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 a syndicate to develop land in Mexico, damaged film, the Boy Scouts of America, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees potentially closing down theaters. It also includes correspondence about creating an album of autographed photographs of people in the movie industry for Hays birthday. |
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Origin: | 1926-04-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/42194 |
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 Krock, Arthur, 1886-1974 Livingstone, Beulah, 1886-1975 Anti-saloon League of America Wheeler, Wayne Bidwell, 1869-1927 Roach, Hal, 1892-1992 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Mexico Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 Postal service Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 Eastman Kodak Company Boy Scouts of America Central Casting Fox Film Corporation Aeronautics Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Christie, Charles H. V., 1880-1955 Roosevelt Memorial Association International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada |
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