1390
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1927-12-07
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Letter
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A copy of letter to all sales managers regarding a meeting to discuss the 1928 budgets for the Film Boards of Trade and ...
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372
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1927-12-03
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Letter
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Expressing his approval and admiration of the recently-advertised Don'ts and Be-Carefuls, then objecting to a picture th...
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371
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1927-12-02
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Letter
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In Baraboo, Wisconsin, they want shows that will "cater to the general family trade with thorough guarantee against show...
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2872
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1927-11-19
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Letter
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Arranging a meeting between Byrne and Milliken -- presumably to discuss MPPDA membership. Byrne produces films for adver...
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377
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1927-11-18
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Letter
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Apparently the French Ambassador has been criticizing the industry, and Hays has come to its defence.
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383
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1927-11-13
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Letter
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Allen protests about the gross political and cultural insensitivity of Across the Pacific in its portrayal of the Philip...
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309
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1927-10-28
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Letter
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Exchange of letters. Brecher points out to Hays that regardless of any agreement reached at the Trade Practice Conferenc...
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1401
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1927-10-22
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Letter
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United Artists want to know how the National Motion Picture League obtained and reviewed a copy of their yet to be relea...
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345
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1927-09-06
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Letter
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This informs Andrews of a resolution of the Federated Church Brotherhoods of California, to the effect that the stage an...
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3232
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1927-09-06
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Letter
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Information about an international friendship exchange of dolls organized by the Federal Council of Churches -- suggeste...
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1420
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1927-07-26
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Letter
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Beatty informing Silverman that an advertisement displayed in a recent issue of Variety claiming that the El Brendel pro...
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464
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1927-07-19
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Letter
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AMPAS economy meetings with actors. Beetson: "The result I gleaned from the conference was that the freelance actor, es...
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1372
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1927-07-05
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Letter
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Letter regarding press article from Liberty dated 07-02-1927 entitled "Extra! Extra! Why The Girls Who Leave Home Are So...
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376
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1927-06-29
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Letter
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Herron informs Castle of German propaganda films relevant to the issue of the German-Polish frontier. Castle already kn...
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325
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1927-06-08
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Letter
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Steps to be followed in making films available for the Harvard Film Library. Other correspondence on the same theme is ...
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308
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1927-05-26
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Letter
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Fatty Arbuckle is to appear in a revival of the play "Baby Mine" which is soon to be brought out as a motion picture. C...
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321
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1927-05-26
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Letter
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Reasons for film rejections are given in response to an inquiry from Douglas.
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312
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1927-05-19
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Letter
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Information on the system of film classification employed by British censors. Includes the numbers of films recently cla...
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326
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1927-05-03
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Letter
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Gives composition of film selection committee. Harvard plans the acquisition of film journals as well as the films them...
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313
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1927-04-20
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Letter
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The film classification system in Alberta, and minutes relating to the censorship situation in other provinces of Canada...
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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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378
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1927-03-10
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Letter
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The National Board of Review (NBR) is putting together a picture which includes some German war pictures which the Consu...
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348
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1927-02-28
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Letter
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The FTC seeks to clarify the status of the MPPDA in relation to "the inquiry into open price associations."
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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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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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273
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1926-12-16
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Letter
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The judge has been quoted in the press as opposing the "unrestrained youthful patronage of motion picture shows," (clipp...
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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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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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260
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1926-11-15
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Letter
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Perepelkin's continued interest in the screening of movies on immigrant ships is encouraged. "Human cargo on a great ad...
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296
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1926-09-22
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Letter
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This, and a follow-up letter written the following day, express concern about the admission of Russian films to the U.S.
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3271
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1926-09-13
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Letter
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The Department of Justice after an 18 months investigation of the Film Boards of Trade issued a statement that the Arbit...
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294
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1926-08-18
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Letter
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'I think I have things pretty well lined up regarding the film The Death Battalion by Gloria Swanson, as I had a long ta...
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293
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1926-08-04
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Letter
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Castle acknowledges recent letters from Herron concerning the Soviet film situation, and expresses the opinion that Coff...
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291
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1926-07-28
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Letter
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Concern that Zamkovoy is negotiating with U.A. to make Russian propaganda pictures in the U.S., particularly The Death B...
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292
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1926-07-19
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Letter
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Castle asks Coffin about Potemkin, which he saw with Fairbanks and Pickford ('Doug and Mary'). Coffin recognizes the po...
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290
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1926-07-16
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Letter
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Films available from Sovkino in the U.S., including a synopsis of The Wedding of the Bear.
