Correspondence, 1931 August 1-31

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 to Hays, letters regarding insurance companies and farm holdings, a memo discussing several different reports, a memo related to theater labor matters and the American Federation of Musicians, a letter discussing new hires and a departmental budget increase due to having more Code related work, letters from the Federal Radio Commission about the allotment of radio facilities given to each state and television licenses, and a long letter discussing the need to have an organization that can control the publicity coming out of Hollywood. It also includes correspondence about Hays family trip to Wyoming, Gillespie Auto Laundry System, and job requests and recommendations.
Origin:	1931-08-01
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/68232
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 Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke, 1861-1938 Labor unions Fox Film Corporation Car wash industry Long, Ray, 1878-1935 Insurance Brown, Walter F. (Walter Folger), 1869-1961 Postal service Bone, Scott C. (Scott Cardelle), 1860-1936 Republican Club of the City of New York James, Will, 1892-1942 Eastman Kodak Company Postcards Quigley, Martin, 1890-1964 Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 McIntyre, O. O. (Oscar Odd), 1884-1938 Golden, John, 1874-1955 Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974 Herron, Charles D. (Charles Douglas), 1877-1977 Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936 Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 Schulberg, B. P., 1892-1957 Breen, Joseph Ignatius, 1890-1965 Federal Radio Commission

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