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Correspondence, 1922 July 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 correspondence about censorship and an issue of political propaganda in connection with a cartoon made by the Pathe Exchange company. This folder also includes letters about post office and political matters.
Origin: 1922-07-01
Created By: Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/9489
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 National Committee (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-)
Motion picture industry
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Postal service
Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959
Work, Hubert, 1860-1942
Propaganda
Motion pictures in propaganda
Pathé Exchange
Ade, George, 1866-1944
Censorship
Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Smith, Courtland, 1884-1970
Talmadge, Norma, 1894-1957
Talmadge, Constance, 1898-1973
Talmadge, Natalie, 1899-1969
Actresses
Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961
Livingstone, Beulah, 1886-1975
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966
Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America
Presbyterians
Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964
Landis, Frederick, 1872-1934

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