George Amos Poole III (8 April 1907 – 21 March 1990)[1][2] was an American printer who formed an important collection of manuscripts and examples of early printing that was acquired by David A. Randall for the Lilly Library at Indiana University.[3]
George Amos Poole, III | |
|---|---|
| Born | George Amos Poole, III April 8, 1907 |
| Died | March 21, 1990 (aged 82) |
| Education | University of Chicago Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Printer, Business Executive, Philanthropist, University of Chicago Trustee |
| Parent | George Amos Poole, II |
Poole attended the University of Chicago and Yale University and went on to direct the Chicago printers Poole Brothers. He was a trustee of the Newberry Library and the University of Chicago.[1] He married Ellen Stuart on 20 September 1930.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b George A. Poole, a Chicago Collector. Paul Saenger, The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chicago Historical Society, 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "George Amos Poole/Ellen Stuart". petershumway.org. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ^ "RANDALL, David A." in Dickinson, Donald C. (1998). Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-313-26675-1.
- ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. XXXI No. 1. Princeton. 26 September 1930. p. 44.