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 Association of Motion Picture Producers and the airline industry. It also includes thank you notes for Christmas greetings, New Year messages, and a report by the Citizens League of Maryland for Better Motion Pictures about the need for federal regulation of the film industry. |
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Origin: | 1925-01-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/30102 |
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 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964 Indiana Society of Chicago Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Hollywood Studio Club Bone, Scott C. (Scott Cardelle), 1860-1936 Chaney, Dirrelle Covert, William Chalmers, 1864-1942 Presbyterian Church Warner, Albert, 1883-1967 Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (U.S.) Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 Aeronautics |
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