Correspondence, 1925 January 20-23
| 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 a plan for the physical distribution of films, a meeting summary of the MPPDAs publicity men, a copy of a censorship bill, a list of religious motion pictures, and a report on the censorship situation in various states. It also includes correspondence about a dinner Hays is organizing for Coleman DuPont and Hays recent speech about aviation. |
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| Origin: | 1925-01-19 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/29769 |
| 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 Contracts Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Censorship Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Near East Relief (Organization) Minutes (Records) Prohibition Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Krock, Arthur, 1886-1974 Education in motion pictures Legislation Patten, Thomas G. (Thomas Gedney), 1861-1939 Christie, Charles H. V., 1880-1955 Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 Lesser, Sol, 1890-1980 Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Vitagraph Company of America Indiana Young Mens Christian Association Aeronautics Religious films |
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