Description: |
Correspondence, speeches, and other documents sent to and from Will H. Hays during the 1940s. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879, Hays served as chairman of the Republican National Committee (February 1918-June 1921); manager of Warren G. Hardings presidential campaign (1920); U.S. postmaster general (March 1921-March 1922); and president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) (1922-1945). Besides the general political and personal papers, there are also materials regarding the 1940 Republican National Convention. |
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Origin: | 1940-07-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/102865 |
Collection: |
Will H. Hays Collection |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
Geography: |
United States |
Subjects: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 Correspondence Politics and government Politicians Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) Motion picture industry Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Republican National Convention Elections Springer, Raymond S. (Raymond Smiley), 1882-1947 Daily, Frank C. Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Fletcher, Stoughton A., 1879-1957 Halleck, Charles A. (Charles Abraham), 1900-1986 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 World War, 1939-1945 Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 Jewett, Charles Webster, 1884-1961 MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965 Actresses |
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