Edwin Castagna

Edwin Castagna
President of the American Library Association
In office
1964–1965
Preceded byFrederick H. Wagman
Succeeded byRobert Vosper
Personal details
Born(1909-05-01)May 1, 1909
Petaluma, California, US
DiedNovember 26, 1983(1983-11-26) (aged 74)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Cause of deathSuicide
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationLibrarian

Edwin Castagna (May 1, 1909 – November 26, 1983) was a prominent librarian and leader in the profession. Castagna was born in Petaluma, California, to Frank and Eugenia Burgle Castagna. He graduated from the library school at the University of California, Berkeley in 1936 and started his career as an assistant librarian in the Alameda County Public Library in Oakland, California. He left that position within a year to become the library director for the Ukiah, California Public Library.

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