This collection contains books on gardening written by Jean-Marie Consigny Putnam, as well as an additional manuscript on trees and correspondence with historian Carol Greentree.

Born in 1911 as Jean-Marie Consigny Putnam was a San Diego resident who wrote about gardening with particular interest in the Southern California region. She wrote four books on the subject. Putnam was married three times. In the early 1940s she was married to George Palmer Putnam, grandson of the founder of the publishing firm bearing their name who was previously married to Ameila Earhart. During the early war years, Jean-Marie worked for an aircraft manufacturer in Pasadena and published books about gardening. After Putnam, she married economist George Asp.

1.0 Linear feet (2 boxes)

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This collection is open for research.