Correspondence, 1926 February 18-28
| 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 Foreign Department expenses, censorship in the Department of Education, the Warner Brothers radio station, the Federal Trade Commission and Carl Laemmle, the First Mortgage Bond business, a five year aircraft building program, and a federal tax bill. It also includes correspondence about Sidney Kents nomination for membership in the Union League Club and hiring a woman to work in the Public Relations department. |
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| Origin: | 1926-02-18 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/36427 |
| 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 Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Hays, Hinkle C. Universal Pictures Corporation Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944 Fox Film Corporation Platten, J. Homer Near East Relief (Organization) Censorship Parents’ and teachers’ associations Beatty, Jerome, 1886-1967 Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Warner, Samuel Louis, 1887-1927 Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930 Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 United States. Federal Trade Commission Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930 Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Joy, Jason S. (Jason Shepherd), 1886- Aeronautics Wabash College Famous Players-Lasky Corporation |
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