Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers, 1973- Preliminary Inventory


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Horman, Joyce
	Creator	Horman, Edmund
	Title	Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers
	Dates:	1973-
	Abstract	Papers of Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman, wife and father of Charles Horman who was abducted and executed during Pinochet's September 1973 coup d'état in Chile. The Hormans sued Henry Kissinger and Nixon Administration officials over Charles Horman's wrongful death and its concealment.
	Accession No.	2008-12
	OCLC Record No.	N/A
	Extent	3 linear feet (+ accruals)
	Language	English and Spanish
	Repository	Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin

Historical and Biographical Notes

Charles Edmund Horman, a Harvard educated American freelance journalist, was abducted, tortured, and executed in Chile during General Augusto Pinochet's coup d'état that began on September 11, 1973 to overthrew the government of Salvador Allende. After Horman's disappearance his family, including wife Joyce Horman and parents Edmund and Elizabeth Horman began an effort to find him, and then, following the eventual discovery of his body, to determine who was involved in his murder. In 1976 Joyce Horman, on behalf of the Horman family, filed the landmark suit Joyce Horman, et al., v. Henry Kissinger, et. al. that charged Kissinger and other Nixon Administration officials with the wrongful death of Charles Horman and with its concealment. In 1980 the case was dismissed "without prejudice."

In 1978 the book The Execution of Charles Horman by Thomas Hauser, and then in 1982 the film Missing by director Costa-Gavras publicized allegations that the United States government had known aboutand perhaps been complicit inthe abduction and murder of Horman. The film elicited a libel lawsuit against Costa-Gavras and Universal Studios by Nathaniel Davis, who had been U.S. Ambassador to Chile in 1973. The suit was later dismissed.

In 1999 a previously classified State Department memorandum from 1976 [published on-line by the National Security Archive at George Washington University] was released. The memo stated that "U.S. Intelligence may have played an unfortunate part in Horman's death. At best, it was limited to providing or confirming information that helped motivate his murder by the GOC [Government of Chile]. At worst, U.S. Intelligence was aware the GOC saw Horman in a rather serious light and U.S. officials did nothing to discourage the logical outcome of GOC paranoia."

More information about Joyce Horman's continued legal efforts against Pinochet and on behalf of victims of human rights violations in Chile can be found at the Charles Horman Truth Project, on-line at http://www.hormantruth.org/index.htm

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Scope and Contents Note

Materials written and collected by Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman, wife and father of Charles Horman, document events resulting from Charles Horman's abduction, torture, and execution during General Augusto Pinochet's September 1973 coup d'état in Chile. The collection is currently arranged in five categories: Charles Horman Biographical Files, Edmund Horman Correspondence, FOIA Request Documents, Joyce Horman v. Henry Kissinger Documents, and Press Clippings.

Additions to the collection from Joyce Horman are ongoing.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

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Index Terms
	The Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

		Horman, Joyce
		Horman, Edmund
		Horman, Charles, 1942-1973

		Political prisoners--Chile
		Human rights--Chile
		Human rights--Government policy--United States
		State-sponsored terrorism--Chile--History--20th century

		Chile--History--Coup d'état, 1973
		Chile--Foreign relations--United States
		United States--Foreign relations--Chile

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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Box and Folder Inventory



Charles Horman Biographical Files, 1970s, N.d.
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1	1	Personal Information Sheets, N.d. (c.1970s)
	2	Photograph, N.d. (c.1940s)
		Written Works:
	3		"José García," N.d.
	4		Christian Science Monitor Articles, 1968-1970
	5		Various Articles
	6		Drawings, 1950-1964, N.d.

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Edmund Horman Correspondence, 1973-1979
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1		Chronological Correspondence, 1973-1979:
	7		1973
	8		1974
	9		1975
	10		1976
	11		1977
	12		1978
	13		1979
	14	William M. Davis, 1980
	15	Notes, 1973, 1980

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FOIA Request Documents, 1973-1981
	Documents, including declassified materials, obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
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1	16	September 1973
	17	October 1973
	18	November 1973
box	folder
2	1	December 1973
	2	January-April 1974
	3	May-December 1974
	4	1975
	5	1976
	6	1977
	7	1978
	8	CIA documents, 1976, 1981
	9	Department of Defense documents, 1976
	10	Department of State documents, 1974-1979
	11	Department of State public statements, 1974
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3	1	FBI documents, 1976-1977
	2	U.S. Postal Service documents, 1977
	3	Lists, 1973-1980

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Joyce Horman, et al., v. Henry Kissinger, et al., 1977-1981

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Notice Of Application For Letters Of Administration, 9 September 1977

Complaint and Enclosures, 3 October 1977

Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Or In The Alternative, For Stay Of Proceedings, 11 January 1978

Defendants' Reply To Plaintiffs' Brief In Opposition To Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, 6 April 1978

Plaintiffs' Brief In Opposition To Defendants' Motion To Dismiss Or, In The Alternative, For A Stay of Proceedings, 2 May 1978

Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Permission To Take Deposition, 23 May 1978

Opposition To Plaintiffs' Motion For Permission To Depose Michael Vernon Townley, 7 June 1978

Defendants' Motion For Enlargement Of Time In Which To Further Respond To Plaintiffs' Motion To Take The Deposition Of Michael Vernon Townley, 14 June 1978

Documents related to the deposition of Michael Vernon Townley, 25 May 1978 - 24 June 1980

Plaintiffs' Response To Defendants' Reply Brief, 26 July 1978

Memorandum and Order, 1 September 1978

Affidavit of Frederick D. Purdy, 18 September 1978

Affidavit of Elizabeth Horman, 26 October 1978

Plaintiffs' Memorandum In Opposition To The Grant Of Summary Judgment To The Defendants, 27 October 1978

