| 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, a memo about the motion picture industry backing the enforcement of liquor laws, letters of recommendation, a memo about the motion picture situation in Germany, letters about set of photographs, and a copy of an agreement regarding a wage scale for cameramen. |
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| Origin: | 1929-04-15 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/63703 |
| 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 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Lowry, Edward G. (Edward George), 1876-1943 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Prohibition Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 New, Burt, 1870-1944 Hammons, E. W., 1882-1962 Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930 Labor unions Contracts |
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