Correspondence, 1928 September 16-30

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 Hollywood Screen Star Fashions Inc., a mans application for appointment as Chaplain, exhibitor relations in Ohio, newspaper reviews of motion pictures, job requests and recommendations, and a dispute between Hearst and Universal Pictures over the renewal of a newsreel contract. It also includes a program for the First National Aeronautical Safety Conference, a report on the German Film-Spitzenorganisation, a copy of the remarks made by Hays at a dinner given by the aviation industry to the motion picture industry, and a copy of a speech Hays delivered at the dedication of the Warner Memorial Gymnasium of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum.
Origin:	1928-09-16
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/59369
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 Aeronautics Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Universal Pictures Corporation Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 International Newsreel Corporation Newsreels Contracts Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 Chaney, Dirrelle Eastman Kodak Company Culver Military Academy Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Germany Culver Military Academy Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Censorship Eastman Kodak Company Speeches Public speaking Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 Fox, William, 1879-1952 Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 Republican Club of the City of New York Motion picture theater owners Roosevelt Memorial Association

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