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Harold K. Guinzburg, Noted Publisher, Dead; Was Active in Jewish Affairs

October 20, 1961
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Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Harold K. Guinzburg, a founder and president of the Viking Press, a publishing house, who died yesterday at the age of 61 after a brief illness.

Mr. Guinzburg, a pioneer in the book club field, had been a vice-president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, a member of the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee and a member of the board of directors of the Joint Distribution Committee. He was past president of the American Book Publishers Council.

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