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 job requests and recommendations, a trip to Mexico City, the Indiana State Bar Association, and using Culver Military Academy as a setting for a film. It also includes financial statements and a newsletter from the National Indorsers of Photoplays. |
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Origin: | 1928-02-07 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/55838 |
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 Financial statements Paramount Pictures Corporation Clippings Indiana Lincoln Union Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Invitations Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944 Hays, Hinkle C. Culver Military Academy Fox Film Corporation Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 Republican Club of the City of New York Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 New, Burt, 1870-1944 |
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