George Amos Poole III

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

(1907-04-08)April 8, 1907
DiedMarch 21, 1990(1990-03-21) (aged 82)
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Yale University
OccupationPrinter, Business Executive, Philanthropist, University of Chicago Trustee
Parent(s)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
  1. George A. Poole, a Chicago Collector. Paul Saenger, The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chicago Historical Society, 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. "George Amos Poole/Ellen Stuart". petershumway.org. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  3. "RANDALL, David A." in Dickinson, Donald C. (1998). Dictionary of American Antiquarian Bookdealers. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-313-26675-1.
  4. Princeton Alumni Weekly. Vol. XXXI No. 1. Princeton. 26 September 1930. p. 44.
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