Correspondence, 1928 February 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 Continental Baking Corporation, the Brookhart Bill, the MPPDAs Special Reserve Fund, block booking, and a trip to Mexico City. It also includes a letter about the definition of an aggressor nation, a memo about setting up a Paris office, a memo about the labor union situation, and a report of the Studio Relations Committee. |
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| Origin: | 1928-02-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/55511 |
| 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 Presbyterian Church New, Burt, 1870-1944 Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 American Red Cross Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 First National Pictures, Inc. Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Platten, J. Homer Financial statements Republican Club of the City of New York Block booking Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Educational Pictures (Firm) Film Booking Office of America United Press Associations Eastman Kodak Company Labor unions Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Mexico |
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