George J. Finney ’30

GEORGE FINNEY DIED Feb. 11, 1992, at the Woodbine Nursing Home in Alexandria, Va., of complications from a brain disorder,

George was one of a large group of Gilman graduates who entered Princeton in 1926. At Princeton he was a member of the freshman soccer team and of Quadrangle Club. During freshman year he roomed with Reg Carey and Lyt Purnell, and in senior year with Pletcher Preston.

Following graduation George spent a year traveling in Europe. He then entered the library profession. He first worked for the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and then earned a bachelor's degree in library science at the Univ. of Michigan. He also held a master's degree in English from Williams College, where he was a library assistant for a time.

During WWII George served in the Army in the Office of Civil Affairs and was stationed in Austria and Germany. In 1946 he settled in Washington, where he continued to work as a civilian in the Office of Civil Affairs. In 1948 he transferred to the domestic staff of the State Department overseas library program. Subsequently he joined the U.S. information Service as a librarian. He retired in 1966,

George's first wife died in 1970. He is survived by his widow, Ada Finney, and a sister, Louisa France. To them we send our deep regret and sympathy.

The Class of 1930