Correspondence, 1928 March 1-6
| 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 Brookhart Bill, newsreels, books written about the history of the film industry, the situation of the motion picture industry in Europe, and the Roosevelt Memorial Association. It also includes corrections to a transcript of Hays testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about leases of naval oil reserves, a report of the Conference of the Committee of Visual Education of the National Fire Protection Association, and a program for the annual meeting and convention of volunteer workers of the Boy Scouts of America. This folder also contains a copy of the Annual Report from the MPPDAs general attorney regarding litigation, the Department of Justice, copyright, censorship, and other legal matters. |
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| Origin: | 1928-03-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/55278 |
| 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 Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 Fire prevention Labor unions Newsreels Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 Culver Military Academy Boy Scouts of America Presbyterian Church Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 Hays, Hinkle C. Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Block booking Labor unions Roosevelt Memorial Association Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957 Pathé Exchange National Fire Protection Association Annual reports Bel Air (Los Angeles, Calif.) Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924 France |
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