Cory Library and Historical Archives

Index of Objectionable Literature (Customs Act No. 55 of 1955)

Item

South Africa. Government and South Africa. Customs and Excise Department, “Index of Objectionable Literature (Customs Act No. 55 of 1955)”, [South Africa] : Government Printer, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/14918

Title

Index of Objectionable Literature (Customs Act No. 55 of 1955)

Creator

South Africa. Government

South Africa. Customs and Excise Department

Subject

Censorship — South Africa

Apartheid -- South Africa

Books — Censorship — South Africa

Prohibited books — South Africa

Government censorship — South Africa

Customs administration — South Africa

Language

English

Type

Bibliographies

Collection

Extent

1 volume

Alternative Title

Index of Objectionable Literature: containing a complete list of all publications in alphabetical order together with authors, prohibited from importation into the Republic of South Africa, and all other banned literature

Publisher

[South Africa] : Government Printer

Item sets

Apartheid - Legal Frameworks

Media

A977-7-Jacobsens-5.pdf

Hierarchies

Apartheid, the Struggle and the People

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• Apartheid - Legal Frameworks (2 items)
• Forced Removals and Evictions (104 items)
  • Klipfontein & Glenmore, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1979) (84 items)
  • Oxton and Zweledinga, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1980) (20 items)
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South Africa. Government and South Africa. Customs and Excise Department, “Index of Objectionable Literature (Customs Act No. 55 of 1955)”, [South Africa] : Government Printer, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/14918