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Correspondence Files, 1992-1994

The Correspondence Files series, 1992-1995 consists of Jacobsen's correspondence regarding the exhibit and the controversy. Major correspondents in the files include Marjorie Heins of the ACLU and Dean Lee Bollinger of the University of Michigan Law School.

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Porn I'mage'ry Collection, 1987-1995

1.5 Linear Feet — genreform: 35 photographs in Box 1 — genreform: 12 videotapes in Box 3

Ann Arbor, Michigan artist, invited to curate show on pornography and prostitution in conjunction with University of Michigan Law School on the subject. Speakers, including Catherine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin, generally opposed pornography and prostitution while artists argued for freedom of expression legalization and legalization of prostitution. Removal of a videotape from the exhibit resulted in controversy and legal action. Includes materials from the exhibit, correspondence, conference files, photos and videotapes.

The records in the Carol Jacobsen Collection are compromised of materials documenting the "Porn I'mage'ry" exhibit, the controversy and negotiations surrounding the exhibit, and materials concerning the issues of prostitution, pornography, sex work, and censorship. The records are organized into six series: Correspondence Files, Press Clippings and Published Material Files, Original Conference Files, Photographs, Protest and Reinstallation Material, and Videotapes.

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Press Clippings and Published Material Files, 1987-1994

The Press Clippings and Published Material Files, 1987-1994 series consists of press clippings, books and other publications relating to both the "Porn'im'age'ry" controversy specifically, and the issues of prostitution, pornography, sex work and censorship generally. One book, Artistic Freedom Under Attack by People for the American Way, was removed and placed in the Labadie Collection library.