Correspondence, 1927 December 14-18
| 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 Indiana Lincoln Union, the Federal Trade Commission, Gillespie Auto Laundry System, the Brockhart Bill, the Motion Picture Relief Fund, an investigation into anti-trust violations, and a search for an industrial engineer to make a survey for a MPPDA committee on economies. It also includes a summary of recent Protective Work and a letter to the FTC about modifications to the block booking system. |
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| Origin: | 1927-12-14 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/54023 |
| 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 United States. Federal Trade Commission Beetson, Fred W. Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936 DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957 Invitations Revell, Nellie Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957 Chaney, Dirrelle Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Fox, William, 1879-1952 Pathé Exchange Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Warner, Albert, 1883-1967 Block booking Motion Picture Relief Fund, Inc. Eastman Kodak Company Car wash industry Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 League of Women Voters of Indiana Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Boys’ Clubs of America |
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