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Interview with Holly Near

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Contributor

Near, Holly ; McKiernan, Stephen

Description

Holly Near, born in Ukiah, California, is a singer, songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. She was on various TV shows including The Mod Squad, Room 222, All in the Family, and The Partridge Family. Near is the founder of an independent recording label called Redwood Records. She was recognized for her work as in social change by receiving honors from the ACLU, the National Lawyers Guild, the National Organization for Women, NARAS, Ms. Magazine and the Legends of Women's Music Award. She attended UCLA for a year, then moved to New York to study vocal music and dance.

Date

2009-05-15

Rights

In copyright

Date Modified

2018-03-29

Is Part Of

McKiernan Interviews

Extent

114:37

Date of Interview

2009-05-15

Interviewer

Stephen McKiernan

Interviewee

Holly Near

Biographical Text

Holly Near, born in Ukiah, California, is a singer, songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. She was on various TV shows including The Mod Squad, Room 222, All in the Family, and The Partridge Family. Near is the founder of an independent recording label called Redwood Records. She was recognized for her work as in social change by receiving honors from the ACLU, the National Lawyers Guild, the National Organization for Women, NARAS, Ms. Magazine and the Legends of Women's Music Award. She attended UCLA for a year, then moved to New York to study vocal music and dance.

Duration

114:37

Language

English

Digital Publisher

Binghamton University Libraries

Digital Format

audio/mp4

Original Format

2 Microcassettes

Material Type

Sound

Interview Format

Audio

Subject LCSH

Singers; Songwriters; Actresses; Political activists--United States; Near, Holly--Interviews

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Keywords

Anti-War Activism; Baby boom generation; Generation Gap; Nineteen sixties; Abbie Hoffman; Jerry Rubin; Richard Nixon; Eugene McCarthy; George McGovern; John F. Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy.

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mckiernanphotos - Near - Molly.jpg

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Stephen McKiernan's collection of interviews includes more than two hundred interviews with prominent figures of the 1960s, which were collected between the mid-1990s and 2010s. The collection provides narratives of people who were actively involved in or witnessed events in the 1960s, an era which spurred profound cultural and… More

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“Interview with Holly Near,” Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1209.