Linda Eastman | |
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.jpg) Eastman in 1920 | |
| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1928–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Carl B. Roden |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Keogh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linda Anne Eastman July 7, 1867 Oberlin, Ohio, US |
| Died | April 5, 1963 (aged 95) Cleveland Heights, Ohio, US |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Linda Anne Eastman (July 7, 1867 – April 5, 1963)[1] was an American librarian. She was selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the 100 most important librarians of the 20th century.[2]
Eastman served as the head Librarian of the Cleveland Public Library from 1918 to 1938 and president of the American Library Association from 1928 to 1929.[3] At the time of her appointment in Cleveland, she was the first woman to head a library system the size of Cleveland's.[4] She was also a founding member and later president of the Ohio Library Association, and a professor of Library Science at Case Western Reserve University.
- ^ Van Tassel, David D.; Grabowski, John J. (1987). Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253313031.
- ^ "100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century"
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History"