Correspondence, 1928 January 18-25
| 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 Indiana politics, the Brookhart Bill, a Roosevelt Monument in Panama, the American Museum of Musical Art, and the Committee on Educational Publicity in the Interests of World Peace. It also includes requests for financial contributions, job requests and recommendations, invitations to attend or speak at various events, a report on coal properties, and a report about the political situation in Detroit. |
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| Origin: | 1928-01-18 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/55163 |
| 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 Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940 Grauman, Sid, 1879-1950 Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Stephenson, David Curtis, 1891-1966 Jewett, Charles Webster, 1884-1961 Clippings Car wash industry Block booking Motion picture theater owners Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Roosevelt Memorial Association Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 New, Burt, 1870-1944 Morrow, Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney), 1873-1931 Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 Quigley, Martin, 1890-1964 Invitations Republican Club of the City of New York Presbyterian Church Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Eastman Kodak Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Boy Scouts of America |
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