Correspondence, 1925 February 1-5
| 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 aviation, a banking bill, an old General Film trust, the Near East Reliefs Golden Rule Sunday campaign, bills concerning various aspects of the motion picture industry, and the Hollywood Studio Club. It also includes a statement from the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America about Vitagraph leaving the MPPDA and a meeting summary of the MPPDAs publicity men. |
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| Origin: | 1925-02-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/33381 |
| 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 Eastman Kodak Company Vitagraph Company of America Motion picture theater owners Legislation Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Hollywood Studio Club Aeronautics Near East Relief (Organization) Presbyterian Church Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Talmadge, Norma, 1894-1957 Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 DeMille, Constance Adams, 1874-1960 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Censorship Joy, Jason S. (Jason Shepherd), 1886- Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Duell, Charles H. (Charles Holland), 1889- Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1875-1958 |
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