Fleishman (Stanley) Collection of Material About Obscenity and its Legal Aspects, 1960-1982

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Summary

Title:
Stanley Fleishman Collection of Material About Obscenity and its Legal Aspects,
Dates:
1960-1982
Creators:
Fleishman, Stanley
Abstract:
Stanley Fleishman (1920- ) was a lawyer specializing in defending the civil rights of authors, publishers and distributors, especially those accused of violating obscenity laws. He argued free speech cases 11 times before the Supreme Court, was involved in constitutional law and civil rights litigation on behalf of the disabled, and was counsel of record for Doctors for AIDS Research and Education. The collection consists of erotic publications collected by Stanley Fleishman in connection with his legal activities defending those accused of violating obscenity laws.
Extent:
262 boxes (131.0 linear ft.) 16 cartons (16.0 linear ft.) 9 oversize boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanley Fleishman Collection of Material About Obscenity and its Legal Aspects (Collection 610). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

Fleishman was born in 1920; attended Columbia University School of Law; admitted to New York 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 constitutional law and civil rights litigation on behalf of the disabled, and was counsel of record for Doctors for AIDS Research and Education.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Stanley Fleishman, 1970-77.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Periodicals.
  2. Newspaper clippings.
  3. Comic books.
  4. Newspapers.
  5. Magazines.
  6. Ephemera files.
  7. Posters.
  8. Books.
  9. Serials.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access or other database program, unknown year . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanley Fleishman Collection of Material About Obscenity and its Legal Aspects (Collection 610). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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