Correspondence, 1924 February 1-7
| 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 disagreement between Federal Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes and Thomas Ince, politics, the postal service, a luncheon for Thomas Edison, and an insurance questionnaire sent to studio executives. |
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| Origin: | 1924-02-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/22548 |
| 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 Ince, Thomas H., 1882-1924 Haynes, Roy Asa, 1881-1940 Presbyterian Church Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Loew, Marcus, 1870-1927 Methodist Episcopal Church Eastman Kodak Company Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Patten, Thomas G. (Thomas Gedney), 1861-1939 Fox Film Corporation Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 Wrigley, William, 1861-1932 Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 Postal service Censorship Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Associated First National Pictures, Inc. New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Platten, J. Homer |
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