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Report of the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials - December 31st, 1952
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http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3971443;view=2up;seq=4
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31 December 1952
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PDF
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Report
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U.S. Senate. "Report of the Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials." Government Printing Office, 31 December 1952. Web.
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Government Printing Office
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E.C. Gathings
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Hathi Trust Digital Library
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Report on the findings of the Committee into pornographic materials (literary, photography, and illustrations).
comic books
comics
law
legislation
magazines
obscene literature
pornographic materials
report
sex
US Senate
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Australian Obscene Publications - May 4th, 1954
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4 May 1954
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Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, May 1954: p. 349-370. Web
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Continued discussion of different clauses for the Bill, as well as penalties.
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Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 349-370
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Australian Obscene Publications - April 28th, 1954
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28 April 1954
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Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, April 1954: p. 283-291. Web
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Continued discussion of the amendment to the Police Offences Bill. Particular focus is paid to the meaning of the word "obscene."
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Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 283-291
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Australian Obscene Publications - April 21st, 1954
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21 April 1954
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Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, April 1954: p. 140-165. Web.
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Continued debate over altering the Police Offences Bill. The House discusses specific clauses, and questions arise over what can be considered "artistic."
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Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 140-165
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Australian Obscene Publications - April 14th, 1954
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14 April 1954
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Police Offences (Obscene Publications) Bill. Commonwealth of Australia, 1954, Parliamentary debates: House of Representatives: official Hansard, vol. 243, April 1954: p. 74-118. Web.
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Discussions of morality and distribution. Comic books and other obscene periodicals are consistently viewed as serious threats to the morals of young people.
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Victoria Parliamentary Debates Volume 243, pg. 74-118
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children
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law
literature
magazines
morality
obscene
obscene literature
offence
parents
police
pornographic materials
publication and distribution
sex
youth
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Report of the New York State Joint Legislative Committee to Study the Publication of Comics - March 1st, 1954
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http://128.121.13.244/awweb/main.jsp?flag=browse&smd=1&awdid=1
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Williams Press, Inc.
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1 March 1954
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PDF
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Report
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Introductory summary of the Committee's previous activities and findings before commencing a discussion of Wertham and his work. Also includes an examination of "pocket books," inexpensive books that often depicted obscene subjects.
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James A. Fitzpatrick
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New York State Library
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Fitzpatrick, James A. "Report of the New York State Joint Legislative Committee to Study the Publication of Comics." US Legislative Document No. 37. Albany: Williams Press, Inc. 1954. Web. New York State Library.
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literature
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Magazine Articles
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Are Comic Books a Menace?
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Magazine Articles
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Details the results of a comics questionnaire given to over 1800 children, 235 of which having been classified as delinquents.
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Hoult, Thomas (writer); Hoult, Lois (writer)
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1 June 1950
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Hoult, Lois, and Thomas Hoult. "Are Comic Books a Menace?" Today's Health (1 June 1950): 20-21; 44-45. Print.
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Today's Health
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American Medical Association
children
comic books
comics
education
juvenile delinquency
murder
psychology
publication and distribution
sex
students
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Magazine Articles
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The Case Against Comics
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Magazine Articles
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Reprints John Mason Brown and Al Capp's opening statements from their "America's Town Meeting of the Air" radio session, in which they debate why comics are a problem.
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Brown, John Mason (writer); and Capp, Al (writer)
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20 March 1948
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PDF
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Magazine Article
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Brown, John Mason, and Al Capp. "The Case Against Comics." Saturday Review (20 March 1948): 31-33. Print.
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The Saturday Review
books
children
comic books
comics
crime
horror
literature
magazines
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Magazine Articles
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Junior Has a Craving
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Magazine Articles
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A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.
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Mannes, Marya (writer)
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17 February 1947
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PDF
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Magazine Article
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Mannes, Marya. "Junior Has a Craving." New Republic (17 February 1947): 20-23. Print.
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New Republic
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New Republic
adults
censorship
children
comic books
comics
crime
education
horror
innocence
juvenile delinquency
law
morality
production
psychology
reading
sex
teachers
violence
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Magazine Articles
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Title
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Horror in the Nursery
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Magazine Articles
Description
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Presents the first publication of Fredric Wertham's findings on comics.
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Crist, Judith (writer)
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27 March 1948
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PDF
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Magazine Article
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Crist, Judith. "Horror in the Nursery." Collier's Magazine (27 March 1948): 22-23; 95-97. Print.
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Collier's Magazine
anti-comic
books
children
comic books
comics
crime
horror
juvenile delinquency
parents
psychiatry
sex
violence
wertham
youth