Correspondence, 1928 September 10-15
| 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 Los Angles Union for Cameramen, a recent meeting of newsreel editors, the National Republican Club, and Hollywood Screen Star Fashions Inc. It also includes a financial report, biographical information about Hays, a press release about an upcoming dinner to be given by the aviation industry to the motion picture industry, and letters sent to studio executives regarding the censoring of language synchronized with motion pictures. |
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| Origin: | 1928-09-10 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/57938 |
| 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 Hays, Hinkle C. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Educational Pictures (Firm) Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Labor unions Censorship Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture studios New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Newsreels League of Nations Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Car wash industry Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Rogers, Buddy, 1904-1999 Republican Club of the City of New York Aeronautics Press releases Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Motion Picture Relief Fund, Inc. Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930 Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Warner, Albert, 1883-1967 Censorship |
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