Correspondence, 1928 May 19-31

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 requests for contributions, a labor situation between studios and cameramen, the American Potash Company, land in Bel Air that Hays is considering purchasing, and new policies toward censorship that were adopted by the Studio Relations Committee and examples of scenes that are unacceptable. It also includes minutes from a meeting of the Roosevelt Memorial Association, a copy of a plan for a proposed Exhibitors Organization, and a supplemental report related to the Teapot Dome investigation.
Origin:	1928-05-19
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/57180
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 Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924 Censorship Joy, Jason S. (Jason Shepherd), 1886- Republican Club of the City of New York Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Hays, Hinkle C. Presbyterian Church Inspiration Pictures, Inc. Platten, J. Homer Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Roosevelt Memorial Association Minutes (Records) Labor unions New, Burt, 1870-1944 Wilson, Henry Lane, 1857-1932 Bel Air (Los Angeles, Calif.) Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 Potash Boys’ Clubs of America Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Paramount Building (New York, N.Y.) Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Clippings Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Motion picture studios United Artists Corporation Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Upton, Harriet Taylor, 1853-1945

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