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). Topics of discussion include the Indiana Lincoln Union, Hollywood studios and studio visits, the tuition of Dorleen Woodsmall, the baking industry in California, and labor legislation. |
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Origin: | 1934-02-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/70407 |
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 Patronage, Political Indiana Lincoln Union Lieber, Richard, 1869-1944 RKO Radio Pictures Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Baking Lasker, Albert Davis, 1880-1952 Lemke, Ralph A. Employment (Economic theory) Legislation Labor Shaffer, John C. |
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