Adam Strohm | |
Office: | President of the American Library Association |
Term Start: | 1930 |
Term End: | 1931 |
Predecessor: | Adam Keogh |
Successor: | Josephine Adams Rathbone |
Birth Name: | Adam Julius Strohm |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1870 |
Birth Place: | Vänersborg, Västergötland, Sweden |
Death Place: | Fletcher, North Carolina, USA |
Death Cause: | Heart attack |
Occupation: | Librarian |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Adam Julius Strohm (February 16, 1870 – October 30, 1951)[1] was a Swedish-American librarian. He was born in Vänersborg, Sweden and came to the United States in 1892. He was educated at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and the University of Illinois. Strohm served as chief librarian of the Detroit Public Library from 1912 until his retirement in 1941. Prior to moving to Detroit, he served as librarian at the University of Illinois.[2]
He was recognized as a pioneer of introducing branch libraries to public libraries. Strohm served as president of the American Library Association from 1930 to 1931.[3]
Strohm died after a heart attack in Asheville, North Carolina.