New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
Variant namesOrganization incorporated in 1873 for the purpose of encouraging the enforcement of laws suppressing obscene publications and "articles of indecent or immoral use."
From the description of Records of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, 1871-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84233393
Organizational History
The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice was founded in 1873 by Anthony Comstock and his supporters as a committee within the Young Men’s Christian Association of the City of New York to supervise public morality in the state, bring offenders to justice, and advocate for stricter legislation against immoral conduct. Chartered by the state legislature, it became prominent as a monitor and censor of literary works and popular literature. Comstock, who became its secretary, was succeeded after his death in 1915 by John S. Summer. The society was dissolved after Summer’s death in 1950.
From the guide to the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice Records, 1871-1953, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Comstock, Anthony, 1844-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Emergency Committee American Writers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892. | person |
| associatedWith | Ginzburg, Ralph. | person |
| associatedWith | Jay, John, 1745-1829. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, R. Christian. | person |
| associatedWith | Sumner, John Saxton, 1876-1962. | person |
| associatedWith | Sumner, John Saxton, 1876-ca. 1962. | person |
| associatedWith | Young Men's Christian Association (New York, N.Y.) Committee for the Suppression of Vice. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Committee for the Suppression of Vice. Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Committee for the Suppression of Vice records. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| New York (State) | |||
| New York (N.Y.) |
| Subject |
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| Vice control |
| Vice control |
| Vice control |
| Vice in literature |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Corporate Body
Active 1871
Active 1953
