Correspondence, 1923 November 16-20

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.
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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