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. |
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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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