1256:
244:
On
November 26, 1983 Castagna and his wife Rachel Dent Castagna took their own lives by taking sleeping pills after Edwin Castagna received a terminal health diagnosis. Their estates were split between bequests to the
1336:
31:
1366:
1326:
515:
466:
42:
1361:
262:
Caught in the act : the decisive reading of some notable men and women and its influence on their actions and attitudes (Scarecrow Press, 1982)
210:. After the war, Castagna returned to Washoe County to continue his work as their library director. In 1949 Castagna became the director the
1351:
1297:
1341:
506:
250:
175:
145:
1225:
1331:
1263:
351:
1290:
436:
267:
170:(May 1, 1909 – November 26, 1983) was a prominent librarian and leader in the profession. Castagna was born in
660:
1175:
519:
499:
238:
1185:
1140:
199:
214:
Public
Library but was only in Glendale for a year when he was offered the director's position at the
1283:
1120:
635:
230:
215:
770:
760:
246:
222:
218:. While in Long Beach, Castagna served as president of the California Library Association in 1954.
1356:
1215:
885:
800:
700:
535:
492:
484:
1346:
1220:
1060:
685:
650:
645:
575:
560:
428:
421:
234:
179:
1135:
880:
855:
705:
605:
390:
191:
1321:
1316:
1065:
1050:
920:
915:
820:
740:
730:
725:
665:
625:
610:
590:
545:
211:
171:
105:
299:
275:
Long, warm friendship: H.L. Mencken and the Enoch Pratt Free
Library (Peacock Press, 1966)
8:
1125:
1070:
995:
965:
950:
945:
930:
815:
690:
675:
655:
565:
540:
459:
226:
183:
122:
65:
1271:
1165:
1095:
1055:
1020:
910:
865:
805:
795:
790:
785:
775:
735:
720:
695:
620:
580:
555:
1205:
1180:
1080:
1075:
1030:
990:
905:
780:
680:
670:
640:
432:
394:
263:
187:
174:, to Frank and Eugenia Burgle Castagna. He graduated from the library school at the
1115:
1040:
1025:
1010:
985:
940:
900:
890:
845:
615:
585:
377:
1230:
1210:
1155:
1100:
1090:
975:
955:
875:
850:
710:
1267:
1110:
1045:
1015:
980:
960:
925:
860:
840:
715:
630:
600:
1310:
1200:
1170:
1145:
1105:
1085:
1005:
895:
830:
825:
755:
750:
595:
530:
476:
398:
186:. He left that position within a year to become the library director for the
77:
1195:
1190:
1160:
1130:
745:
570:
550:
324:
207:
195:
281:
The history of the 771st Tank
Battalion (Lederer, Street & Zeus, 1946)
1150:
1035:
870:
765:
278:
National inventory of library needs (American
Library Association, 1965)
1235:
970:
810:
140:
1000:
835:
272:
Censorship, intellectual freedom, and libraries (Seminar Press, 1971)
203:
155:
423:
Supplement to the
Dictionary of American Library Biography, Volume 1
237:. During his time in Baltimore, Castagna served as president of the
229:. During his tenure, the Pratt Library took responsibility for the
514:
133:
178:
in 1936 and started his career as an assistant librarian in the
30:
1337:
University of
California, Berkeley School of Information alumni
1255:
241:
from 1964 to 1965. He retired from the Pratt
Library in 1975.
221:
In 1960, Castagna was offered the position of director of the
300:"Guide to the Edwin Castagna Collection, 1909-1982"
420:
376:
190:Public Library. In 1940 he became Director of the
1308:
419:Maggio, Theresa Griffin; Blazek, Ronald (1981).
