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Correspondence, 1940 June 23-30

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Correspondence, speeches, and other documents sent to and from Will H. Hays during the 1940s. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879, Hays served as chairman of the Republican National Committee (February 1918-June 1921); manager of Warren G. Harding's 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). Besides general political and personal papers, there are also materials concerning the 1940 Republican National Convention and the nomination for the party's presidential candidate.

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Indiana State Library

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Indiana Memory