Correspondence, 1933 May 1-12
| 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 daily reports about recent press stories, a report on stocks, minutes from a meeting of the Indiana Lincoln Union, a letter about the quota on American films abroad, and correspondence about Gillespie Auto Laundry System and the Miami Coal Company. It also includes letters discussing a process that creates color motion pictures called the Three Color Additive Process, letters about a possible film adaptation of Will James book Smoky the Cowhorse, and a report on the status of the Sirovich resolution, a proposed investigation into the motion picture industry. |
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| Origin: | 1933-05-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/72680 |
| 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 OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Car wash industry United Press Associations Brown, Walter F. (Walter Folger), 1869-1961 Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 Milbank, Jeremiah, 1887-1972 Color photography--Films Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 James, Will, 1892-1942 Fox Film Corporation Miami Coal Company Golden, John, 1874-1955 Stocks Joy, Jason S. (Jason Shepherd), 1886- Indiana Lincoln Union Minutes (Records) Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 Chaney, Dirrelle |
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