Correspondence, 1926 April 8-17
| 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 an issue with advertising and a newspaper publisher, a bill to repeal the censorship of news weeklies, job requests and recommendations, and creating an album of autographed photographs of people in the movie industry for Hays birthday. It also includes a report about the Canadian film industry, a memo about personnel and office expenses, and a copy of the by-laws of an organization. |
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| Origin: | 1926-04-08 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/38052 |
| 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 Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Meighan, Thomas, 1879-1936 Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963 Near East Relief (Organization) Boy Scouts of America Canada OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Contracts Central Casting Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 United Artists Corporation Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 Film Booking Office of America Financial statements Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Salvation Army Roosevelt Memorial Association Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 Censorship Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 Fox, William, 1879-1952 Golden, John, 1874-1955 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Aeronautics Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) |
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