Correspondence, 1928 November 23-31
| 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 a conference to be given by the Federal Motion Picture Council in America, Hollywood Screen Star Fashions Inc., a group of Rhodes Scholars from West Point, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, and J. Homer Plattens impending resignation as Treasurer of the MPPDA. It also includes letters referencing a set of photographs from Hays recent vacation in Wyoming and letters of congratulations from Hays to various politicians and others involved in the Republican Party as well as their replies. |
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| Origin: | 1928-11-23 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/60427 |
| 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 Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 General Federation of Women’s Clubs Tully, Jim, 1886-1947 Roosevelt Memorial Association Covert, William Chalmers, 1864-1942 Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 New, Burt, 1870-1944 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 United States Military Academy Golden, John, 1874-1955 Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978 Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Platten, J. Homer Contracts Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937 Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 |
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