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 Harding Memorial Association, the Roosevelt Memorial Association, and the Near East Relief and its Golden Rule Sunday campaign. It also includes letters referring to concerns about a proposed American Liberty League. |
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Origin: | 1923-11-16 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/19547 |
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 National Committee (U.S.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) Motion picture industry Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Metro Pictures Corporation Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Methodist Episcopal Church Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Fox, William, 1879-1952 Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 Warner, Samuel Louis, 1887-1927 Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Censorship American Legion Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Covert, William Chalmers, 1864-1942 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Roosevelt Memorial Association Nestos, R. A. (Ragnvald Anderson), 1877-1942 Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Near East Relief (Organization) Motion picture theater owners Eastman Kodak Company Christie, Charles, 1880-1955 Christie Film Company Universal Pictures (Firm) Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941 DeMille, Constance Adams, 1874-1960 Hollywood Studio Club Young Womens Christian Association Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 Educational Pictures (Firm) Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Lesser, Sol, 1890-1980 Principal Pictures Corporation Lichtman, Al, 1885-1958 Preferred Pictures, Inc. Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Vitagraph Company of America Roach, Hal, 1892-1992 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1898-1974 Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Warner, Albert, 1883-1967 Clippings Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964 |
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