Correspondence, 1928 August 14-28
| 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 American Potash Company, a theater owners convention in Toronto, the Copyright Protection Bureau, insurance for Paramount Pictures, and a dispute between Hearst and Universal Pictures over the renewal of a newsreel contract. It also includes a draft of a press release on censorship, data about an oil company, a business proposition from Hollywood Screen Star Fashions Inc., and memos about censorship including an issue with a censor board over a film of Hoovers speech. |
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| Origin: | 1928-08-14 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/57543 |
| 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 Potash Censorship Press releases Republican National Committee (U.S.) Educational Pictures (Firm) Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Motion picture theater owners Canada Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 Universal Pictures Corporation International Newsreel Corporation Newsreels Contracts Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Culver Military Academy Hearst, Millicent Willson, 1882-1974 Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 Golden, John, 1874-1955 Car wash industry Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Ade, George, 1866-1944 Hays, Hinkle C. OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Insurance Paramount Pictures Corporation Fox Film Corporation Fox, William, 1879-1952 Pathé Exchange |
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