Correspondence, 1933 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 job requests and recommendations, a report on the Ohio Oil Company, and a statement by Hays about the National Industrial Recovery Act and problems facing the motion picture industry. It also includes correspondence about the U.S. Junior Naval Reserve, the Canada and Dominion Sugar Company, and a potential boycott of motion pictures made in studios affected by a strike. |
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| Origin: | 1933-08-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/71208 |
| 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 Warner, Harry Morris, 1881-1958 U.S. Junior Naval Reserve Joy, Jason S. (Jason Shepherd), 1886- Fox Film Corporation Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 Labor unions Strikes and lockouts Boycotts Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Speeches Public speaking McIntyre, O. O. (Oscar Odd), 1884-1938 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 James, Will, 1892-1942 Institute for the Crippled and Disabled Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 |
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