2023
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1922-04-10
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Letters, memos
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Routine correspondence about dates of Board meetings, 04-10-1922 to 08-28-1923
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121
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1922-04-22
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Letter
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Steffes forwards to Hays an aggressively-worded resolution taken at a meeting of the MPTOA. It is in the form of a ques...
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2024
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1922-05-18
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Letters
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Fox, Godard, Hammons, Laemmle, Loew, Quinn, Selznick, Zukor, appointed as members of MPPDA Executive Committee.
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2025
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1922-05-18
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Letters
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Fox, Hammons, appointed as members of MPPDA Finance Committee.
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2026
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1922-05-18
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Letters
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Loew, Joseph Schenck, appointed as members of MPPDA Membership Committee.
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68
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1922-05-22
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Memo
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Detailed outline of operations of National Board of Review NBR (sent at Hays' request). Includes personnel, origin, org...
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122
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1922-05-27
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Letter
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Kent's personal evaluations of members of MPTOA involved in Uniform Contract negotiations.
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3285
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1922-06-03
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Letter and memo
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Comments on MPTOA memo in preparation for negotiations over uniform contract: "I am greatly disappointed ... Why don't t...
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52
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1922-06-07
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Miscellaneous
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Correspondence and telegrams to and from Hays, involving studios and the Labor Council, concerning the unionization disp...
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123
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1922-06-10
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Memo
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Contains MPPDA and Theatre Owners Chamber of Commerce membership lists; also a resolution taken at a TOCC meeting author...
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3288
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1922-06-14
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Letter
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Doubting the workability of an arbitration system with a board divided 50/50 without provision of an umpire and without ...
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3291
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1922-06-14
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Letter
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Proposing clause for uniform contract. 01-1218 -- 01-1222 principal negotiators reject the suggestion.
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124
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1922-06-15
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Press release
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Announcement of commencement of negotiations between the MPPDA, led by Hays, and the Board of Directors of the MPTOA, le...
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125
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1922-06-17
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Letter
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Complaint about a "cheap, deliberate, lying attempt" by the MPTOA to "discredit" the film Reported Missing in the Exhibi...
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3290
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1922-06-21
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Letter
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Enclosing a draft contract: "... I hope you will agree with me that this draft marks a decided advance in eliminating, a...
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4
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1922-06-22
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Resolution
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Outcome of a meeting at Waldorf-Astoria on 22-06-1922 between Hays and community and industry representatives to "discus...
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127
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1922-06-24
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Letter
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Kirchwey outlines his own understanding of the purposes behind creating a Uniform Contract in the first place. These in...
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3292
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1922-06-26
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Letter
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Noting the exhibitors want the arbitration clause eliminated. They also wanted other minor amendments, including a spec...
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3293
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1922-06-30
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Letter
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On another amendment proposed by MPTOA, relating to an advance deposit: The distributors claim that payment on account o...
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6
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1922-07-07
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Memo
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MPPDA public relations activity. Proposed organization and role of Committee of Fifteen. Suggestion for formation of lo...
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7
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1922-07-07
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Record of meeting
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Relationships between the various committees; restatement of the aims of the Public Relations Committee (CPR); employmen...
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3294
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1922-07-14
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Letter
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The intention is that if a uniform contract is adopted for 1922-23 product, contracts already taken out should be carrie...
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8
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1922-08-15
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Record of meeting
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Appointment of Col. Jason Joy as Executive Officer; "Mr. Will Hays gave an inspiring report of his visit to Hollywood an...
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128
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1922-08-16
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Letter
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Cohen argues that since the MPPDA and MPTOA have reached an impasse over the Uniform Contract, they should turn to repre...
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129
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1922-08-26
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Letter
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The justification for the Film Boards of Trade (Film Clubs) by the man who claims to have originated them. Includes det...
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3297
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1922-09-01
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Contract draft
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Draft of uniform contract by MPTOA, with contentious points underlined.
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9
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1922-09-05
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Letter
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Proposal for Warner studio cooperation with the Public Relations Committee. Describes public relations progress of Commi...
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3298
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1922-09-28
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Letter
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On arbitration clause.
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12
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1922-09-30
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Letter
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Warner Bros.' guardedly negative reaction to Hays' proposals for the public relations Committee, contained in his letter...
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13
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1922-10-18
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Letter
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Discussing the promotion of non-theatrical, pedagogic, and religious films as agents of "international amity," and as im...
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15
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1922-11-06
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Bulletin/circular
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Purportedly verbatim comments from those who have previewed non-theatrical films, including 6 educational films from Fox...
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16
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1922-11-06
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Bulletin/circular
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'Excerpts from Typical Letters': public reaction in support of cleaning up the movies. Names and home towns of the auth...
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3280
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1922-11-20
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Letter
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Letter of advice from the Arbitration Society of America, written at Hays request, on the wording of the arbitration cla...
