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 requests for contributions, the American Potash Company, the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, the Indiana Lincoln Union, the National Bishop Fallows Memorial, and a report that the Federal Trade Commission gave to Congress. It also includes a report about the labor situation in Hollywood and a report about the recent activities of a man in California who is involved in Mexican affairs. |
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Origin: | 1927-12-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/53610 |
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 Hays, Hinkle C. Indiana Lincoln Union Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 Labor unions Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Potash Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957 Golden, John, 1874-1955 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Mix, Tom, 1880-1940 Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930 OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 United States. Federal Trade Commission Coogan, Jackie |
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