Correspondence, 1922 October 1-5

Description:	Correspondence, speeches, and other documents sent to and from Will H. Hays during the 1920s. 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). In addition to materials related to Hays personal and professional interests, this folder contains correspondence about post office and political matters including references to appointments to various positions. It also includes letters about a motion picture bill in Massachusetts that calls for censoring films.
Origin:	1922-10-01
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/10627
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 National Committee (U.S.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) Motion picture industry Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Durfee, Minta, 1889-1975 Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933 Actresses Actors Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Censorship Ade, George, 1866-1944 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Legislation Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Loew’s Incorporated American Legion Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926 Massachusetts

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