George Amos Poole III (8 April 1907 – 21 March 1990)
Paul Saenger, ''The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago'', Chicago Historical Society, 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014. was an American printer who formed an important collection of manuscripts and examples of early printing that was acquired by

David A. Randall David Anton Randall (5 April 1905 – 25 May 1975) was an American book dealer, librarian and bibliographic scholar. He was head of Scribner's rare book department from 1935 to 1956, librarian of the Lilly Library and Professor of Bibliography at ...

for the

Lilly Library The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University (Bloomington), Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library co ...

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

."RANDALL, David A." in Poole attended the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

and

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

and went on to direct the Chicago printers

Poole Brothers Poole Brothers was a publishing company founded in 1870 by George Amos and William H. Poole. George was previously a co-founder of Rand, McNally & Co. in 1868 and served as its first treasurer. He then left the organization to form Poole Brothers ...

. He was a trustee of the

Newberry Library The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities and located on Washington Square in Chicago, Illinois. It has been free and open to the public since 1887. Its collections encompass a variety of topics rela ...

and the University of Chicago. He married Ellen Stuart on 20 September 1930.

References

External links

The Poole Collection at the Lilly Library.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, George People from Chicago 1907 births 1990 deaths American printers Yale University alumni Lilly Library American book and manuscript collectors 20th-century American businesspeople