205
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1924-12-30
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Letter
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Concerning the split of the Motion Picture Relief Fund of America, Inc. from the Actors' Fund. According to an enclosed...
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242
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1925-01-01
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Record of meeting
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Minutes of the Winter meeting of the Public Relations Committee, giving a general overview of its achievements since its...
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250
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1925-01-01
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Various
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Scanlon's National Motion Picture Conference: main problem Mrs Snow former Ohio censor, whose attack on Hays received wi...
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3255
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1925-01-01
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Statement
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"CENSORSHIP A MENACE TO DEMOCRACY" -- WALSH"... So long as there are general laws (it they are not ample or broad enough...
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238
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1925-01-21
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Contract
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Draft of a proposed contract between distributors and a common agent, to be known as the Agency Contract. The accompany...
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2035
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1925-02-13
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Letter
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Opinion on actors' contracts -- legality of a penalty that might be imposed on a member company breaching the associatio...
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236
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1925-03-01
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Miscellaneous
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Documents relating to "unenforceability of contract for personal services against employee after five years," and enforc...
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252
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1925-03-07
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Letter
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This is an objection to the portrayal of suicides by inhalation of gas, since the Gas Association is trying to discourag...
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241
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1925-03-21
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Memo
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Major Wooldridge report on the Saturday morning movie for boys and girls.
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3263
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1925-03-21
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Memo
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Useful 4-part report on the activities of the Executive Office of the Committee on Public Relations over the last year. ...
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3264
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1925-03-21
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Report of committee
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Final Report of the Organization Committee of the Committee on Public Relations. proposes the establishment of a Depart...
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3265
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1925-03-26
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Resolution
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Resolution passed by the Committee on Public Relations, January 26, 1925, commending the MPPDA and its works in 1924.
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247
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1925-04-27
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Memo
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Joy lays out the various functions and responsibilities of the new Public Relations Department, as he sees them. Includ...
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1341
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1925-05-04
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Letter
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Letter regarding a case Grosvenor was working on (Fur Dressers and Fur Dyers Association). They won the case, the judge ...
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1332
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1925-05-12
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Memo
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Pettijohn calling for the creation of an Exhibitors' Department within the MPPDA. He thinks that Burt New should handle ...
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253
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1925-06-02
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Letter
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Weyers complains about the representation of the Hudson's Bay Company in movies, and cites an unspecified case where a L...
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1333
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1925-06-05
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Memo
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New suggests the creation of a Exhibitors' Relations department within the MPPDA in order to improve the relationship be...
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233
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1925-06-09
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Memo
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Beetson is trying to work out how to make a case to the Labor Commission that the employment of female extras should be ...
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231
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1925-06-15
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Letter
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Frank Gilmore of Actors' Equity has been taking a tough line over actors' rights, accusing Hays of indifference, and has...
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1344
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1925-06-15
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Memo
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Memo to Hays from Hess regarding the process involved in allowing the public, as individuals, to become members of the M...
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230
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1925-06-19
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Letter
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Morgan inquires about labor regulations pertaining to children in response to a request by the German government, which ...
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3216
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1925-07-13
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Letter
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Letter endorsing Greater Movie Season: "Such a movement to emphasize the desirability of worthy motion pictures will be ...
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3211
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1925-07-15
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Letter, contract
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Walker has reviewed and rewritten Equity's proposed "weekly motion picture contract" for actors. Contract is attached.
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239
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1925-08-11
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Letter
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Woll is upset that motion picture printing is often not produced in union shops, and does not carry the Allied Printing ...
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245
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1925-10-05
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Memo
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Red Seal Picture Corp., makers of Inkwell cartoons, wants to join the MPPDA. Smith is against it because they are too s...
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255
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1925-10-22
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Articles/essays
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Tract after tract about the enlightening power of motion pictures, by Lamar Trotti. Includes "The Attitude of the Church...
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1364
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1926-01-21
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Letter
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Weeks is informing Hays of the proposed new tax currently being discussed in the Virginia General Assembly. It is a ten ...
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299
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1926-02-10
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Letter
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Zierler's case provides a good example of a small independent exhibitor shut out of the industry through lack of access ...
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1368
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1926-02-18
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Memo
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Beetson keeping Hays informed about the plans for independent producers on the West Coast forming a new association. Inc...
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284
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1926-02-26
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Letter
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Canavan informs Hays of a resolution taken by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Pictur...
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271
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1926-03-03
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Record of speech
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Hays gave this speech at a dinner given by the Federal Council of Churches at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. It was the eve...
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261
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1926-05-01
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Correspondence & resolution
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The L.A. District Board, California Federation of Women's-Clubs, informs Hays that they have passed a resolution opposin...
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830
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1926-06-14
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Letter
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Early correspondence about King of Kings and Andrews' willingness to co-operate under conditions spelled out in the lett...
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854
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1926-06-14
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Letter
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George Reid Andrews makes his proposition to Hays concerning his own role in the production of King of Kings (10% of the...
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288
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1926-06-24
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Letter
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Castle is is Chief of Western European Division, Department of State. He is concerned about reports that Armored Cruise...
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281
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1926-07-14
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Memo
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Apparently a summary of Hays Office activities under the purview of Milliken, incorporating Joy memo (02-2026 - 02-2032)...
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1300
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1926-10-02
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Miscellaneous
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There is concern about Joe Schenck's plans to adapt a Broadway play, A Woman Disputed. Reports are made of the play, of ...
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362
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1926-10-30
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Miscellaneous
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There is a large amount of detailed material relating to plans to produce medical and surgical instructional films. A s...
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258
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1926-11-19
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Various
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A Chicago company called Famous Names is selling endorsements of products by movie stars. It promises that it can furni...
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274
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1926-11-22
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Letter
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The judge has been quoted in the press as saying that motion pictures contribute to juvenile delinquency. Here Hays res...
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267
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1926-12-03
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Letter
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Hays is on the Committee of the Church and Drama Association, and Andrews writes to him for approval of some minor busin...
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2056
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1927-01-01
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Letter
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Describes a meeting at Mayer's house to discuss the creation of the Academy -- lists those present, and includes list of...
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1380
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1927-02-20
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Letter
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Letter to Hays concerning Famous Players-Lasky's failure to uphold the conditions of a contract with the H. Schoenstadt ...
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3238
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1927-02-20
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Memo
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Planning for negotiations with Authors League -- aim "to establish and maintain direct and ethical relations with author...
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328
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1927-03-05
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Press release
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'Motion Picture Course Inaugurated by Harvard." Harvard Business School is holding a series of lectures on the film ind...
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330
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1927-03-15
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Transcript of address
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Hays' address to the Harvard Business School
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329
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1927-03-26
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Letter & enclosures
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Business problems posed to Harvard business students, based upon the film industry, and specifically relating to Famous ...
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342
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1927-03-31
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Letter
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The Pasadena clubs have taken a stand in favour of censorship. The California Federation contacts them to explain why t...
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318
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1927-04-01
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Article
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'Motion Pictures and Their Censors," by Hays, in American Review of Reviews. This is followed by other articles from AR...
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363
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1927-04-01
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Telegram
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'Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Board of Directors at four o'clock next Wednesday April twen...
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