Historical information
Vida Horn was the founding librarian at St Kilda Library. She helped plan the library from 1970 and worked there from its establishment in 1973 until her retirement in 1987. She was a lifetime member of the St Kilda Historical Society and founding member of the St Kilda Festival Committee and Garden Festival Committee. At the time of her retirement she was the only woman to head a department of the St Kilda City Council.
Physical description
Colour photograph, unmounted
Inscriptions & markings
Vida Horn
Subjects
References
- 'A True Public Servant' Port Phillip mourns Vida Horn, founding St Kilda librarian (9 May 1925 — 14 November 2003) ISBN/ISSN: ISSN 0158-0876 (print), 2202-347X (online) Article by Carmel Shute, City of Port Phillip published in Australian Library and Information Association Journal inCite, January-February 2004 p12