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Correspondence, 1926 April 1-7

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.
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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