Correspondence, 1923 October 1-9
| 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 censorship and the American Liberty League, the Near East Reliefs International Golden Rule Sunday campaign, and Sunday-closing laws in Indiana. It also includes letters to and from members of the British movie industry as Hays was visiting London and copies of two speeches. |
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| Origin: | 1923-10-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/19217 |
| 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 Cinema Exhibitors’ Association Gaumont Co. London (England) Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Near East Relief (Organization) Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928 Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Young Womens Christian Association Bray Productions Censorship Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Universal Pictures (Firm) Fox Film Corporation Fox, William, 1879-1952 Speeches Public speaking Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Educational Pictures (Firm) American Liberty League Lichtman, Al, 1885-1958 Preferred Pictures, Inc. Loew, Marcus, 1870-1927 Metro Pictures Corporation Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Vitagraph Company of America Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Warner, Albert, 1883-1967 Blood, Adele, 1886-1936 Leviathan (Steamship) Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Sunday legislation McCray, Warren T. (Warren Terry), 1865-1938 |
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