Survey Shows Sale of Racy Publications Heavy Here

Item sets: READ: What Does It Mean to Read Free in Central Virginia 2025 exhibit

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Identifier: JML.Exhibit. Read.News&Advance.19521204.P15.P17
Barcode: JML.Exhibit. Read.News&Advance.19521204.P15.P17
Title: Survey Shows Sale of Racy Publications Heavy Here
Description: Digital clipping of a news story titled "Survey Shows Sale of Racy Publications Heavy Here" The story ran in the Lynchburg News & Advance on 04 December 1952 on pages 15 & 17. The news item describes how the library director removed two or more books from the collection as unsuitable for the public to access. This clipping was included as part of the Jones Memorial Library 2025-26 exhibit on the history of censorship in Central Virginia ("READ: What does it mean to read free in Central Virginia").
Date: 4 December 1952
Creator: Spezzano, Vince; Whaley, George
Subject: Publications -- obscenity
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Digital Format: jpeg
Language: English
Publisher: Lynchburg News & Advance
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: George M. Jones Library Association; Lynchburg News & Advance
Rights Holder: George M. Jones Library Association; Lynchburg News & Advance