Collected Item: “Seized Books! An online exhibition”
Contributing Organisation
Contribution Title
Seized Books! An online exhibition
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On 10 April 1984, Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise raided Gay’s The Word bookshop in London’s Bloomsbury. 'Operation Tiger' saw officers seize over 140 titles, worth thousands of pounds. Bookshop staff and directors were charged with conspiracy to import so-called ‘indecent or obscene’ material. But Gay’s The Word and their supporters fought back...'Seized Books!: LGBTQ+ Books and Censorship in 1980s Britain' explores the 'Operation Tiger' raids by focussing on the books that were seized, supplemented with contextual blogs and links. The books are all held in Senate House Library, primarily in the Haud Nominandum special collection.
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Gay's The Word Bookshop photograph by Robert Workman, copyright Robert Workman Archive, Bishopsgate Institute
Content Type
Online Exhibition
Subject (1)
LGBTQ+ History
Geographical Area (1)
Britain and Ireland
Time Period
20th Century
Contribution URL
https://www.london.ac.uk/about/services/senate-house-library/exhibitions/seized-books