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 politics, a biography of the late Senator Albert Beveridge, Gillespie Auto Laundry System, and a request for celebrity political testimonials in favor of President Hoover. It also includes job requests and recommendations, congratulatory letters to politicians, and a memo about the political situation in Maine. |
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Origin: | 1932-09-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/73635 |
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 Clippings Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941 Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943 Republican National Committee (U.S.) Car wash industry Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Prohibition |
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