Jay A. Gertzman research collection on censorship, 1882-1999 (bulk: 1920-1950).

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Gertzman, Jay A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book industries and trade.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Booksellers and bookselling--New York (State)--New York.

Censorship--United States--20th century.

Censorship.

Literature.

Sex-oriented periodicals.

Sex.

Genre:

Manuscripts, American -- 20th century.

Correspondence.

Reprographic copies.

Research notes.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Jay Gerzman, 2017.

Physical Description:

4 boxes (4 linear feet )

Arrangement:

Organized into 4 series: I. Primary source documents; II. Secondary source documents; III. Research notes and correspondence; and IV. Books.

Place of Publication:

1882-1999

Biography/History:

Jay A. Gertzman, professor emeritus of English at Mansfield University, is the author of four books: Fantasy, fashion, and affection: illustrated and decorated editions of Robert Herrick's poetry, Bookleggers and smuthounds: the trade in erotica, 1920-1940; Samuel Roth, infamous modernist; and A descriptive bibliography of Lady Chatterley's lover: with essays toward a publishing history of the novel.

Summary:

This collection includes research material collected and used by Jay Gertzman to produce his book Bookleggers and smuthounds: the trade in erotica, 1920-1940. Documents collected here pertain to the proliferation and censorship of erotic material in the era between the two World Wars. The collection contains examples of erotic work from the time, personal testimony by both booksellers and those who sought to censor them, and scholarly overviews of how erotic work was disseminated and suppressed. The collection is separated into primary source and secondary source documents (the vast majority of which are photocopies), research notes and correspondence, and books.

OCLC:

1048006851