Correspondence, 1933 December 1-13

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 financial statements for Tish, Inc., a letter advocating for the film Little Women to be used in family programs at theaters, a personal memo about the status of the motion picture industry, and a resolution from a Presbyterian Church requesting that Hays eliminate objectionable motion pictures or resign from his position. It also includes correspondence about a lawsuit brought by Howard Chandler Christy against Doris Kenyon regarding payment for a portrait.
Origin:	1933-12-01
Created By:	Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/71999
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 Financial statements Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 Kenyon, Doris, 1897-1979 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Institute for the Crippled and Disabled Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Clippings Women’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association Eastman Kodak Company Presbyterian Church Car wash industry

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