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 letters discussing the election results, letters referencing the statement Hays made after the election, clippings analyzing Jack Warner and Winfield Sheehans potential ties to the Roosevelt administration, and a memo outlining various potential social or political changes including a curb on taxation, a five-day work week, unemployment insurance, pensions, and amendments to prohibition and anti-trust laws. It also includes lists of telephone and telegram expenses, minutes from a meeting of the Indiana Lincoln Union, and correspondence about Gillespie Auto Laundry System, the Roosevelt Memorial Association, and the Indiana State Bar Association. |
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Origin: | 1932-11-15 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/70197 |
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 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Sheehan, Winfield, 1883-1945 Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978 Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Clippings Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Joy, Jason S. (Jason Shepherd), 1886- McIntyre, O. O. (Oscar Odd), 1884-1938 Brown, Walter F. (Walter Folger), 1869-1961 Mayer, Louis B. (Louis Burt), 1885-1957 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Milbank, Jeremiah, 1887-1972 Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 Roosevelt Memorial Association Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937 Miami Coal Company Car wash industry Indiana Lincoln Union Hays, Hinkle C. Prohibition New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937 |
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