Alexander Peter Allain (June 27, 1920 – January 5, 1994)[1] was a lawyer and library advocate known for his work securing the freedom of expression.[2] His career was devoted to securing First Amendment rights for libraries.
Allain is recognized as one of American Libraries' “100 of the Most Important Leaders we had in the 20th Century” for being “a true visionary” in his battle to uphold the First Amendment; his work with the American Library Association (ALA) included helping with the creation of the Office for Intellectual Freedom in 1967 and cofounding the Freedom to Read Foundation.[3][4]
- ^ Ratliff, David G. (January 2003). Donald G. Davis (ed.). Dictionary of American Library Biography: Second supplement. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 5–9. ISBN 978-1-56308-868-1. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "In memoriam: Alexander Peter Allain 1920-1994", Louisiana Libraries, Winter 2006, 4.
- ^ Kniffel, L., Sullivan, P., & McCormick, E. (December 1999). "100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century", American Libraries, 39.
- ^ Asato, Noriko. “The Origins of the Freedom to Read Foundation: Public Librarians’ Campaign to Establish a Legal Defense against Library Censorship.” Public Library Quarterly (New York, N.Y.) 30, no. 4 (2011): 286–306.