Correspondence, 1923 June 6-8

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 a motion picture exposition, the Hollywood Studio Club, the creation of a repertoire theater in Los Angeles, and President Hardings trip West. It also includes a speech Hays gave at a meeting of the Authors League of America.
Origin: 1923-06-06
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/18057
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
Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935
Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954
Fox Film Corporation
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970
King, Claude, 1875-1941
United States Military Academy
Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959
Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976
Eastman, George, 1854-1932
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964
Contracts
Speeches
Public speaking
Authors’ League of America

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