Kevin Starr

Kevin Starr (September 3, 1940 – January 14, 2017) was an American historian. He was born in San Francisco, California. Starr was best known for his multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "Americans and the California Dream".[1]

Kevin Starr in 2008

Starr died of a heart attack in San Francisco on January 14, 2017, aged 76.[2]

References

"Biographical Sketch:Kevin Starr State Librarian Emeritus". California State Library web site. 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2010. (Full CV Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine in PDF format from October 2003)
Zahniser, David; Hamilton, Matt (January 15, 2017). "Author of California histories and former State Librarian Kevin Starr dies at 76". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2017.

Other websites

Daniel B. Wood (October 27, 2004). "A historian's view of the changing 'California dream'". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
"Kevin Starr". interviewed on KQED's Forum by Scott Shafer. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
Herbert Gold (July 9, 2009). "Resplendent in the American Sun". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

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[lib-1] "Biographical Sketch:Kevin Starr State Librarian Emeritus". California State Library web site. 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2010. (Full CV Archived 2017-05-25 at the Wayback Machine in PDF format from October 2003)

[2] Zahniser, David; Hamilton, Matt (January 15, 2017). "Author of California histories and former State Librarian Kevin Starr dies at 76". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2017.