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STANDARD Forfa No, 64 Office Memé&2ndum + onirep stkes GOVERNMENT pate: July 19, 1957 TO FROM SUBJECT: oF S INSTITUTE QD ~~ F| » anstitute i | i | Director, FBI (145-0-612) ce 7 Podiprapolis (145-107) UNKNOWN SUBJECT 5. - Research Institute gad r Re Indianapolis letter to Bureau dated 6/11/57 and Bureau letter to Indianapolis dated 6/21/57. On 7/11/57_SA /interviewed Dr. PA i and Professor i “Tor this institute at Indiana Unive? these men advised that they havé”a very limited supply of obscene material and indicated they are interested in obtaining only samples of such material and that it is used in current research matters concerning sexual study. They estimated that they had approximately 180 obscene films, mostly of the 16 m.m. size; approximately eight decks of cards containing obscene Photographs 3 several s books of an obscene nature} various latex goo miscellaneous devices similar to the "man in the barrel" cane a er by sity. At that time Director..of the 3 and which they classified as humorous devices. They estimated that the main source of their material is book dealers who have purchased obscene material ..._ from private individuals; from private individuals themselves; from widows of men who have had private obscene material collections; and other similar sources. to their knowledge they had been contacted by only two dealers in fourteen years and believed that the last these dealers contacted them was over five years ago. They stated that ; Dr. GEBHARD stated that he made it a practice not to obtain names of individuals furnishing them material since he usually assured these persons that their names would not be revealed as a source furnishing obscene material to the institute. - Bureau - Indianapolis ple @) ~ 02 RECORDED -: gp bi. Jo 5761-7) VA rer areal —e ee 16 JUL 22 1957 ot Cs or \ )