Correspondence, 1927 August 8-12
| 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 patents related to Gillespie Auto Laundry System, a franchise proposition, and Hays album of signed photographs. It also includes a resolution passed by the Law Committee of the MPPDA, a copy of a proposed complaint to the Department of Justice against Theatrical Utilities Service, Inc., and copies of the questionnaires the Department of Justice sent to Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and Loews Incorporated. |
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| Origin: | 1927-08-08 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/50755 |
| 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 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Republican National Committee (U.S.) Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation First National Pictures, Inc. Film Booking Office of America Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 Patents Car wash industry Aeronautics Advertising Club of New York Presbyterian Church Culver Military Academy Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 United States. Federal Trade Commission Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Loew’s Incorporated Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Actors Actresses Fazenda, Louise, 1895-1962 Costello, Helene, 1902-1957 Costello, Dolores, 1905-1979 Chaplin, Syd, 1885-1965 Blue, Monte, 1887-1963 |
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