About: Frederick H. Wagman

Frederick Herbert Wagman (October 12, 1912 – November 30, 1994) was an American librarian and President of the American Library Association from 1963 to 1964. Wagman was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College in 1933 before attending Columbia University where he earned both master's and a doctorate degree in 1934 and 1942 respectively. While studying for his doctorate, he taught at the University of Minnesota. In 1945, Wagman joined the Library of Congress as Acting Director of Personnel and of Administrative Services. He served in several roles at the Library of Congress before leaving to be Director of the University of Michigan Library and a professor of Library Science in 1953. He retired from the university in 1982.