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 job requests and recommendations, Hays album of signed photographs, the Indiana Lincoln Union, and an upcoming examination of the California offices records. It also includes an article about farm relief, a church magazine, a letter discussing the advantages of holding the next Republican National Convention in San Francisco, and a speech delivered by Hays before the General Assembly of the Laymens Committee of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. |
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Origin: | 1927-05-24 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/48147 |
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 Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Livingstone, Beulah, 1886-1975 Eastman Kodak Company Eastman, George, 1854-1932 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Culver Military Academy DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Fox, William, 1879-1952 Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936 Indiana Lincoln Union Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Jewett, Charles Webster, 1884-1961 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Platten, J. Homer Producers Distributing Corporation Speeches Public speaking Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Wabash College Indiana World War Memorial (Indianapolis, Ind.) Yosemite National Park (Calif.) |
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