Background
Purdy, George Flint was born on September 2, 1905 in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Son of George Hartley and Hattie (Flint) Purdy.
Purdy, George Flint was born on September 2, 1905 in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Son of George Hartley and Hattie (Flint) Purdy.
Bachelor of Arts, Iowa State Teachers College, 1925. Bachelor of Library Science, Columbia, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1936.
Teacher, Kelley, Iowa, 1925-1927, Calumet, Iowa, 1927-1932. Librarian Wayne State University, 1936-1970, lecturer librarianship, 1936-1949. Lecturer librarianship University of Illinois, summers 1943, 45, 47, 57.
Initiator, contributor Detroit Metropolitan Project of the United States Office of Education.
Member Michigan Board Libraries, 1961-1969. Member American Library Association (president library education division 1949-1950.
Married Anna Breidinger, August 3, 1927. Children: Robert Edward, Anne Marie.