Papers of Holly Near, 1967-1994

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Papers of Holly Near, 1967-1994

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00075/catalog

Abstract

Papers of singer, songwriter, activist, actor, and author Holly Near

Extent

8 cartons, 1file box, 1 folio folder, 14 folio+ folders, 2 oversize folders, 1 supersize folder, 1 videotape, 7audiotapes, 2 phonograph records, and electronic records

Languages

eng, Latn

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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SNAC Resource ID: 6386163

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Holly Near, singer, songwriter, activist, and author, was born in Ukiah, California, in 1949, the daughter of Anne (Holmes) and Russell Near. She grew up on her parents' cattle ranch in Potter Valley, California, and began performing at age 7, singing at local events and conventions. Near was involved with acting and music at Ukiah High School. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she majored in drama. During her studies at UCLA, Near auditioned for the Free the Army Sho...

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Biographical Chronology September 2, 1944 Bettina Fay Aptheker born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Fay Phillippa Aptheker, a life-long activist and Communist organizer, and Herbert Aptheker, a Marxist historian and scholar of African-American history. 1958 1962 ...

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