Correspondence, 1925 March 16-19

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 company making motion pictures to promote Florida as a vacation spot, fire prevention in the film industry, and arbitration. It also includes a meeting summary of the MPPDAs publicity men and a copy of Hays speech before the Arbitration Committee.
Origin: 1925-03-16
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/30244
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
Hamon, Jake
Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (U.S.)
Haynes, Roy Asa, 1881-1940
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951
Loew, Marcus, 1870-1927
Loew’s Incorporated
American Red Cross
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926
Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964
Haynes, Roy Asa, 1881-1940
New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937
Universal Pictures Corporation
Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943
Minutes (Records)
Indiana Society of Chicago
Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958
Negri, Pola, 1899-1987
Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930
Fire prevention
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946
Arbitration (Administrative law)
Salvation Army
Speeches
Public speaking

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