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1st William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition...



Item # 677865

June 01, 1928

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 1, 1928

* First Putnam Competition
* Harvard University wins


The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Harvard Team Wins 'Brain Test' Over Yale, Taking Putnam Prize of $5,000 in Books" (see) This was the very 1st Putnam Competition before it became a annual event ten years later and is still played to this day.
Complete with 48 pages, archival mend on page 2, irregular along the spine, generally in good condition.

Category: The 20th Century