| 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). Correspondence includes topics such as real estate purchases, the Visomatic machine, employment inquiries, the film David Copperfield, the National Grocers Company, and the Western Association of Railway Executives. There is also an address delivered by Hays at the Society of Arts and Sciences. |
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| Origin: | 1935-05-01 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/79336 |
| 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 Motion pictures in education Roosevelt Memorial Association United States. Post Office Department Speeches Ventura County (Calif.) Western Association of Railway Executives National Grocers Company Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 Employment (Economic theory) |
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