Scope and Content Note
Bound volumes contain statistical summaries of the censorship activities of the Division.
Daily and monthly totals are listed for the following categories: number of reels (original screening); number of reels (re-screening); total reels; total number of pictures; number of pictures approved, approved with eliminations, rejected, and other; remarks; number of features reviewed, approved, approved with eliminations, rejected, and other; and number of shorts reviewed, approved, approved with eliminations, rejected, and other. At the bottom of each monthly entry, along with the monthly totals, are the titles of any films rejected outright by the Division. The first volume (1929-1936) also contains the location where reviews were conducted and statistics on the number of requests for re-examination.
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