Correspondence, 1933 June 1-15
| 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 activities of the Republican National Committee, Gillespie Auto Laundry System, and a potential diplomatic appointment for Meredith Nicholson. It also includes job requests and recommendations, daily reports about recent press stories, and a memo from an organization offering to represent the film industry in Washington under the Control of Industry Act. |
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| Origin: | 1933-06-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/73146 |
| 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 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Breen, Joseph Ignatius, 1890-1965 OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Censorship Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955 Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947 Arbitration (Administrative law) Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) Golden, John, 1874-1955 Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors Kenyon, Doris, 1897-1979 Car wash industry James, Will, 1892-1942 Miami Coal Company Institute for the Crippled and Disabled |
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