Correspondence, 1924 August 1-12

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 studio overcharging exhibitors, land developments in the Baja California Peninsula, contracts, and letters of introduction. It also includes letters about a contract dispute between actor Percy Marmont and Thomas Ince and a report on labor difficulties, the Actors’ Equity Association, and actors salaries.
Origin:	1924-08-01
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/25916
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 Censorship Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Presbyterian Church Covert, William Chalmers, 1864-1942 Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941 Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (U.S.) Actors’ Equity Association Contracts Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Vitagraph Company of America Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Mexico Golden, John, 1874-1955 Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963 Beetson, Fred W. Ince, Thomas H., 1882-1924 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 Universal Pictures Corporation Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929 Fletcher, Henry Prather, 1873-1959 Ambassadors Houghton, Alanson Bigelow, 1863-1941 Roosevelt Memorial Association Christie, Charles H. V., 1880-1955 Long, Ray, 1878-1935 American Red Cross DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 Near East Relief (Organization) Fox, William, 1879-1952 Pension trusts Wilson, Henry Lane, 1857-1932 Labor unions Marmont, Percy, 1883-1977 La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925

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