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 letter discussing a familys personal financial issues, and a letter from Joseph Breen about the Motion Picture Code. It also includes correspondence about Gillespie Auto Laundry System and the Miami Coal Company. |
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Origin: | 1933-03-01 |
Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/74583 |
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 Hays, Hinkle C. Car wash industry McIntyre, O. O. (Oscar Odd), 1884-1938 Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937 Breen, Joseph Ignatius, 1890-1965 Quigley, Martin, 1890-1964 OLaughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Miami Coal Company Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Child, Richard Washburn, 1881-1935 Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960 |
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