Selection of Ephemera Relating to Frederick Ward Putnams Participation in Various Anthropological Conferences. Most showing some light handling and use, but as with the Columbian Exposition material offered above, it is generally very nicely preserved. Included are his: ticket to the 1890-1891 Inter-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago; ticket to the 13th International Congress of Americanists, held in New York, October 1902. A related dinner invitation and a typed itinerary are also included. At this conference, in 1902, the term "Amerind" was used in a presentation, creating such a disturbance that the debate over its propriety made the <em>New York Times</em>. Professor Putnam was among those who rejected it; participants card for the 15th International Congress of Americanists in Quebec, September 1905; Membership card to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for 1909-1910; participants card for the Prehistoric Congress of France, July 1909; receipt for payment to attend the Prehistoric Congress of France, dated 20 March 1909, for F.W. Putnam; participants card for the Prehistoric Congress of France, August 1910; participants card for the 17th International Congress of Americanists, held in Buenos Aires, 1910; receipt for the third International Archaeological Congress, Rome, 1912; participants card for the Prehistoric Congress of France, 1912; a 25 franc receipt for entry to the 14th International Congress of Anthropology and Prehistoric Archaeology, Geneva, 1912; annual membership card to the Society of Anthropology of Paris for 1913; membership cards to the Wisconsin Archaeology Society for 1911 and 1912; a small map giving the location of the Charles W. Ward Reservation at Andover, Massachusetts; a card of introduction written to Edward Greey by Pierre L. Jouy, whose collection of Korean artifacts were on display at Greeys Art Gallery on East 17th Street, in New York. An unusual suite of items. (Total: 19 pieces)
