SMUT: Rising Tide of Pornographic Books, Magazines, and Films Threatens to Swamp America, 1968
Scope and Contents
Reprinting of four San Diego Union articles by Robert Betts regarding pornograpy: "Smut Panel Report Awaited"; "Pornography On Campus Becomes Political Weapon"; "Subversion Through Smut Seen Communists' Aim"; and "Bills To Curb Obscenity Reflect Growing Alarm."
Dates
- Publication: 1968
Creator
- Betts, Robert (Reporter, Person)
- San Diego Union-Tribune (Publisher, Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
Robert Betts was a reporter for the Copley News Service, starting 1962. A native of England, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1968 and wrote an article about how it felt to become an American, which won him an award from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, PA.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 300 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
KEL 1006 SC010 small manuscripts.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the CSUSM Special Collections Repository
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