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19
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1922-12-22
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Telegram
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Hamner expresses his concern that Public Relations Committee was not consulted before Hays commented on Arbuckle case.
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73
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1922-12-22
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Telegram
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Joy advises release of statement saying Arbuckle will not re-enter industry until the matter has been discussed with Com...
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20
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1922-12-23
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Miscellaneous
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Summary of responses by committee members (including resignations) to Hays' report on Arbuckle case; miscellaneous perso...
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21
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1922-12-23
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Telegram
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Hays explains his controversial statement on the Arbuckle case, which advocated Christian charity rather than outright c...
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74
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1922-12-23
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Memo
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Public relations committee opinions on Arbuckle case - committee not consulted before Hays action to reinstate Arbuckle ...
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75
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1922-12-23
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Resolution
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Committee on Public Relations advises Hays not to permit release of any Arbuckle picturesRESOLUTION on Arbuckle, circula...
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76
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1923-01-04
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Record of meeting
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Hays retreats from his position on Arbuckle, suggesting he is merely removing himself as an obstacle to Arbuckle's worki...
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77
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1923-01-04
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Record of meeting
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Arbuckle. Hays explanation of his position and intentions.
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23
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1923-01-31
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Letter
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Hays attempts to put the Arbuckle case to rest with the Committee: notifies Hamner of Arbuckle's decision not to appear ...
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79
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1923-01-31
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Letter
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Arbuckle: Zukor confirms to Joy that Famous Players-Lasky (FPL) will not release pictures - Arbuckle to direct.
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25
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1923-02-08
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Record of meeting
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Putting the Arbuckle case to rest; promotion of the motion picture as an aid to school instruction; international cooper...
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3306
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1923-02-24
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Letter
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complaint from a small Wisconsin exhibitor that the contract doesn't help him, since it does not require the distributor...
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3305
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1923-02-25
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Letter
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complaint for a small Wisconsin exhibitor that the contract doesn't help him, since it does not require the distributor ...
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37
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1923-02-27
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Letter
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Concern re proposed copyright legislation. Includes acknowledgements of earlier letters from Swarts in December 1922.
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3310
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1923-03-01
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Correspondence
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Correspondence with exhibitors in March 1923
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3308
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1923-03-01
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Correspondence
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Arranging meetings with exhibitors
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26
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1923-03-06
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Letter
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The Committee of the National Education Association on Visual Education accepts the proposal of the Producers put forwar...
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61
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1923-03-17
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Correspondence
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There is a body of correspondence concerning the appropriation of films for exhibition on shipping lines. This includes...
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80
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1923-03-20
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Record of meeting
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Preview of The Covered Wagon. Hamner claims that The Covered Wagon is evidence of the good work of the Hays office. Joh...
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81
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1923-03-22
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Report
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Committee has 78 members of 62 organisations with combined membership of 60 million. Executive Committee 29 members of 7...
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28
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1923-03-23
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Letter
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Summary of the work of the Public Relations Committee since its inception: in a brief resume prepared by Joy, he claims ...
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29
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1923-03-27
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Letter
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Response to Hamner letter of 03-23-1923. Hays appends a resolution taken by members of the MPPDA, a reaffirmation of no...
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3311
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1923-04-10
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Letter
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on arbitration clause, recording the addition of four new by-laws (Articles 3 to 7) which were prepared with Kirchwey an...
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3313
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1923-04-22
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Letter
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listing MPTOA objections and enclosing a report and resolution passed by the MPTOA convention in Chicago 22 May 1923, id...
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3314
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1923-06-20
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Letter
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A proposed FBT for Texas following the arbitration by-laws will be in conformity with Texas law
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86
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1923-06-23
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Report
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Preview of Main Street. Hays notes objections to THE PILGRIM and BELLA DONNA Report of June 19 meeting of the Committee:...
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3316
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1923-07-05
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Letter
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As heretofore made plain, we are glad to discuss with you and those you represent any matter of interest to the industry...
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59
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1923-07-12
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Letter
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Joy requests information about the supplying of films to "institutions," to pass on to the Public Relations Committee (C...
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3318
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1923-08-08
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Letter
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expressing his reservations about an amendment to the arbitration clause proposed by Path for inclusion in their version...
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3317
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1923-08-08
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Letter
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the printed form of the contract is consistent with the law.
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3233
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1923-08-15
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Legal document/s
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Copy of a Notice of Lien, in respect of the case of Joseph C. Boss vs. Famous Players-Lasky.
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107
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1923-11-10
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Record of meeting
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Famous Players-Lasky (FPL) announced complete shut down of their studio on October 26 with a view to eliminate waste and...
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182
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1924-01-09
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Report/s
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Reports of Public Relations Committee meetings throughout 1924.
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188
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1924-02-01
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Correspondence
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Ethel Dorrance Smith sold rights to her novel Damned to Universal when Hays was promising that "the prevalent kind of bo...
