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 correspondence about the Indiana Republican State Convention and the National Republican Convention, prohibition and a reconsideration of the 18th Amendment, and Hal Roachs tax issues. It also includes information about the Cain Corporation, a copy of a speech Hays delivered over the radio while at the National Republican Convention, and a memo summarizing the results of the work done with labor unions in the motion picture industry over the last few years. |
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Origin: | 1932-06-13 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/71723 |
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 Prohibition Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Invitations Pathé Exchange Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970 Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Newsreels Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 New, Burt, 1870-1944 Postal service Roach, Hal, 1892-1992 Speeches Public speaking Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Labor unions Contracts Republican National Committee (U.S.) Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941 |
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