Correspondence, 1928 October 16-31

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 Hays vacation in Wyoming, Hollywood Screen Star Fashions Inc., the Roosevelt Memorial Association, Eastman Kodak Companys postal issues, Alanson Bigelow Houghtons campaign for the Senate, the American Potash Company, the Institute for the Crippled and Disabled, and the New York Fraternity Clubs. It also includes data about newspaper and magazine advertising, memos about the censorship of language in motion pictures, and correspondence with various film boards of trade asking them to turn over films dealing with politics and to stay out of the political situation.
Origin:	1928-10-16
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/58725
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 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Indiana Lincoln Union Roosevelt Memorial Association Loew’s Incorporated Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Censorship Presbyterian Church Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Eastman Kodak Company Postal service Pathé Exchange Film Booking Office of America Houghton, Alanson Bigelow, 1863-1941 Potash Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 First National Pictures, Inc. Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Boards of trade Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Bone, Scott C. (Scott Cardelle), 1860-1936 Block booking Paramount Pictures Corporation Hays, Hinkle C. Sound motion pictures Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Fraternal organizations

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