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 a memo about the MPPDAs Special Reserve Fund as well as correspondence about the Teapot Dome investigation, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Temple, and the San Francisco post office. |
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Origin: | 1928-03-20 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/57729 |
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 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Mix, Tom, 1880-1940 First National Pictures, Inc. Platten, J. Homer Aeronautics Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Jewett, Charles Webster, 1884-1961 Postal service Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924 France |
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