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Orange County District Attorney's Obscenity and the Law Collection
SC.30  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Orange County District Attorney's Obscenity and the Law Collection
    Dates: ca 1971
    Collection Number: SC.30
    Creator/Collector: Orange County District Attorney
    Extent: 961 volumes and 3 boxes (48 linear feet)
    Repository: California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
    Fullerton, California 92834-4150
    Abstract: Orange County District Attorney’s Obscenity and the Law Collection was founded in 1971 through the efforts of then English Department professor Donald Sears (now deceased) and his late wife Orange County A.D.A. and later Judge Oretta Sears. The materials are published pornographic works that were evidence/exhibits in at least one Orange County obscenity legal action.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is open to the public.

    Preferred Citation

    Orange County District Attorney's Obscenity and the Law Collection. California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The majority of the works are mid-20th Century paperback books and a few periodicals. Author/title cards are filed in the special collections card catalog.

    Indexing Terms

    Pornography
    Orange County (Calif.)

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