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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the William Stauber Papers #40468, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Donated by William Stauber, son of William "Bill" Stauber (RT 20160413.1)

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• College student newspapers and periodicals--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• College wit and humor--Periodicals.
• Freedom of speech--North Carolina.
• North Carolina--Periodicals.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Periodicals.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students' periodicals.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History.

William "Bill" Stauber was editor of the Carolina Buccaneer, a humor magazine published by University of North Carolina students. The magazine, which was published from 1924 to 1940 was known for its slightly risque content and in 1939, was at the center of a censorship controversy. Its November 1939 issue, "The Sex Issue," was considered so offensive that the Student Council called for all 3,000 copies of the issue to be destroyed. A revised edition was published a few days later with part of the provocative cover illustration covered with a white box.

The collection contains materials related to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student publication The Buccaneer, of which William "Bill" Stauber was editor. Includes issues of the Buccaneer; an issue of another campus humor magazine, Tar an' Feathers; and a scrapbook relating to Stauber's involvement in campus activities and the Buccaneer controversy. There are also three versions of the controversial November 1939 "Sex Issue" cover-the original (ordered destroyed by Student Council), the censored edition, and an edition with a blank white cover. Also included is a mockup of the February 1940 issue.

• OPF-40468/1