Correspondence, 1923 September 1-14

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 the possible creation of a Speakers Bureau, the Hollywood Studio Club, and the possibility of the MPPDA owning a printing plant to save on the purchase of lithographs, posters, and other printed materials. This folder also includes letters from Hays discussing his upcoming trip to London as well as letters and telegrams from people in the British movie industry welcoming Hays to England.
Origin:	1923-09-01
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/18650
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 American Olympic Committee Ince, Thomas H., 1882-1924 Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928 Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Eastman Kodak Company Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Universal Pictures (Firm) Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Postal service Fox Film Corporation Fox, William, 1879-1952 National Association of Letter Carriers (U.S.) Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Educational Pictures (Firm) London (England) Krock, Arthur, 1886-1974 Landis, Frederick, 1872-1934 Loew, Marcus, 1870-1927 Metro Pictures Corporation Vitagraph Company of America Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Leviathan (Steamship) Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Warner, Albert, 1883-1967 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Caricatures and cartoons Landis, Frederick, 1872-1934 Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 American Red Cross Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Hollywood Studio Club Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Young Womens Christian Association Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Christie, Charles H. V., 1880-1955 Near East Relief (Organization) Young Men’s Christian Association (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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