Correspondence, 1925 February 6-11
| 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 Hollywood Studio Club, censorship, the General Federation of Womens Clubs, the Greater Movie Season, and providing education for child actors. It also contains correspondence about Hays trip to Los Angeles for the semi-annual MPPDA meetings and letters about Vitagraph leaving the MPPDA, including a statement from the studios president. |
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| Origin: | 1925-02-06 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/31296 |
| 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 DeMille, Constance Adams, 1874-1960 Hollywood Studio Club Livingstone, Beulah, 1886-1975 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Censorship Motion Picture Relief Fund, Inc. Child actors Aeronautics Vitagraph Company of America Indiana Young Mens Christian Association Haynes, Roy Asa, 1881-1940 General Federation of Womens Clubs Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Clippings Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 West Coast Theatres New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Postal service Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Boy Scouts of America Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1875-1958 Moore, Colleen, 1900-1988 |
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