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. |
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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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