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Correspondence, 1924 July 18-24

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 copyright legislation, the Association of Motion Picture Producers, a dispute between the Near East Relief and the American Red Cross. a censorship bill, a magazine article written by Hays, and the West Coast Theatres. It also includes a series of letters from the American Sentinel Citizenship Foundation and copies of resolutions passed by the Association of Motion Picture Producers and other industry organizations.
Origin: 1924-07-18
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/25503
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
Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946
Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933
Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (U.S.)
Dallinger, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1871-1955
Triangle Film Corporation
Censorship
Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939
New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937
Fire prevention
Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941
Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970
Educational Pictures (Firm)
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940
Meighan, Thomas, 1879-1936
Long, Ray, 1878-1935
American Red Cross
Near East Relief (Organization)
Golden, John, 1874-1955
Lesser, Sol, 1890-1980
West Coast Theatres
Fox Film Corporation

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