Background
Youtz, Philip Newell was born on April 27, 1895 in Quincy Massachusetts. Son of Herbert Alden and Mary Palmer (Newell) Youtz.
Youtz, Philip Newell was born on April 27, 1895 in Quincy Massachusetts. Son of Herbert Alden and Mary Palmer (Newell) Youtz.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1918. Master of Arts, Oberlin College, 1919.
Architect of various schools, Canton, China, 1920-1925. Instructor architecture, Teachers College, Columbia, also instructor philosophy, Columbia, 1926-1928. Supervisor adult education and art courses, People's Institute of New York, 1926-1929.
Curator 69th Saint branch, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1930-1931, curator of exhibitions, 1932.
Assistant director Brooklyn Museum, 1933, director, 1934-1938. President American Federation of Arts, 1936-1938.
Director Pacific Area, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1938-1939. Travel and exploration in South America, 1939-1941.
Chief of consumer branch, Office Production Research and Development, War Production Board, Washington, District of Columbia, 1942-1944.
Director technical research, Smaller War Plants Corporation, 1944-1945. Inventor of skyhook for constructing monolithic concrete floor slabs without forms.
Member American International Assurance, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon. Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Frances May Leffler, November 1, 1919.