Correspondence, 1927 August 21-25

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 labor situation, the Trade Practice Conference, the postal service, and changes made to the film The Callahans and the Murphys after criticism from Irish Americans. It also includes drafts of an agreement related to the Slentz Turn Table patent and a list of people involved in Indiana politics.
Origin: 1927-08-21
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/51456
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
Indiana Lincoln Union
Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959
Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969
Labor unions
Universal Pictures Corporation
Postal service
Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
New, Burt, 1870-1944
Film Booking Office of America
Union League Club (New York, N.Y.)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Culver Military Academy
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Near East Relief (Organization)
Chaney, Dirrelle
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Eastman Kodak Company
Eastman, George, 1854-1932
Aeronautics
Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937
Paramount Building (New York, N.Y.)
New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937

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