Correspondence, 1940 July 1-5

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.
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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