Correspondence, 1929 May 26-31

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 the price of sound motion pictures and an arbitration bill that was recently defeated in Michigan. It also includes daily reports for Hays, a report on the first year of the British Films Act, a memo about the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Michigan, and a list of fourteen facts related to improvements in New York.
Origin:	1929-05-26
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/63071
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 Postcards Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Paramount Pictures Corporation Sound motion pictures OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Arbitration (Administrative law) Motion picture theater owners Actors’ Equity Association

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