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 remarks given in honor of Hays late father-in-law at a Bar meeting, censorship and admission tax, the motion picture business in Connecticut, job requests or recommendations, the Near East Relief, and a partnership between the MPPDA and the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of New York. |
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Origin: | 1925-12-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/39944 |
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 Connolly, Jack S. New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Censorship Presbyterian Church Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Arbuckle, Roscoe, 1887-1933 Golden, John, 1874-1955 Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Advertising Club of New York Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Clippings Roosevelt Memorial Association Hollywood Studio Club DeMille, Constance Adams, 1874-1960 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Near East Relief (Organization) Press releases Motion picture theater owners |
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