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Post Office - Junk Mail/Obscene Mail, undated, 1963, 1965, 1967-1972

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 18
Identifier: CAC_CC_020_1_20_18_0000

Scope and Contents

Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with obscene/junk mail and legislation; booklets; news clippings; Congressional Record remarks; "Privacy in the Mail," United States Government Printing Office, 1968; re: H. R. 15309 regarding control of mailing lists; copy of H. R. 17977 and H. R. 9738 limiting the sale and distribution of mailing lists by Federal agencies; copy of H. R. 4722 requiring mailing list brokers to register with the Postmaster General; re: H. R. 4722 to control junk mail; and much of the correspondence in folder 18 concerns an article Gallagher and Morris K. Udall had in American Legion Magazine re: whether unsolicited mail was an invasion of privacy to which correspondents could answer a brief survey on the issue.

Dates

  • Creation: undated, 1963, 1965, 1967-1972

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Access Restriction

This series is stored off-site and requires prior notice to access. If you wish to view these materials, please contact the Congressional Archives staff to arrange an appointment.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 64.1 Linear Feet (51 containers)

Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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