Correspondence, 1929 August 15-31

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 daily reports for Hays, job requests and recommendations, a letter written by a theater exhibitor discussing his difficulties with film producers and the Hays organization, and a copy of a resolution about changes in the industry brought about by sound motion pictures and the creation of a committee to investigate the industry so that conditions can be improved. It also includes a long letter from Hays to President Hoover about current industry affairs including a lawsuit involving West Coast Theatres, arbitration, trade practices, mergers, and an old Federal Trade Commission investigation, a letter about creating a committee to investigate problems in the industry, and a list of factors that have contributed to changes in the economic conditions in the motion picture industry.
Origin:	1929-08-15
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/62700
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 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Hays, Hinkle C. Hubbard, Kin, 1868-1930 Ade, George, 1866-1944 Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Motion picture theater owners Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Culver Military Academy Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Morrow, Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney), 1873-1931 Potash Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Coogan, Jackie Chaney, Dirrelle New, Burt, 1870-1944 United States. Federal Trade Commission Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 West Coast Theatres Sound motion pictures Arbitration (Administrative law) Actors’ Equity Association Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

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