Zoia Horn papers, 1934-2014

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Zoia Horn papers, 1934-2014

1934-2014

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This collection documents the activities, writings, and political opinions of Zoia Horn. Horn was a California-based librarian, administrator, and activist. She is best known for refusing to testify in the 1972 Harrisburg Seven trial, becoming the first librarian to be jailed for refusing to divulge information. Horn was also an outspoken opponent of censorship, government overreach, and discrimination. This collection spans from 1918 to 2014, and chronicles Horn’s time in California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and her work in the American Library Association.

27.8 linear ft.

eng, Latn

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Horn, Zoia, 1918-2014

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Zoia Horn (b. March 14, 1918, Odessa, Ukraine–d. July 12, 2014, Oakland, CA) emigrated with her family to Canada in 1926 and later relocated to New York City where she attended Brooklyn College and the Pratt Institute Library School. Horn is best known for her participation in a 1971 trial in Pennsylvania. The FBI contacted Horn, a librarian at Bucknell University, seeking evidence involving Philip Berrigan, a Roman Catholic priest and anti-war activist. Bucknell University Library relayed lette...