Collection of material about obscenity and its legal aspects, 1960-1982.

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Collection of material about obscenity and its legal aspects, 1960-1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40352629

Collection consists of erotic publications collected by Stanley Fleishman in connection with his legal activities defending those accused of violating obscenity laws. Includes periodicals, newspaper clippings, comic books, newspapers, paperback books, ephemera files, posters, and a small amount of correspondence. Includes nudist publications and some material from Denmark.

262 boxes (131.0 linear ft.)16 cartons (16.0 linear ft.)9 oversize boxes.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7425398

University of California, Los Angeles

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Fleishman, Stanley

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Fleishman was born in 1920; attended Columbia Univ. School of Law; admitted to NY bar in 1945; specialized in defending the civil rights of authors, publishers and distributors, especially those accused of violating obscenity laws; successfully defended the bookstore prosecuted for selling Henry Miller's book, Tropic of Cancer; argued free speech cases 11 times before the Supreme Court; since 1979 has been a partner in the Los Angeles firm Fleishman, Fisher & Moest; later involved in constit...