Correspondence, 1924 December 30-31
| 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 colored motion pictures and the use of animals in films including a copy of a proposed act to regulate the exhibition of performing animals. It also includes Christmas and New Year messages and a copy of a speech delivered at the Indiana Society of Chicagos annual dinner about Hollywood, the film industry, and Will Hays. |
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| Origin: | 1924-12-30 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/30566 |
| 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 Party (U.S. : 1854-) Motion picture industry Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (U.S.) Loew, Marcus, 1870-1927 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957 Beetson, Fred W. Chaney, Dirrelle Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Associated First National Pictures, Inc. Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964 Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928 Color photography--Films Indiana Society of Chicago Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Postcards Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Christmas Hollywood Studio Club Animals as actors Clippings Canada Roosevelt Memorial Association Technicolor, Inc. |
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