 22, 1899. 
 

Clarence Putnam Collection  |  Literary, Music and Theater