Correspondence, 1923 February 25-28
| 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 various legislation in states regarding censorship, film taxes, and Sunday laws for theaters. It also contains a letter from the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America in which the writer strongly disapproves of an allegedly unfair contract between film producers and distributors and theater exhibitors. |
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| Origin: | 1923-02-25 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/14453 |
| 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 Censorship Legislation Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Landis, Frederick, 1872-1934 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Motion picture theater owners Near East Relief (Organization) Connolly, Jack S. Presbyterian Church DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 Ince, Thomas H., 1882-1924 American Red Cross Roach, Hal, 1892-1992 Roosevelt Memorial Association Patten, Thomas G. (Thomas Gedney), 1861-1939 Hollywood Studio Club Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939 Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Company Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 DeMille, Constance Adams, 1874-1960 Contracts Sunday legislation Young Womens Christian Association |
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