Correspondence, 1927 March 12-17
| 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 Gillespie System, Inc. and a new building in Indianapolis for the African American branch of the Y.W.C.A. It also includes a report about a recent trip to San Francisco on Association of Motion Picture Producers business and a copy of a speech Hays delivered before the Harvard School of Business. |
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| Origin: | 1927-03-12 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/50356 |
| 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 Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Presbyterian Church Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (U.S.) Young Womens Christian Association African Americans Women Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation United Press Associations Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Anti-saloon League of America Wheeler, Wayne Bidwell, 1869-1927 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Speeches Public speaking Harvard Business School Revell, Nellie Animal welfare Talmadge, Norma, 1894-1957 Negri, Pola, 1899-1987 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 United Artists Corporation Beetson, Fred W. Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 Universal Pictures Corporation Postal service Vitaphone Corp. Beregi, Oscar Niblo, Fred, 1874-1948 Car wash industry |
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