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). The contents reflect some of Hays personal and professional affiliations and interests. This folder also includes, but is not limited to, references to the following: requests for contributions; invitation to accept appointment to American Christian Fund to Jewish Relief organization; request to support Dixie Bee Line highway project in Indiana; and Hoosier Art Patrons Association. |
---|---|
Origin: | 1926-09-21 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/43451 |
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 Party (U.S. : 1854-) Motion picture industry Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Thank-you notes Telegrams Newspaper articles Clippings Invitations Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Lieber, Richard, 1869-1944 Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Roosevelt Memorial Association Republican Party (Ind.). State Committee McKenzie, Maurice Beatty, Jerome, 1886-1967 Boy Scouts of America Railroads Presbyterian Church--Indiana Garbutt, Frank A., 1869-1947 |
Further information on this record can be found at its source.