Correspondence, 1925 January 7-12
| 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 use of animals in films, the motion pictures and radio, the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America, Vitagraph leaving the MPPDA, the aviation industry, and the Citizens League of Maryland for Better Motion Pictures. It also includes a copy of a bill that would regulate the exhibition of films, a letter about the scenes censors eliminated from films in 1924, and a memo about how motion pictures are screened by the MPPDA. |
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| Origin: | 1925-01-07 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/59723 |
| 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 Animals as actors Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Censorship Tearle, Conway, 1878-1938 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Invitations Roosevelt Memorial Association Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946 Eastman Kodak Company OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 Coogan, Jackie Davies, Marion, 1897-1961 Motion picture theater owners American Peace Award Permanent Court of International Justice Vitagraph Company of America Indiana Young Mens Christian Association Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 Harvey, George Brinton McClellan, 1864-1928 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Legislation Aeronautics |
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