Ferreting Out Evil - the records of the Committee on Evil Literature by Tom Quinlan - images (1)
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(Left) Catalogue cover,
The Hygienic Stores Ltd, submitted by
the Department of Posts and Telegraphs to
the Committee as a sample of the type of
literature advertising birth control products
being received in Ireland through the post.
(NAI JUS 7/2/17) (39K)
(Right) Illustration of pages 4-5 of catalogue of The Hygienic Stores Ltd, submitted by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs to the Committee as a sample of the type of literature advertising birth control products being received in Ireland through the post. (NAI JUS 7/2/17) (25K)
(Left) Selection
of birth control literature submitted to
the Committee by Rev. Richard Devane, SJ , who also gave evidence before the Committee
as an expert witness. The attention of the
Committee focused especially on birth control
literature as a particular category of literature
to be banned. (NAI JUS 7/2/9) (33K)