233:and helped to establish a library school at the
1367:Library and information science biography stubs
202:. Castagna took a leave of absence to join the
1327:Presidents of the American Library Association
1291:
500:
467:President of the American Library Association
198:, where he became the first president of the
43:President of the American Library Association
1362:United States Army personnel of World War II
418:
1298:
1284:
1262:This article about a person involved with
507:
493:
29:
1309:
488:
1250:
349:
13:
452:Non-profit organization positions
251:University of California, Berkeley
176:University of California, Berkeley
146:University of California, Berkeley
14:
1378:
1352:Drug-related suicides in Maryland
369:
1342:People from Petaluma, California
1254:
1264:library and information science
256:
412:
343:
317:
292:
249:and the library school at the
1:
352:"Happy 100th Edwin Castagna!"
350:Nix, Larry T. (May 1, 2009).
285:
180:Alameda County Public Library
1270:. You can help Knowledge by
520:American Library Association
329:American Library Association
304:Online Archive of California
239:American Library Association
192:Washoe County Public Library
7:
10:
1383:
1249:
200:Nevada Library Association
526:
473:
464:
456:
451:
231:Peabody Institute Library
216:Long Beach Public Library
161:
151:
139:
129:
112:
92:
87:
83:
71:
59:
48:
41:
37:
28:
21:
247:Enoch Pratt Free Library
223:Enoch Pratt Free Library
130:Cause of death
325:"ALA's Past Presidents"
1332:Librarians from Nevada
235:University of Maryland
427:. Scribner. pp.
393:. February 1, 1984.
356:Library History Buff
212:Glendale, California
172:Petaluma, California
106:Petaluma, California
460:Frederick H. Wagman
227:Baltimore, Maryland
184:Oakland, California
123:Baltimore, Maryland
66:Frederick H. Wagman
331:. 20 November 2007
16:American librarian
1279:
1278:
1244:
1243:
483:
482:
474:Succeeded by
188:Ukiah, California
165:
164:
116:November 26, 1983
1374:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1258:
1251:
509:
502:
495:
486:
485:
457:Preceded by
449:
448:
443:
442:
426:
416:
410:
409:
407:
405:
380:
373:
367:
366:
364:
362:
347:
341:
340:
338:
336:
321:
315:
314:
312:
310:
296:
119:
102:
100:
88:Personal details
74:
62:
53:
33:
19:
18:
1382:
1381:
1377:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1371:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1304:
1247:
1245:
1240:
522:
513:
479:
470:
462:
447:
446:
439:
417:
413:
403:
401:
383:Library Journal
375:
374:
370:
360:
358:
348:
344:
334:
332:
323:
322:
318:
308:
306:
298:
297:
293:
288:
259:
121:
117:
104:
98:
96:
72:
60:
54:
49:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1380:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1357:Joint suicides
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1303:
1302:
1295:
1288:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1259:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
527:
524:
523:
512:
511:
504:
497:
489:
481:
480:
475:
472:
463:
458:
454:
453:
445:
444:
437:
411:
368:
342:
316:
290:
289:
287:
284:
283:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
258:
255:
168:Edwin Castagna
163:
162:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
143:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
120:(aged 74)
114:
110:
109:
94:
90:
89:
85:
84:
81:
80:
75:
69:
68:
63:
57:
56:
46:
45:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
23:Edwin Castagna
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1379:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1347:1983 suicides