Defendants' Motion To Strike, 31 October 1978

Plaintiffs' Motion For Extension Of Time, 3 November 1978

Affidavit of Judd L. Kessler, 30 November 1978

Affidavit of Francis J. McNeil, 6 December 1978

Affidavit of Dale L. Shaffer, 14 December 1978

Supplemental Memorandum In Support Of Defendants' Motion For Reconsideration Of This Court's Order of September 1, 1978, 14 December 1978

Affidavit of Enrique Sandoval, 24 December 1978

Memorandum In Support Of Plaintiffs' Motion For Extension Of Time To Respond To Four Motions By The Defendants, 2 January 1979

Stipulation For Enlargement Of Time, 1 February 1979

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folder

Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum In Opposition To Summary Judgment, 16 February 1979

Center for Constitutional Rights to Office of the Clerke, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 16 February 1979

Affidavit of Edmund C. Horman, 16 February 1979

Draft Stipulation, 16 February 1979

Opposition To Defendants' Request For Dismissal Of Those Defendants Served, 16 February 1979

Plaintiffs' Opposition To Devendants' "Motion To Strike," 16 February 1979

Plaintiffs' Opposition To "Defendants' Motion For An Order Authorizing Department Of State To Submit Documents In Camera," 16 February 1979

Plaintiffs' Opposition To Defendants' "Further Motion For Reconsideration Of Court's Order of September 1, 1978" Seeking Dismissal Of The Fourteenth Cause Of Action, 16 February 1979

Plaintiffs' Statement Of Material And Genuine Issues Of Fact Precluding Summary Judgment, 21 February 1979

Reply Memorandum In Support Of Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment On Statute Of Limitations, 9 March 1979

Supplemental Memorandum In Support Of Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment On Statute Of Limitations, N.d.

Order, 4 May 1979

Memorandum and Order, 27 July 1979

Center for Constituctional Rights to Hon. Thomas A. Flannery, 22 August 1979

Memorandum, 28 August 1979

Motion For Partial Reconsideration Of Order Of August 22, 1979, Dismissing Certain Defendants, 31 August 1979

Defendants' Opposition To Motion For Partial Reconsideration Of Order Of August 22, 1979, Dismissing Certain Defendants, 7 September 1979

Plaintiffs' Response To Defendants Opposition Concerning Ray Davis, 18 September 1979

Center for Constitutional Rights to Scott Kragie, 5 October 1979

Plaintiffs' Notice To Produce Documents And First Interrogatory Directed To Defendant Henry Kissinger, 8 October 1979

Objections To Subpoenas Duces Tecum, 5 November 1979

Memorandum In Support Of Motion To Compel Discovery, 19 November 1979

Plaintiffs' Response To Defendants' Memorandum In Opposition To Motion To Compel Production Of Subpoenaed Documents, 19 December 1979

Affidavit of Clayton E. McManaway, February 1980

Plaintiffs' Opposition To Defendants' Motion For Reconsideration Of Court's Order of August 22, 1979, 12 March 1980

Defendants' First Requests For Documents To Plaintiffs, 18 March 1980

Defendants' First Interrogatories To Plaintiffs, 18 March 1980

Plaintiffs' Reply Concerning Defendants' Motion For Reconsideration Of Court's Order Of August 22, 1979, 4 April 1980

Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, 9 May 1980

Memorandum In Support Of Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, 9 May 1980

Plaintiffs' First Answers And Objections To Defendants' First Interrogatories, 12 June 1980

Defendants' Motion To Compel Discovery, 2 July 1980

Motion To Extend Time, 16 July 1980

Plaintiffs' Oppostion To Defendants' Motion To Compel, 31 July 1980

Plaintiffs' Reply To Respondents' Memorandum In Opposition To Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, 31 July 1980

Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum Concerning Pending Discovery Motions, 20 August 1980

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folder

Deposition of Thomas Hauser, 25 August 1980

Demand To Depose, 26 September 1980

Deposition of Elizabeth Horman, 28 October 1980

Order, 20 October 1980

Plaintiffs' Reply Concerning Their Request To Depose Certain Government Officials Stationed Outside Of The United States, 21 October 1980

Order, 29 October 1980

Plaintiffs' Motion To Compel Answers To Deposition Questions, 6 November 1980

Motion To Dismiss Without Prejudice, 10 December 1980

Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice, 10 December 1980

Defendants' Response To Plaintiffs' Motion To Dismiss Without Prejudice, 14 January 1981

Plaintiffs' Reply Supporting Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice, 18 February 1981

Affirmation of Terry Simon, 27 February 1981

Affidavit of Thomas C. Hauser, 28 February 1981

Affirmation of Edmund C. Horman, February 1981

Affirmation of Diane Lavoy, February 1981

Memorandum and Order, 20 March 1981

Documents regarding Rafael Gonzalez, 1976-1979

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Press Clippings, 1973-1982
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5		Chronological Clippings, 1973-1978:
	9		1973
	10		1974
	11		1976
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6	1		1977
	2		1978
		Subject Clippings:
	3		Horman
	4		Joyce Horman
	5		Letelier
	6		Pinochet
	7		Spanish Articles
	7		U.S. Government Agencies
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7		Materials on Missing and The Execution of Charles Horman, 1978-1982:
	1		Book Reviews of The Execution of Charles Horman, 1978-1979
	2		Missing,
	3		Attacks on Missing, 1982
	4		Responses to Missing attacks, 1982
	5		Press Clippings on Missing,

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