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289
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1926-06-28
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Letter
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Not only is Potemkin already available in the U.S., but Mr Zamkovoy of Sovkino is trying to get Bolshevik shots into all...
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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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1355
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1926-06-18
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Letter
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AMPP calling for the introduction of "the same term in all studios for the same class of work and that so far as possibl...
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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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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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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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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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2038
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1925-12-15
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Letter
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Submitting a copy of the Rules of Film Boards of Trade for the establishment of Credit Committees
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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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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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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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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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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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240
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1925-05-15
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Letter
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'Last week I went through the entire train on two different occasions trying to locate you and your partner. As I was u...
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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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3215
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1925-04-15
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Letter
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Summary of current activities and request for each company to develop materials for the Greater Movie Season, and to enc...
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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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1327
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1925-02-27
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Letter
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MPPDA collecting statistics regarding how much studios have paid authors for their stories over the last five years. Dat...
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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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3210
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1925-02-13
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Letter
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Asking for copies of companies' contract with actors
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1345
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1925-01-28
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Letter
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Copy of a letter sent to every member of the MPPDA concerning the resignation of Vitagraph from the association. Include...
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1342
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1925-01-15
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Letter
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Letter regarding foreign managers meeting held on 01-15-1925. Includes a copy of the memo read out during the meeting an...
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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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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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172
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1924-12-22
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Letter
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Details of MPPDA scheme to distribute children's matinee programmes, of 7-8 reels of varied material from member compani...
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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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174
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1924-12-09
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Letter
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The children's matinee programmes are to be given a trial run in Atlanta, where there will be a Ministers Conference in ...
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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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134
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1924-12-02
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Letter
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Donaldson advises White to emphasize the entertainment value of EFC Educational films when writing his ads, rather than ...
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181
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1924-11-30
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Letter
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Mrs Bennett is President of the Citizens League of Maryland for Better Motion Pictures. She lists 32 salacious film tit...
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221
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1924-11-21
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Letter
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Lawhead regrets the action of his publicity men in perpetrating a bomb hoax, and reports that that they "were placed in ...
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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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211
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1924-11-10
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Letter
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Scanlon complains about motion pictures being run "according to the caprice, cupidity or standards of half a dozen peopl...
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202
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1924-10-25
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Letter
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Includes a copy of the resolution taken at the MPPDA Board of Directors meeting of 10-23-1924, which recognizes that "re...
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149
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1924-10-07
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Letter
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Donaldson is in charge of MPPDA "institutional advertising." The Board has passed a resolution that each member should ...
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169
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1924-09-25
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Letter
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Smith agrees at once to recall all prints of Between Friends and make the cuts suggested by McMahon. (Later -- 10-10-...
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168
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1924-09-24
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Letter
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McMahon suggests three specific additional eliminations that would make Between Friends tolerable from the Catholic poin...
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144
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1924-09-17
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Letter
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Resolutions concerning advertising principles (not included here), passed at a Californian AMPP meeting, are being sent ...
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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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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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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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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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201
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1924-07-18
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Letter
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The members of the MPPDA Law Committee, appointed by Hays, are listed. Rogers is the chairman. Letters notifying commi...
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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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203
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1924-07-02
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Letter
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Includes a copy of the resolution taken at the MPPDA Board of Directors meeting of 06-19-1924, "covering the matter of t...
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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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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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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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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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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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3221
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1924-02-11
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Letter
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Requesting that he send a message to his Hollywood office endorsing the resolutions taken at the first AMPP meeting.
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140
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1924-01-21
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Letter
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Apparently Russell has sought the opinions of editors on motion picture advertising. Marshall's letter deplores scandal...
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220
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1924-01-04
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Letter
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This is a complaint about the habitual movie portrayal of telephone operators as a "novel reading gum chewer or flapper....
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154
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1923-12-10
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Letter
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Mrs Wright recommends action to get certain movies banned. (Letter from Beetson to Hays, 03-17-1924, indicates Mrs King...
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39
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1923-11-27
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Letter
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Notification of British National Film League resolution concerning copyright policy.
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2022
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1923-09-07
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Letter
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MPPDA has established contact with the National Vigilance Committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, wh...
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3282
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1923-08-27
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Letter
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Letter contains a memo on the Uniform Contract to be sent to all Branch managers aim is to send out uniform instruction...
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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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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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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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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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38
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1923-06-29
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Letter
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Apparently a reply to an enquiry about whether films copyrighted in the U.S. are protected in Latin American countries. ...
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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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