Media responses to the Kinsey Reports

The collection comprises 72 binders with more than 25,000 original clippings from journals, newspapers, and magazines dating from 1947 to the present. These materials cover academic articles, book reviews, editorials, letters and advertisements, cartoons, and obituaries of Dr. Kinsey's death. 

Newsweek, 1953

The following examples illustrate public reactions to the Kinsey Reports. Note: copyrighted materials are for read-only purposes.

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