Correspondence, 1929 May 5-11

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 job requests and recommendations, daily reports for Hays, an MPPDA expense report, a letter discussing the price theaters pay for films, and a financial statement from the Film Boards of Trade. It also includes correspondence about the Continental Oil Company, actor Milton Sills income taxes, and a meeting of the Labor Committee.
Origin:	1929-05-05
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/62313
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 Potash Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 Roosevelt Memorial Association Friars Club (New York, N.Y.) Military appointments Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Labor unions Financial statements Sills, Milton, 1882-1930 Love, Montagu, 1877-1943 Slemp, C. Bascom (Campbell Bascom), 1870-1943 First National Pictures, Inc. Paramount Pictures Corporation Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Censorship Beetson, Fred W. Boards of trade

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