Correspondence, 1925 March 24-26
| 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). The contents reflect some of Hays professional affiliations and interests. This folder also includes, but is not limited to, references to the following: Annual report of association savings realized by centralizing advertising, closing studios, centralizing contributions and reducing freight; annual report of association activities in the areas such as studio fire departments, arbitration and actor equity including flexible work day start times and partial work week salaries; summary of legislative activity by state; and the formation of the Motion Picture Distributors and Exhibitors of Canada which included Educational Film Exchange, Famous Players Lasky Services, First National Pictures, Fox Film, Metro-Goldwyn Pictures, Producers Distributing Corporation, Regal Films, Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers. |
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| Origin: | 1925-03-24 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/33185 |
| 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 First National Pictures, Inc. Fox Film Corporation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Vitagraph Company of America Ince, Thomas H., 1882-1924 Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Financial statements Telegrams Thank-you notes Roosevelt Memorial Association Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 Censorship Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Invitations |
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