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208
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1924-02-21
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Memo
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Platten reports on the use of motion pictures on trans-oceanic and coastal passenger steamers, quoting extensively from ...
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219
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1924-03-03
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Letter
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Dr Millar is the General Secretary of the New York Federation of Churches. Like Mr Wells, he complains of the denigrati...
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155
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1924-03-17
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Letter
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Beetson informs Hays that 'So far I have succeeded in keeping Mrs. Wright off any of the important committees of the Fed...
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153
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1924-04-23
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Letter
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This is a synopsis of the trouble that the AMPP has been having with Mrs Wright and the Animal Defense League. It conta...
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187
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1924-05-12
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Memo
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Smith and studio representatives discuss the stance they will adopt at a hearing of a Copyright Bill scheduled for 05-15...
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191
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1924-05-21
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Memo
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An early demonstration of synchronous sound.Demonstration of the Phonofilm, in which synchronous music accompanies the ...
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196
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1924-05-22
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Memo
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Metro Corporation have combined with Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, creating the Metro-Goldwyn Distributing Corporation.
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139
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1924-06-01
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Correspondence
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Michael and Ben Fitzer, of the Rivoli Theatre, Syracuse, N.Y., have come up with a system of using phonograph records to...
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159
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1924-06-01
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Report
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Schedule of publicity to be given to the motion picture industry's achievements in the field of arbitration. Various in...
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199
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1924-06-16
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Memo
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Summary of business discussed at MPPDA Members' Meeting of 06-16-1924 for use at the Directors Meeting of 06-19-1924. B...
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136
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1924-06-24
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Letter
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'I am enclosing herewith copies of "Manhandled" advertisements with changes suggested by you in every instance." The ad...
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218
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1924-07-01
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Letter
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Hertz mildly protests about the use of Yellow Cabs by movie criminals. Hays requests Albert Warner and the AMPP to avoi...
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152
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1924-07-03
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Letter
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Beetson suggests mounting an attack on the business practices of the Animal Defense League in response to attacks by the...
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161
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1924-07-26
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Letter
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Concerns Californian visit by Hays. Beetson is enthusiastic about the effect of Hays' speech before the Wampas Club. (...
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151
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1924-08-04
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Letter
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The Christian Science Monitor (06-12-1924) contained a version of Beetsons report exonerating the motion picture industr...
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222
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1924-08-11
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Letter
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Crandall complains of the practice of releasing big-budget features in legitimate theatres rather than cinemas, and char...
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224
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1924-08-13
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Telegram
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The Wampas Club endorses the resolutions of the MPPDA and the AMPP relative to salacious material. The resolutions in f...
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3208
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1924-08-13
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Telegram
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Wampas have passed resolution endorsing MPPDA Resolution on the Formula.
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146
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1924-08-19
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Memo
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Smith suggests using the influence of the Presbyterian Church to publicize a favourable editorial in the Los Angeles Tim...
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217
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1924-08-23
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Letter
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Wells complains that Protestant ministers are frequently held up to ridicule in the movies, whereas Catholics and Jews a...
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170
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1924-09-01
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Memos
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Herron, Hess and Smith spent an objectionable night at the movies with Father Kelly and friend, watching Between Friends...
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207
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1924-09-26
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Report
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Detailed report describing the activities of the U.S. Navy Motion Picture Exchange, including its method of circulating ...
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156
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1924-10-01
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Press clipping/s
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Articles concerning the example shown by Hays' initiatives in the motion picture industry, in demonstrating the advantag...
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157
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1924-10-03
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Memo
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Reports the establishment of a Joint Arbitration Board at a "neutral location" in New York City.
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179
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1924-10-09
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Memo
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Outlines the necessity of providing special programmes for children, since it is unreasonable "to judge all motion pictu...
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195
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1924-11-06
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Record of meeting
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Reports of Scenario Editors' Meetings, November-December 1924
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216
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1924-11-14
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Memo
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Suggestions for specific cuts and alterations that Film Box Office (FBO) should make in Life's Greatest Game in order to...
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142
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1924-11-17
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Letter
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This is a letter from the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association of Great Britain and Ireland, informing the the MPPDA of ...
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210
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1924-11-26
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Correspondence
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Rev. Charles Scanlon is director of the Department of Moral Welfare, Board of Christian Education, Presbyterian Church. ...
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212
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1924-11-26
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Memo
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Platten comes up with a strategy for dealing with Rev. Scanlon, involving his Dean Lathrop, the representative of all t...
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189
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1924-12-04
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Letter
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Mr. Clark, a projectionist at Grenada Opera House, has invented a new improved Film Waxing Machine. (Hays expresses his...
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173
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1924-12-12
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Letter
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Details of how the logistics and financial arrangements will operate when the children's matinee programmes are introduc...
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180
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1924-12-29
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Letter
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Mrs Gibbs is Vice President of The Citizens League of Maryland for Better Motion Pictures. Her letter is explicitly ant...
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