Motion pictures -- Censorship
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
E. C. “Took” Gathings: House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials Collection
Collection
Identifier: NEAD 019
Abstract
This collection is a subgroup of the Ezekiel C. "Took" Gathings Congressional Papers. This subgroup contains research, artifacts, and correspondence related to the House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials that was chaired by Congressman E. C. Gathings in 1951. From 1951-1953 the House Select Committee investigated alleged pornography in "Pocket Sized Books," advertisements sent through the United States Postal Service, and the content of television,...
Dates:
1933-1966; Majority of material found within 1951-1953