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1301:
1296:
1294:
1289:
1287:
1282:
1281:
1275:
1273:
1269:
1265:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1226:Pelayo-Lozada
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
528:
525:
521:
517:
510:
505:
503:
498:
496:
491:
490:
487:
478:
477:Robert Vosper
469:
468:
461:
455:
450:
440:
434:
430:
425:
424:
415:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
379:
372:
357:
353:
346:
330:
326:
320:
305:
301:
295:
291:
280:
277:
274:
271:
269:
265:
261:
260:
254:
252:
248:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
160:
157:
154:
150:
147:
144:
142:
138:
135:
132:
128:
124:
115:
111:
107:
95:
91:
86:
82:
79:
78:Robert Vosper
76:
70:
67:
64:
58:
52:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1272:expanding it
1261:
1246:
1136:Brey-Casiano
935:
465:
422:
414:
402:. Retrieved
386:
382:
371:
359:. Retrieved
355:
345:
333:. Retrieved
328:
319:
307:. Retrieved
303:
294:
257:Publications
243:
220:
208:World War II
206:to serve in
196:Reno, Nevada
167:
166:
118:(1983-11-26)
73:Succeeded by
50:
1322:1983 deaths
1317:1909 births
1211:W. K. Brown
1206:Garcia-Febo
821:C. H. Brown
696:W. L. Brown
581:H. M. Utley
404:10 February
103:May 1, 1909
61:Preceded by
1311:Categories
1096:Somerville
796:M. G. Wyer
781:Countryman
726:G.B. Utley
701:Montgomery
666:J. I. Wyer
636:Richardson
561:Linderfelt
516:Presidents
471:1964–1965
438:068417152X
286:References
268:0810815664
152:Occupation
141:Alma mater
99:1909-05-01
1231:Drabinski
1216:Jefferson
1181:Stripling
1066:Dougherty
956:McDonough
951:Mohrhardt
906:Greenaway
881:Ludington
856:McDiarmid
776:Lydenberg
671:Elmendorf
399:0363-0277
204:U.S. Army
156:Librarian
55:1964–1965
51:In office
1176:Sullivan
1126:Freedman
1081:Franklin
1051:Chisholm
1016:Sullivan
966:Bradshaw
936:Castagna
891:Richards
846:Rothrock
841:Ulveling
806:Ferguson
771:Rathbone
731:Jennings
681:Anderson
651:Bostwick
621:Billings
611:Thwaites
566:Fletcher
378:"People"
1191:Feldman
1171:Raphael
1166:Stevens
1116:Kranich
1071:Schuman
1056:Summers
1046:Minudri
1031:Sheldon
1026:Nemeyer
886:Mumford
826:Metcalf
786:Compton
756:Eastman
691:Plummer
686:Wellman
646:Andrews
546:Crunden
518:of the
361:7 March
335:5 March
309:7 March
134:Suicide
1196:Todaro
1156:Rettig
1146:Burger
1141:Gorman
1131:Hayden
1106:Symons
1091:Turock
1086:Curley
1076:Miller
1061:Berger
1011:Galvin
991:Martin
986:Holley
981:Lowrie
941:Vosper
931:Wagman
921:Morton
911:Powell
901:Morsch
866:Graham
831:Warren
816:Culver
801:Craver
791:Wilson
766:Strohm
741:Belden
711:Hadley
706:Bishop
676:Legler
661:Hodges
631:Putnam
626:Hosmer
601:Putnam
596:Winsor
576:Larned
541:Cutter
531:Winsor
435:
397:
266:
1266:is a
1186:Young
1161:Alire
1121:Berry
1041:Lynch
1036:Josey
1021:Stone
1006:Shank
996:Jones
976:Laich
946:Gaver
926:Bryan
916:Spain
876:Downs
761:Keogh
751:Roden
746:Locke
736:Meyer
716:Tyler
656:Gould
591:Brett
571:Dewey
556:Green
551:Dewey
536:Poole
429:15–19
389:(2):
1268:stub
1236:Hohl
1221:Wong
1201:Neal
1111:Long
1101:Ford
1001:Moon
971:Doms
896:Shaw
871:Fyan
861:Lord
851:Rice
836:Vitz
811:Munn
721:Root
641:Hill
616:Carr
606:Lane
586:Dana
433:ISBN
406:2020
395:ISSN
363:2016
337:2016
311:2016
264:ISBN
125:, US
113:Died
108:, US
93:Born
1151:Roy
961:Dix
391:135
387:109
225:in
194:in
182:in
1313::
431:.
385:.
381:.
354:.
327:.
302:.
253:.
1299:e
1292:t
1285:v
1274:.
508:e
501:t
494:v
441:.
408:.
365:.
339:.
313:.
101:)
97:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
