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The Library Of Congress’s Porn Collection (And How It Came To Define Obscenity)

WORDS Posted: May 5, 2017 2:03 pm

“Libraries will often have a restricted collection—a locked case, a unit of shelving behind the circulation desk, or a special room—that requires readers to obtain permission from a librarian to view the books within. Very often the restricted materials contain explicit adult content or valuable illustrations. During and after World War II the Library of Congress held one of the largest collections in the world of this kind, composed mostly of erotica and items considered to be pornographic or obscene.”

WORDS Published: 05.04.17

Read the story in Literary Hub Published: 05.04.17

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