Putnam, Carleton, 1901-1998
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Name (Latin)
Putnam, Carleton, 1901-1998
Other forms of name
Putnam, Carleton, 1901-
Date of birth
1901-12-19
Date of death
1998-03-05
Associated country
United States
Associate group
Chicago and Southern Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Occupation
Executives
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Three new letters on science and race, 1964?:t.p. (Carleton Putnam)
- LC database, 20 May 1999:(usage: Putnam, Carleton, 1901- )
- Carleton Putnam; born December 19, 1901, Manhattan, N.Y., died March 5, 1998, Charlottesville, Va.; American businessman, biographer, writer, and segregationist; founded Chicago & Southern Airlines in 1933, which in 1953 was merged with Delta Air Lines; served as chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines ( (Wikipedia, Jan. 27, 2016) )
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Carleton Putnam (1901-1998) in 1939
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File:Carleton Putnam (1901-1998) in 1939.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
Carleton Putnam (December 19, 1901 – March 5, 1998) was an American businessman, writer and advocate for racial segregation. He graduated from Princeton University in 1924 and received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Columbia Law School in 1932. He founded Chicago & Southern Airlines in 1933 which, in 1953, merged with Delta Air Lines. Putnam later served as chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines and held a seat on its board of directors until his death.
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