Correspondence, 1927 February 23-26

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 the Continental Baking Corporation, the motion picture situation in Indianapolis, land lots in California, and a car washing business and a patent for an apparatus for cleaning and polishing automobiles. It also includes a report on the use of Automatic Postage Service machines and a Federal Trade Commissions report on Baking Combines and Profits.
Origin: 1927-02-23
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/47001
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
YMCA of the USA
Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940
Hubbard, Kin, 1868-1930
Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937
Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Aeronautics
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America
Presbyterian Church
Pension trusts
United Press Associations
Censorship
Chaney, Dirrelle
Associated First National Pictures, Inc.
Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959
Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959
Postal service
Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957
Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
United States. Federal Trade Commission
Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945
Work, Hubert, 1860-1942
Indianapolis Power & Light Company
Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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